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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 5m

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A photo of a medium-sized bird (27–30 cm / 10.5–12 in long) perched vertically on rough tree bark. The bird features a vibrant red patch on the back of its crown, a black forehead, and a long, sharp black beak pointing slightly upward. Its face and neck are light-coloured with fine black streaks, while its back and wings display a striking yellow-green plumage covered in dark black bars and spots.

Clue: Look closely at my back and chest! My name comes from the distinct, ladder-like black bars and spots pattern covering my olive-green plumage.

Fun Fact: Unlike many of its kind that spend almost all their time high up in trees, this South American species frequently hunts for food down on the ground, using its long beak to dig into soil and logs to feast on its favourite food: ants!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Claudney Neves via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Bobbitworm (AllanM) @opengtuning.bsky.social · 3h

The official provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic puffin #bird #birds #art #birdart #birdsoftheworld #drawing #nature #wildlife

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Orknithology @orknithology.bsky.social · 2h

"Red Oktober" a few close-up shots of a flock of >100 Redwings (Turdus iliacus) in my trees at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Friday. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Redwing #Thrush 🪶

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Kris Gates @krismgates.bsky.social · 12h

#Birder Joy: the golden-crowned sparrows who winter in my yard arrived ~2 weeks ago. I'm tickled that the single white-throated sparrow that's migrated with them the last 2 years is also back. It's so fun to recognize it as an individual bird & I love that they find my yard a welcoming habitat.

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 11h

Bird of the Day: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) #birdoftheday #botd | #rufoustailedhummingbird #hummingbird #amaziliatzacatl | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A close-up photo of a small hummingbird with brilliant iridescent green upperparts and head, a pale grey speckled throat and belly, a diagnostic rufous-chestnut tail, and a long straight red bill with a dark tip, perched on a thin bare twig against a soft blurred green background

Text on card: Found from eastern Mexico and the Caribbean coast south through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, inhabiting forest edges, gardens, and humid lowlands. A common and pugnacious hummingbird identified by its gleaming green plumage and conspicuous rufous tail.

📷: Photo by Hobbyfotowiki via Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rufous-tailed_hummingbird_(Amazilia_tzacatl).jpg

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 18h

Answer: Wonga Pigeon or Wonga Wonga (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) 🌏

en.wikipedia.org

Wonga pigeon - Wikipedia

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Lou @loumusac.bsky.social · 18h

Thinking about taking that plunge. #birds 🪶 #lovebird #pets

A lovebird sits on the edge of his bath basin.

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Leo Write @leowrite.bsky.social · 18h

Pie-billed Grebe checking me out #birds

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Jason's Living Room @jasonslivingroom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy Thanksgiving! Meleagris gallopavo Stouffville on Sept 2026 #birds #birdwatching #photography #wildlife #yorkregion #ontariobirds #nature #Forest #turkey

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franceflo.bsky.social @franceflo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thanks @robcrank68.bsky.social for Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage.The Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage. Spur-winged lapwing , in Azraq ( Jordan) last year . #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheworld #wildlife #nature #ECK #birding

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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

For @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Brown, a male brown-headed cowbird. #Birds 🪶

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Bird of the Day: Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) #birdoftheday #botd | #northerngreyheadedsparrow #greyheadedsparrow #passergriseus | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A small bird perched on the top of a green acacia shrub, facing left, with warm sandy-brown upperparts streaked darker, a plain pale buff-grey head and face, whitish underparts, a small dark conical bill, and a dark reddish eye, set against a softly blurred blue- grey and green background.

Text on card: The Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) is a sociable bird found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from open woodland and savannah to villages, gardens and farmland. Its grey head, chestnut-brown back and pale underparts give it a subtle but distinctive appearance, with males and females looking much alike. Often seen hopping along the ground in pairs or small flocks, it feeds mainly on seeds and grain, supplementing its diet with insects. A familiar neighbour in many communities, it readily nests in cavities in trees and buildings.

📷: Photo by Tawaye (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Moineau_gris_(Passer_griseus).jpg

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maíra @piprafasciicauda.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Mexeriqueira (Vanellus cayanus), trinta-réis-grande (Phaetusa simplex), batuíra-de-coleira (Charadrius collaris). 🐦🏖️🌴☀️ #birdsoftheworld <rio Tocantins>

Imagem com uma ave mexeriqueira na areia das margens do rio Tocantins. A ave é pequena, tem a parte de cima da cabeça preta, o pescoço preto. As asas são cinzas, as pernas e os olhos vermelhos.

Imagem com um bando de trinta-réis-grande pousados nas margens de areia do rio Tocantins. As aves tem asas cinzas, pescoço e barriga branca, parte de cima da cabeça preta. O bico é grande, pontudo e com um amarelo bem vivo.

Imagem de uma batuíra-de-coleira andando na areia das margens do rio Tocantins. A ave é bem pequena, tem as asas castanhas de tonalidade bem clara. O pescoço tem uma faixa preta parecendo um colar, a parte de cima da cabeça tem uma mancha preta.

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A.Renee @lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I started calling the #mourningdove babies #climatechange babies lol. Awe I was so glad to meet them this morning! 2 lil angels! This momma is laying on a nest in oct 2026 in #Pennsylvania. Crazy! #birds #birdsofbluesky #whatbird #birdsoftheworld #lightsoutformigratorybirds #Audubon #ABABirds

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Dennis Waldron @wphoto.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A Bluejay flew in to have a look around the left. #ECK #birds #nature #photography #birdphotography

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DebDebz @debdebz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Rob is kindly covering for Alan today and his theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight, any Ducks or Geese in flight. Chestnut Teal #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat #EastCoastKin #BirdsSeenIn2026

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Elmer C.Teodoro Photography - Nature’s Living Light Images @natureslivinglight.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Between silence and wonder, beauty remains. A tender rhythm moves through the landscape. Tranquility unfolds without haste. The heart of nature is spoken softly. Every graceful moment becomes a lasting echo. #greatblueheron #photography #nature #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

V It perhaps doesn’t make the greatest photo, but it’s a splendid sight and sound at this time of year. The massed arrival of pink-footed geese in the UK Winter Hill, Lancashire #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks&GeeseInFlight #nature #wildlife #migration #birdphotography #wildfowl

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Roel Janssen🍀🌹🪶 @vrijevogel56.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Daurische klauwier (Lanius isabellinus) Zeldzame dwaalgast momenteel in de #Vreugderijkerwaard bij #Zwolle. In Nederland zijn 14 bevestigde waarnemingen gedaan tussen 1995 en 2021 (foto: Edwin Bijeman - gisteren; “Roodbruine staart gezien in duikvlucht” #birds @waarneming.nl

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A medium-sized bird (36–42 cm / 14–17 in long) perches upright on a leafy branch against a soft, out-of-focus background. It features chestnut-brown wings, a streaked brown and white chest, a long dark tail, a prominent white stripe above its sharp red eye, and a slightly hooked black beak.

Clue: Look closely above my red eye for a striking white stripe and listen for my low, bubbling call echoing across the thickets, savannas, and wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula!

Fun Fact: Unlike most of its kind, which are notorious nest parasites, this species builds its own messy, dome-shaped nest and raises its own chicks—with the male doing most of the egg incubation and chick feeding!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Becky Matsubara via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/people/130819719@N05

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Answer: White-browed Coucal or Lark-heeled Cuckoo (Centropus superciliosus) 🌍

en.wikipedia.org

White-browed coucal - Wikipedia

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Linda Barnia King @lindaking78.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Snow Geese flying up leaving Canada Geese behind on a corn stubble field…winter 2026…Yakima Valley… #EasternWashington #Birds #Geese #BirdoftheDay #Ducks&GeeseinFlight #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #WestCoastPhotography #Photography

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

@robcrank68.bsky.social (for @alan678.bsky.social - thanks, Rob) says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight. Here’s a flock of dark bellied Brent Geese taking off from an Essex field: #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A flock of black and white geese is flying away from the camera. There are about sixty geese visible in the photo. They are flying up into a grey sky, against a backdrop of distant trees shrouded in mist. There is a strip of green field visible at the very bottom of the picture.

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H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

----- The Art of Disagreement ----- Even in the peaceful world of nature, harmony has its moments of disagreement. @whatbirds.bsky.social #AClashOfWings #Egrets #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birds #Behavior #Nature #Art #Heron

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Tim Winkelmans 🇨🇦🫛🦉🎮 @twinkel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species: here's a mourning dove #birds

A plump, grayish-brown mourning dove stands on gravelly ground, facing forward among green grass and mossy patches. The bird has a small head, dark eye, and pinkish feet. In the background, vibrant blue grape hyacinth flowers grow out of the garden vegetation, adding a burst of color.

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Tony Ramsden @tramo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay#Ducks&GeeseInFlight #Birds #BirdsSeenin2026 Shoveler and Pink footed goose

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Miguilim irmão do Dito 🇧🇷 🦜🐦‍⬛🦉🌵🌿 @josegalo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Boa noite, suas Asa-branca (Patagioenas picazuro) 📍 Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil 🏞️ Parque das Mangabeiras 📅 10/2026 #birdsoftheworld #BirdsSeenIn2026 #ebird #BigDay

Fotografia da cabeça e pescoço de uma pomba asa-branca, destacando o padrão escamoso das penas.
O fundo é claro e desfocado, mostrando um chão de pedras.

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Bird of the Day: White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) #birdoftheday #botd | #whitewagtail #motacillaalba | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A slender bird standing on a flat pale limestone rock, facing right in three-quarter view, with a white face and underparts, grey crown and nape, dark grey back and wings with pale wing-bar edging, a long dark tail with white outer feathers, a fine dark bill, black eye, and pale legs, against a softly blurred rocky sandy background.

Text on card: Widespread across Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa, inhabiting farmland, roadsides, towns, rivers, and rocky habitats, often near water. A trim bird with contrasting black, white, and grey plumage that constantly pumps its long tail up and down; it is one of the most familiar small birds of open country.

📷: Photo by Becky Matsubara (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Wagtail_(46179260685).jpg

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

👍 Good point. Looking it up it seems it gets this label because its spread is mostly down to the carelessness of mankind (urban mess and landfill rubbish sites) 😔 We also found reference to ship-assisted migration.

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Cardinals are in the park every day being effortlessly beautiful. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Male cardinal with bright red feathers and black around its eyes and chest stands on a flat boulder staring down at the grass.

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Raina Satori @janienesbittjones.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My husband had been feeding the crows where he works, but he missed a few days. This is what he saw today. Out of the 100s of cars on campus, they chose his to dine upon. They brought their own food. I think they’re trying to tell him something. #birds #crows #fowl #wildlife

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

🪶 Rob has chosen #Green as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any birds or backgrounds that have green in them Alternative is #Geese, any Goose/Geese will do - A Song Thrush singing against a green background #birdphotography #ECK #birds #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #ColorADay #GreenSat

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A.Renee @lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not a good video at all (I'm working) but I'm pretty sure my #mourningdove momma had a child or 2 hatch since I've been here. Once again #birds confused w/ #climatechange. Oct 9, 2026 in PA &this mom is still hatching eggs! #ABABirds #birdsofbluesky #lightsoutformigratorybirds #whatbird #Audubon

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bird of the Day: House Crow (Corvus splendens) #birdoftheday #botd | #housecrow #corvussplendens | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bird of the Day: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) #birdoftheday #botd | #bluejay #cyanocittacristata | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A photo of a medium-sized songbird perched on the edge of a wooden feeder, leaning forward with its crested head held low and its long, patterned blue, black, and white tail angled sharply upward against a soft, out-of-focus dark green background.

Text on card: Found throughout eastern and central North America, from southern Canada south to Florida and the Gulf Coast, in forests, woodland edges, parks, and suburban gardens. A striking, noisy corvid with bright blue plumage, a bold crest, and intricate black markings; it is intelligent, adaptable, and omnivorous.

📷: Photo by nickfish03 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-bluejay-wildlife-nature-jay-4854855/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A striking medium-to-large male bird (100–120 cm / 39–47 in long) perched on a grey rock. It displays vibrant iridescent green scales on its back, a brilliant golden-yellow and red rump, and a white hood with fine black striped patterns fanning around its head, along with long, barred tail feathers extending dramatically behind it.

Clue: Named after the wife of a Governor-General of India, this high-altitude Asian traveler is famous for its shimmering cape and dramatic, extra-long tail.

Fun Fact: Despite the male's vibrant, eye-catching plumage, these birds are surprisingly elusive in the wild, spending most of their time hiding in dense bamboo thickets in the mountain forests of southwestern China and Myanmar.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Henry Koh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/people/98682992@N00

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Answer: Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) ♂ 🌏

en.wikipedia.org

Lady Amherst's pheasant - Wikipedia

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Adam @atmylifeoutside.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Always amuses me to see a Moorhen climbing high up in a bush or tree, a far cry from their usual wading activities. I spotted this juv bird at WWT Llanelli last week and it’s perfect for today’s #birdOfTheDay theme of #waders. #birds #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdsOfTheWorld #nature #wildlife

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