BIRDS WITH HATS

feathered head decoration that is. featuring occasional butt fascinators because tails are just hats for butts. certified member of @flock-of-niche-bird-blogs

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White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus)

© Don Brode

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Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

© Ram Veer

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[417/10,977] Atlantic Royal Flycatcher - Onychorhynchus swainsoni

(sometimes considered a subspecies of the Royal Flycatcher)

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Tityridae Genus: Onychorhynchus (royal flycatchers)

Photo credit: Alex Mesquita via Macaulay Library

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Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas)

© Lars Petersson

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Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii)

© Julio Pacaya

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Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)

© Dubi Shapiro

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Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)

© Stefan Hirsch

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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

© Melissa Ludwig

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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

© Andy Wilson

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Streak-throated Barwing (Actinodura waldeni)

© Rajkumar Das

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Tufted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes parulus)

© Mason Maron

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Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus)

© David Pereksta

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Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

© Nigel Voaden

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Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)

© Andrew Spencer

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White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

© Arpit Bansal

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Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

© Phil Chaon

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Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens)

© LUCIANO BERNARDES