#ornithlogy

[herpsandbirds]

Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis), male, family Pipridae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Gary Lowry

[besidethepath]

There are still some green leaves - and between them lots of sparrows.

[herpsandbirds]

do you have a post with photos of great eared nightjars? i've been looking for fun pictures of them and since you look at photos of animals like that on the regular, i thought i'd ask! <3

Yes, of course, one of my favorite birds!



Great-eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, found in SE Asia

Photographs by Nigel Voaden & FlyWithJenisha

[herpsandbirds]

it may be something obvious, but what are these? they look like weird huge ducks or something. seen in Rome near a pond

Ducks in Rome:

Hello yes these are the domestic variety of the Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), which is native to the Ameticas from Mexico to South America. This domestic variety is larger and has more red facial skin than the wild duck.

[herpsandbirds]

Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), family Threskiornithidae, order Pelicaniformes, Mato Grosse, Brazil

photograph by Dave Curtis

[ornithological-blog]

for better or worse, now you know what an owl's ear looks like.

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[thegildedcentury]

Life, April 8, 1946