i love shrikes because they’re horrible little carnivores whose feeding habits are grim enough to earn then the nickname ‘butcherbird’ but they look like this
Photo of the Day – The Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) is a highly social species that is characterised by… you guessed it… turquoise-blue face and breast. Despite its species name (mexicana), it is not found in Mexico or anywhere in Central America. Instead, the species is distributed across northern and central South America.
This photo was taken by Dušan Brinkhuizen in northern Ecuador
Photo of the Day – The Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus) is a large flycatcher found in the lowlands of northern South America. This distinctive species has a contiguous range that stretches from the Amazon basin north to the Guianas, and it primarily inhabits lower level of wetland forest and river corridors.
This beauty was photographed by Dušan Brinkhuizen in northern Ecuador
The yellow tit, Taiwan yellow tit, or Formosan yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan.
Its length is 5 inches. The yellow tit is mostly yellow, with a crest. The crest and back are blackish blue-grey. It has a restricted range and small population, and appears to be declining due to large-scale capture for export by the wild bird trade, so it is classed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
The grey crested tit or grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in the Himalayan foothills and southern-central China. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
