#figbird

[herpsandbirds]

may i respectfully request to see some birds who are Eat A Tasty [bug, fish, berry, etc]? those always make me happy hehe

WE EAT TASTY TUMBLR USER!!!

Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), male, EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!!, family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes, Australia

photograph by Glenn Bartley

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), male, EAT A TASTY BERRY!!!, family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, WA, USA

photograph by Dale Ward

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens), HIMS EAT A TASTY FISH!!!, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Yucatan, Mexico

photograph by Mike Diaz

Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha), male EAT A TASTY BUG!!!, family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes, Bhutan

photograph by Jainy Maria

Cuban Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium siju), EAT A TASTY LIZARD!!!, family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Cuba

photograph by Paul Bannick

[best-bird-tournament]

Old World oriole (Oriolidae) family

Which is the best bird?

Hooded pitohui

Australasian figbird

Maroon oriole

Voting ended onNov 10, 2025

[indar0]

[every-day-creechur]

Wetar Figbird Sphecotheres hypoleucus

It is endemic to forest, woodland and scrub on the Indonesian island of Wetar. The Wetar figbird remains poorly known, and although threatened by habitat loss, recent population estimates are greater than originally estimated, resulting in it being now listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International and the IUCN.

Least Concern

image by John Sterling

[redrcs]

Harrassment

Osprey being monstered by a female Figbird

[aecholapis]

This is my first post here and it's fanart of Fighbird holding a tiny Draias while the rest of his team is laughing at him. Of course my first post had to be about giant, sentient robots. I'm so predictable, I don't know whether i should laugh or cry.

The three Guard Team members probably feel the same. Guard Fire's expression is horrifying, but I don't want to change it. The rest of the faces also look weird, but I tried my best.

However, Ace Baron turned out rather handsome as he deserves to be, and Draias is just a cute, grumpy little thing. He probably doesn't like to be held like this by a filthy commoner. If you listen closely, you can hear something coming from him that sounds a suspiciously lot like growling.

[oceaniatropics]

Main Range National Park, South-East Queensland, Australia

[birdstudies]

April 7, 2017 - Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)

Related to Old World orioles, these birds are found in forests and urban parks and gardens in northern and eastern Australia. Foraging in flocks of around 20 birds, they eat figs and other soft fruits and berries, along with insects. Small groups nest semi-colonially in neighboring trees, building cup-shaped nests from twigs and vine tendrils, hung from forked branches. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.