FINCHES!!!

Oh man, i love some nice finches…

Red-cheeked cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), family Estrelididae, order Passerifomes, Kenya

photograph by Simon Odhiambo

Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), male, family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Northern Territory, Australia

photograph by Franciscus Scheelings - Wild Vet Photography

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, SE Asia

photograph by @hafizikhlas

Pallas’s Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Japan

photograph by Toshiyuki Hayashi https://www.instagram.com/cooltoshi1230/

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus), male, family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

photograph by Rich Flack

Corvids:

Hey there, this is very similar to a request made a few days ago, Check it out…

Herps and Birds (and More) (Posts tagged corvidae) (tumblr.com)

But i got you this as well…

Common Green Magpies (Cissa chinensis), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, India

photograph by @dhanapalphotography

NAUGHTY AND CHAOTIC BIRDS!!!

Keas are well known for getting into all kinds of shenanigans… untying peoples shoelaces, getting into their purses bags and pockets, pulling things off of peoples cars…

Kea (Nestor notabilis), family Strigopidae, found on the South Island of New Zealand

ENDANGERED.

• A few ornithologists place this genus in its own family, Nestoridae, but this has not been widely adopted by ornithologists.

photos: mikullashbee, Andrew Walmsley/Kea Conservation Trust, long.explorer, cityparrots.org, & Tiffany Stephens

Why yes of course, here are a few of my favorite corvids:

Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, near Roma, TX, USA

photograph by Alan Wilson

Rufous Treepies (Dendrocitta vagabunda), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, Jahalana, India

photograph by Charles J. Sharp

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), family Corvidae, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

photograph by @mikullashbee

Indochinese Green Magpie a.k.a. Yellow-breasted Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), family Corvidae, Vietnam

photograph by Sam Thuong Dang Ngoc

Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), family Corvidae, Tijuana River Valley, near San Diego, CA, USA

photograph by Sam S

Pigeons and Doves

Pigeons and doves are both in the family Columbidae, of the order Columbiformes.

So basically, a pigeon ain’t nothing but a fat dove. In English, through history, we have tended to call the thicker bodied Columbids pigeons, but not always. There isn’t a scientific difference really.

I did just a little while ago post some doves, per request, definitely check it out…

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Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Australia

photograph by Darren Stephens

Favorite common birds of the US (to narrow it down):

I know these birds may be pedestrian (and obvious) to some of y'all, but I love them so… keep in mind I live and work in the SE United States and South Texas.

Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) causing a ruckus, family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, eastern U.S.

photograph by @jocelynandersonphotography

Carolina Wrens (Thryothorus ludovicianus), family Trogolodytidae, order Passeriformes, Louisiana, USA

photograph by Bonnie Barry

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), male, family Icteridae, northern United States

• It is estimated that this is the most numerous native bird in the United States.

photograph by RL Hambley

Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio), FUKCIBNG SCREMMMM!!!, family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, found in the Eastern U.S.

photograph by Matt Cuda

Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), family Accipitridae, being chased away by a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), family Mimidae, Santa Clara Ranch, TX, USA

photograph by @hector_astorga_photography

I think I can find a few of those for you…

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), male, family Cardinalidae, southern Arizona, USA

• Though it is called a tanager, this species is actually in the cardinal family.

photograph by jc_wings

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus), family Thraupidae, Colombia

photograph by @jeyaram_sankar

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala), family Thraupidae, Colombia

photograph by Edwin Benitez
https://instagram.com/edwinfdobenitez

Seven-colored Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) kissy kiss and sharing snacks, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

photograph by @esterramirezphotography

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca), male, family Parulidae, order Passeriformes, Magee Marsh, OH, USA

photograph by Laura Gooch

More corvids:

I have already posted some corvids in the past few days, check out the request here:

Herps and Birds (and More) — Could I maybe see some corvids please? I’m… (tumblr.com)

Inca Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, found in South America

• The Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), from North America, and the Inca Jay were once thought to be one species, but they are now separated into 2 species.

photograph by @afbirdspics