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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 1h

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

A small, plump songbird (approx. 12–13.5 cm / 5–5.5 in long) perches on a thin branch against a blurred green foliage background. The bird features a crisp white belly, dark black upperparts, dark eyes, a small pointed black beak, and a distinct white patch above its forehead.

Clue: I am a tiny migratory bird known for catching insects mid-air. True to my common name, I wear a bold pattern of black and white, and my male plumage sports a distinct white forehead patch.

Fun Fact: Once a male establishes a nest site and attracts a female to lay eggs, he will often fly off to set up a second nest nearby to court a second female, leaving the first female to do much of the early incubation work alone.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Viiru Pesonen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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

A small, vibrant green songbird (11.5–13 cm / 4.5–5.1 in long) perched on a thin tree branch amid broad green leaves. It features a bright yellow crown, black markings around its eye and bill, black-streaked green wings, and subtle bluish-gray feet.

Clue: This jewel-toned songbird from the humid cloud forests of Central and South America gets its common name from a brilliant, precious gemstone.

Fun Fact: Despite its scientific name this bird isn't native to the U.S. state of Florida—florida comes from the Latin word for "flowery" or "blooming," referring to its bright, lush plumage!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by lwolfartist via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A relatively large, charcoal-black bird (55–60 cm / 22–24 in long) perched upside down near the top of a bare wooden branch against a clear blue sky. It features a dramatic spiky crest, a massive hooked beak, and a bright red bare patch on its cheek.

Clue: With my smoky black plumage, striking crest, and crimson cheek patch, I am Australia's largest of my kind—known for my musical talent with sticks!

Fun Fact: This bird is one of the only non-human animals known to use manufactured tools rhythmically—males break off sturdy sticks or seed pods to drum against hollow trees, creating a unique beat to attract a mate.

Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Karl-Heinz Lambert via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A large bird of prey (1.9–2.4 m / 6.2–7.9 ft wingspan) standing amidst tall green grass. It features a striking white head and breast, a yellow face and beak with a dark hook, and deep chestnut-brown plumage on its body and wings against a softly blurred natural background.

Clue: Known as the "voice of Africa," this majestic raptor is a master angler whose echoing call is a signature sound of Sub-Saharan waterways.

Fun Fact: Their feet are lined with sharp structures called spiricules to help them grip slippery, wriggling fish straight out of the water!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Leon Basson via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/leonbasson-8610446/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a relatively large bird (25–27 cm / approx. 10 in long) perching on a wooden branch. It features a large, bright red beak, a deep brown head and neck, vibrant royal-blue plumage on its belly, and turquoise wing feathers.

Clue: This island-dwelling bird is named after its Indonesian home and shares a famous family name with a royal angler.

Fun fact: Instead of building a nest in tree branches, it digs long horizontal tunnels—sometimes up to a meter deep—into sunlit soil walls and earthen riverbanks to lay its eggs.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by feathercollector via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/feathercollector-40562556/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A close-up photo of a relatively large bird (43–56 cm / 17–22 in long) resting on the back of a white outdoor chair. It features a white face and breast, a slender black crest of curled feathers on top of its head, vibrant blue upper back and wing plumage, and a thin black band wrapped around its upper chest.

Clue: Look for a striking crest and a long, graceful tail—this vocal Central American bird is a colourful member of the crow and jay family!

Fun Fact: These birds are cooperative breeders with a unique social system: female offspring often stay with their parents to help incubate eggs and feed future broods.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Cephas via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Cephas

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎🌍🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a relatively small, cosmopolitan bird (15–19 cm / 5.9–7.5 in long) perched on a mossy branch against a soft green background. The bird features vibrant steel-blue upperparts, a dark rust-red forehead and throat, an off-white underside, and long, distinctive tail streamers extending past its wings.

Clue: Known for its deeply forked tail, aerial acrobatics, and love of nesting in outbuildings, this traveler's return is widely celebrated as the true harbinger of spring in the northern hemisphere.

Fun Fact: These birds catch almost all their food in mid-air—and they don't stop there! They are such extraordinary flyers that they even drink on the wing, briefly dipping down to skim the surface of a lake or pond without ever landing.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/drosera74-48879945/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a small, plump songbird (9–10 cm / 3.5–4 in long) perched on a thin, thorny twig. It has an olive-green back, a pale grey belly, and a distinctive head pattern featuring a bright yellow and orange crown stripe bounded by bold black stripes, alongside a stark white stripe right over its eye.

Clue: Look closely at that fiery crown stripe and bold white eyebrow—this tiny royalty of the treetops is Europe's second-smallest bird!

Fun Fact: Despite weighing only about 5 to 7 grams (roughly the same as a single 20p coin or nickel!), this energetic little bird must eat almost constantly to survive, consuming high-protein spiders and tiny insects equal to its own body weight every day.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Frank Vassen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a stocky, medium-sized bird (28–30 cm / 11–12 in long), perched sideways on a curved tree branch. It has a creamy, pale tan head and chest, a dark brown back, and vibrant royal blue and teal feathers on its lower body and wings, with a strong, heavy black beak.

Clue: With a crown of cream and wings of brilliant cobalt, this West African acrobat is named after its signature aerial acrobatic displays!

Fun Fact: To impress a potential mate, both sexes perform high-speed aerial somersaults and roll side-to-side through the sky while calling out raucously!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Tim Vickers via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain CC0)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%3ATimVickers?wprov=sfla1

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A front-facing, close-up portrait photo of a medium-to-large, nocturnal raptor (45–57 cm / 18–22 in long) perched on a wooden beam against a dark background. It features striking, dark round eyes framed by a rufous-brown facial disc with distinctive white, eyebrow-like markings and a sharp, light-coloured beak. Its body has fine horizontal brown-and-white barring along its chest, transitioning to rich brown wing feathers.

Clue: I am a large, earless forest predator native to South and Southeast Asia, named after my rich, timber-toned feathers and woodland home.

Fun Fact: When threatened or disturbed while roosting during the day, this secretive nocturnal hunter will stand completely still, pull its feathers in tight, and compress its body to camouflage itself as a broken tree branch or stub of wood!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by shankar s. via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/people/77742560@N06

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a male bird (40–56 cm / 16–22 in long) swimming on calm, bright blue water, creating gentle ripples and a soft reflection. It features a chestnut-red head, striking yellow eye, black breast, light gray back, and a blue bill tipped with black.

Clue: This diving bird's common name comes from the male's fiery head colour!

Fun Fact: Females of this species are famous brood parasites—they frequently lay their eggs in the nests of other ducks (including Canvasbacks, Mallards, and even other Redheads), letting the host species raise their ducklings!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by MountainDweller via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/mountaindweller-16471232/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a small songbird (13–14 cm / 5.1–5.5 in long) perched on a rock facing to the right. It has brown upperparts, a distinct whitish stripe over its eye, a bright metallic-blue throat patch bordered by a black band, and a thick rust-orange band across its chest.

Clue: This robin-sized traveler wears a striking blue "bib" with a warm chestnut stripe across its chest, hinting at its colourful common name!

Fun Fact: This bird is a master vocal mimic—males are known to seamlessly weave imitations of other bird species (and even mechanical noises) into their complex, musical courtship songs.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by El Golli Mohamed via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:El_Golli_Mohamed&oldid=898750999

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦜

A photo of a brightly coloured, medium-sized bird (29–31 cm / 11.5–12.2 in long) with a thick white crown and blue crest, perched on a diagonal, lichen-covered branch. It features vibrant green back feathers, a bold yellow underbody, a blue face, a black throat patch, and striking yellow eyes.

Clue: Native to the humid montane forests of the Andes in South America, this colourful corvid gets its common name from the ancient civilization that once ruled its native region.

Fun Fact: In Venezuela and Colombia, this bird is locally known as the querrequerre—an onomatopoeic name given to it by locals because its noisy, rasping calls sound just like "kwer-re-kwer-re!"

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Keishpixl via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/keishpixl-24324685/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A close-up photo of a small, colourful bird (18–20 cm (7–8 in) long) perched on a weathered wooden fence rail. It features a vibrant yellow face with a bright blue cere above its beak, dark throat spots, fine black-and-yellow stripes on its head, and a body blending soft turquoise-blue and light green feathers.

Clue: Native to the arid interior of Australia, this chatty, nomadic seed-eater is famous worldwide for its "undulated" wave-like wing patterns and lively chatter.

Fun Fact: Despite their small size, these birds hold the world record for bird vocabulary—a famous one named Puck learned over 1,700 words! Their vibrant feathers also fluoresce under ultraviolet light, which they use to attract potential mates.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Kornel34 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/kornel34-33286020/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

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

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A photo of a male bird (40-48 cm (16-19 in) long) perched vertically on a tree trunk against a clear blue sky. It features a striking bright red crest, black facial markings with a red cheek patch, a sharp chisel-like beak, and sleek black body plumage.

Clue: With my fiery red crest, bold monochrome plumage, and penchant for pounding forest trees across Asia, who am I?

Fun Fact: Measuring up to 48 cm (nearly 19 in) in length, this species is one of the largest of its kind in Asia! Its territorial tree-drumming and vocalizations are so powerful they can carry over long distances through dense forest canopy.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Wich’yanan via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A photo of a small songbird (12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) long) perched on a lichen-covered branch. It features a bright yellow crown, a black eye patch, a crisp white chest, and distinct rusty-chestnut streaks along its flanks.

Clue: "Pleased, pleased, pleased to meet'cha!" — this colourful little songbird's name comes right from the distinctive rusty stripes along its sides.

Fun Fact: Despite migrating thousands of miles between North and Central America each year, these warblers are faithful creatures of habit. During the winter in Central America, individuals routinely rejoin the exact same mixed-species foraging flock in the same patch of tropical forest year after year!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Canadian-Nature-Visions via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/canadian-nature-visions-16842307/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A close-up photo of a small bird (11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long) perched on a thin tree branch against a soft green background. It has brown and white plumage with a distinctive, patterned black-and-white crest standing tall on its head, black eye markings, and a small black bib.

Clue: "Look closely at my crowned hairstyle—I'm a pint-sized forest resident named after my most standout head feature!"

Fun Fact: In the UK, these birds are almost entirely restricted to the ancient Caledonian pine forests of the Scottish Highlands, where they frequently hoard pine seeds and insects in bark crevices to save for winter.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Erik_Karits via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/erik_karits-15012370/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A photo of a small, vibrant golden-yellow songbird perched on a tree branch. It features a distinctive black ear-covert beneath its eye, a short black bill, and black-streaked patterns along its back and wings. The background is softly blurred with natural green and purple foliage.

Clue: Look for the glowing "Midas touch" of the cloud forest—this vibrant, golden songbird wears striking black ear-coverts as it dances through the South American canopy!

Fun Fact: The genus name for this bird comes from the Indigenous Tupí word meaning "dancer," named for the bird's quick, acrobatic hops and movements as it searches for food in the trees!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Keishpixl via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/keishpixl-24324685/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A photo of a medium-sized bird (26 to 32 cm (10 to 12.5 in) long) perched on a tree branch against a blue sky. It has a white chest, black throat band, dark olive-green back, and striking, vibrant bright blue skin patch surrounding its yellow eye.

Clue: With a patch of blue bright enough to rival the Australian sky, this vocal bird is named for the colourful skin around its eyes.

Fun Fact: These birds are famous home thieves! Rather than building their own nests from scratch, they frequently evict other birds or renovate old, abandoned nests—especially those built by babblers.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by sandid via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/sandid-356019/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

👍 We mention the continent it's found on in the clue, but we'll add "sub-Saharan." It does cover a large part 🙂

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A photo of a large raptor (1.9 m to 2.6 m (6 ft 2 in to 8 ft 6 in) wingspan) perched on a bare wooden branch against a clear blue sky. It has dark brown plumage on its head, neck, upper back, and wings, contrasted by a white chest and belly heavily speckled with dark spots. It features sharp yellow eyes, a powerful hooked beak, and massive talons grasping the branch.

Clue: This formidable African apex predator holds the title of the continent's largest bird of prey, named for its fierce, warlike presence.

Fun Fact: These birds have eyesight roughly 3.0 to 3.6 times sharper than a human's, allowing them to spot potential prey—like monitor lizards, hares, or small antelopes—from over 5 kilometers (3 miles) away!

Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini Flash (Edited)

📷: Photo by Bernard DUPONT via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A small, vibrant songbird (16–19 cm (6.3–7.5 in) long) perches on leafy green foliage against a soft green background. It features vivid cobalt-blue plumage across its head, wings, and tail, a dark slender beak, and a chestnut-brown patch stretching across its upper back and breast.

Clue: Look for the brilliant cobalt coat paired with a rusty chestnut patch across the upper back and chest—a colourful songbird native to open woodlands and parks across western North America!

Fun Fact: Unlike many blue birds where colour comes from pigment, this bird’s dazzling shade is actually an optical illusion! Their feathers contain no blue pigment; instead, microscopic structures within the feathers scatter light in a way that reflects only bright blue wavelengths.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Hopingmachine via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/hopingmachine-21225365/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A small, light-brown bird perched on a thin branch against a soft, blurred background. The bird has a distinct white throat, a greyish-brown head, warm reddish-brown wings, and light orange-yellow legs.

Clue: Look closely at its bright white throat, warm chestnut wing feathers, and pale legs—this energetic long-distance migratory bird is famous for singing its scratchy, hurried song right from the tops of thorny hedgerows.

Fun Fact: Male birds like to show off! To attract a mate, they perform a bouncy "song-flight," fluttering straight up into the air while singing enthusiastically before parachuting back down to their perch.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by pevank01 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/pevank01-6614665/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A colourful bird perches vertically on a mossy branch. It has a distinctive dark brown-and-pinkish head with white eye-rings, a pale beak, a golden-olive chest, and vibrant green-and-blue wings.

Clue: I'm a Central and South American forest dweller named after my dusky, chocolate-toned crown.

Fun Fact: Despite their bright green and blue body feathers, these birds are surprisingly tricky to spot in the wild—they tend to feed quietly high up in the dense rainforest canopy! Plus, when they take flight, they show off bright red underwing "armpits" that are hidden while perched.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Mohammad Usman via Pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/users/mohammad_usman-29739706/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A stocky, medium-to-large pigeon (30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) long) perched on the rim of a dark birdbath. Its body features greyish-brown scalloped feathers, a pale forehead, and a striking patch of iridescent green, golden brown, and purple feathers gleaming along its wing.

Clue: Look closely at my wings—when the sunlight hits just right, you'll see a shimmering patch of metallic bronze that gives this Australian ground-dweller its colourful name!

Fun Fact: These pigeons can safely consume the toxic seeds of the Gastrolobium plant. While they are immune, they can actually make predators that eat the bird dangerously ill!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Lindell325 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/lindell325-5095630/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A small bird of prey (19-20 cm (7.5-8 in) long) with a white chest, slate-grey back and head, a dark hooked beak, and bright red skin surrounding dark, prominent eyes. It is perched on a thorny acacia branch against a warm, blurred tan background.

Clue: This tiny African raptor holds the title of the smallest bird of prey on the continent—don't let its cute size fool you!

Fun Fact: Instead of building its own nest, this small predator often moves into the massive, communal stick nests built by sociable weavers or white-browed sparrow-weavers, living alongside them as a miniature "houseguest" (and occasionally preying on its hosts' chicks).

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

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

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦜

A small, vibrant green bird perched on a slender branch against a soft, blurred green background. It features a bright turquoise-blue throat, a golden-yellow crown, a thin black mask across its reddish eye, a long downward-curved beak, and long, slender tail feathers.

Clue: This petite aerial acrobat loves snatching stingers out of the sky with its slender, curved bill.

Fun Fact: Before swallowing stinging insects like bees or wasps, these birds repeatedly rub the insect's abdomen against a branch to deactivate or squeeze out the venom and stingers!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by PavanPrasad_IND via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/pavanprasad_ind-22614562/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A colourful bird perched on a branch, featuring a brilliant blue crown, an iridescent green-blue back with dark patterned wings, a white chest, and a bright red lower belly. It has red eyes, a red bill, and a uniquely notched, fan-like tail.

Clue: I am a colourful forest dweller whose blue, white, and red plumage matches the flag of my Caribbean island home-where I am honoured as the national bird!

Fun Fact: Beyond its symbolism as a national bird, it has a rare notched, serrated tail tip found in very few other bird species.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/barbeeanne-516629/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A medium-sized member of the crow family perched on a mossy rock beside water, tilting its sharp bill slightly upward. The bird features dark chocolate-brown plumage heavily speckled with white teardrop spots, dark wings, and a white-tipped tail.

Clue: Covered in white speckles, this clever bird gets its common name from its absolute obsession with cracking open pine cones and hazelnut shells to stock up its winter pantry!

Fun Fact: They have astounding spatial memories! A single bird can hide up to 30,000 to 100,000 seeds across thousands of underground caches every autumn and successfully relocate them months later—even under a thick layer of snow. Forgotten seeds often end up sprouting, making them crucial forest replanters!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa via Pixabay
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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A male pheasant-like bird (78 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in) long) perches on a wooden post. The bird features sleek, blue-black plumage, a striking crest of curly black feathers, and a vibrant yellow knob on its bill against a lush green background.

Clue: Look for the fancy, curly black crest and bright yellow knob on its beak—this large, tropical forest dweller from Central and South America is great at making an impression!

Fun fact: Despite being roughly the size of a turkey, these birds are mostly arboreal, spending a lot of time up in the rainforest canopy. Males produce an extremely deep, low-frequency booming call during breeding season that can carry over half a mile through dense jungle!

Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by FINTANOBRIEN via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/fintanobrien-1589945/

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

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A small, bright green parrot (22 to 24 cm (about 9 in) long) with yellow scalloped markings across its breast and neck perches on a diagonal branch against a soft, leafy background. It has a vivid coral-red beak and an orange ring around its eye.

Clue: Look closely at my chest—those bright yellow patterns look just like fish scales, giving away the name of this native Australian nectar-lover!

Fun fact: Like others of its kind, they have specialized "brush-tipped" tongues covered in tiny papillae, perfectly adapted for lapping up nectar and pollen from flowering eucalyptus trees.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by JJ Harrison via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JJ_Harrison&oldid=48002496

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

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds

A small brown owl with white spots, striking yellow eyes, and a bright yellow beak perched on a tree stump against a soft green background.

Clue: I’m a pint-sized nocturnal hunter covered in white freckles found across tropical Asia, from Pakistan to Vietnam. Can you guess my name?

Fun fact: Despite their small size, these owls are remarkably adaptable—they often roost in human-made structures like old buildings and streetlamp poles, taking full advantage of the insects drawn to artificial light at night!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by NevigeTom via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/nevigetom-15928262/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds ❤️🦜

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍🌏🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds ❤️🦜

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

A small songbird perches on a mossy tree branch in soft forest lighting. It has a dark slate-grey head, back, and wings, contrasted by a vibrant, hot-pink breast and a pale lower belly.

Clue: Native to the temperate rainforests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, this tiny forest dweller boasts a chest so intensely bright it looks as if it were painted with neon magenta.

Fun fact:
Unlike many bright songbirds that forage high in the sunlit canopy, these birds keep their electric-pink plumage mostly hidden in the dark, dense understory of damp gullies, making a sudden glimpse of one feel like finding a glowing forest jewel.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/pen_ash-5526837/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

$Image description: A portrait photo of a glossy, iridescent blue bird with striking, bright orange eyes, perched on a thorny acacia branch. Clue: With a shimmering coat of blue-green armor and fiery bright eyes, this southern African beauty is famous for its brilliant style. Fun fact: That metallic blue sheen isn't caused by blue pigment! The bird’s dazzling colour comes from structural colouration—microscopic structures in its feathers refract light like a prism to create a brilliant, shimmering shine. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Text source: Gemini (Edited) 📷: Photo by pixabairis via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/pixabairis-552123/$

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A bright green parrot with a vibrant magenta-purple head, a yellow beak, and a long bluish-green tail, perched on a bare tree branch against a clear blue sky.

Clue: This colourful bird’s name comes from a sweet, dark fruit that matches the rich magenta-purple hue on the male's head!

Fun fact: Unlike many noisy parrot species, these birds are known for their distinct, melodious "tuink-tuink" call that sounds more like a gentle songbird chirp than a typical parrot screech!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by balouriarajesh via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/balouriarajesh-6205857/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Image description: A close-up photo of a soft tan and grey dove perched outdoors, featuring a distinct white patch along the edge of its folded wing, a dark red-ringed eye, and a slender pinkish beak.

Clue: Look closely at the edge of its wing—this gentle bird carries a bright white crescent mark that flashes brilliantly when it takes flight!

Fun fact: These desert dwellers are major pollinators of the iconic Saguaro cactus! In the Sonoran Desert, they feed on nectar and fruit, playing a crucial role in spreading cactus seeds across the landscape.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by GeorgeB2 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/georgeb2-5394567/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A large white swan floats peacefully on green-tinged, rippling water. It features a long, elegant neck and a distinctive black bill marked with a bold, wedge-shaped bright yellow patch extending past its nostrils.

Clue: Listen out for a loud, trumpet-like call! Unlike its silent cousin with an orange bill, this swan sports a large wedge of bright yellow on its beak.

Fun fact: These swans are remarkable long-distance aviators! Thousands migrate each autumn from their breeding grounds in subarctic Siberia, often travelling 3,200 to 5,600+ km (2,000 to over 3,500 mi) to their wintering sites in East Asia and Central and Southern Europe.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Lancier via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/lancier-16507166/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A small songbird (around 11 cm (4.3 in) long) with a vibrant yellow breast and throat, a slate-blue head and wings, and subtle white wing bars perches upright on a weathered wooden branch against a softly blurred background.

Clue: Look closely at this colourful little warbler. While it looks strikingly similar to its northern cousin, this "tropical" beauty completely lacks white eye-rings and prefers to stay in warmer southern climates year-round. Who is it?

Fun fact: Instead of building traditional nests on open branches, they prefer to hollow out cozy, dome-shaped nests directly inside hanging clumps of Spanish moss or other epiphytes (air plants), keeping their eggs perfectly camouflaged from predators.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP
https://pixabay.com/users/beto_mdp-17561499/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A large, pure white wader (approx. 80 cm (31 in) tall) with striking black legs, feet, and a distinctive black, spatulate (spoon-shaped) bill, feeding in shallow water.

Clue: This impressive bird (of the highest pedigree!) lives in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Fun fact: These birds have bills lined with thousands of tiny vibration detectors called papillae, letting them feel and snap up invisible fish and crustaceans by touch alone, even in complete darkness or murky, muddy water.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Manubird via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/manubird-6368797/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A vibrant, medium-sized green bird (20 to 23 cm (approx. 8 to 9 in) long) perched on a mossy branch. It features a brilliant turquoise-blue head and throat, a bright red crown and forehead, and a thick, dark beak surrounded by subtle bristles near its base.

Clue: This tropical Asian, canopy-dwelling bird is much easier to hear than it is to see! Its emerald-green feathers keep it perfectly camouflaged in the trees, but its loud, rhythmic "took-a-rook" call gives away its location instantly.

Fun fact: The family name comes from the French word "barbe", meaning beard. It refers to the conspicuous, whisker-like bristles fringing the base of their heavy bills! These bristles help protect their eyes and faces when they dig out nesting cavities in tree trunks.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by astiktirthesh1988 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/astiktirthesh1988-18242302/

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

👍 You could well be right, but it's difficult to be certain from a single photo. All we can say is, if so, the photographer got lucky! "This grackle has been reported seen in Cuba." isn't a very strong indication. Here's what Google says:

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