Illustration by BirdClubHut.com Common, very large kingfisher with a dark eye and brown cheek patch. In Queensland take care to identify from Blue-winged Kookaburra, which has a pale eye and a pale streaked head. Typical calls include an immediately recognisable and distinctive laugh, which gives the species its common name. Abundant in parks, towns, forests, and … Read more
Prothonotary Warbler Illustration by BirdClubHut.com Shockingly bright warbler of swamps and wet forest. Adult males have gorgeous yellow head and body with greenish back and blue-gray wings. Females and immature are slightly duller but still distinctive. Breeds in wet deciduous forests, primarily in the southeastern U.S. Winters to northern South America, where still has an affinity … Read more
Scarlet Tanager Illustration by BirdClubHut.com “Breeding males are unmistakable: brilliant red with black wings and tail. Females and non-breeding males are dull yellow-olive with dark wings (blacker on males, greyer on females). Compare with female Summer Tanager, which has a longer bill and less contrast between wing and body colour. Breeds in mature deciduous forests, … Read more
Blue-Naped Clorophonia Illustration by BirdClubHut.com “Small, plump bird with a stout bill. Male mostly lime green with contrasting yellow belly and thin blue-collar on nape and blue rump; some populations entirely blue above. Female similar but duller, with greener belly. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks, often in association with a fruiting tree. Forages … Read more
