A bird with a brown head, crest, and bill, grayish face, white throat, dark yellow back, dark brown, tan, and yellow wings, dark brown and dark yellow tail, light yellow underside, and black legs perches on a branch, surrounded by leafy branches against a light green backgroundALT

April 29, 2023 - Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

These tyrant flycatchers are found from southeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina in woodlands, scrub, and savannas. Foraging alone or in pairs and gathering at fruiting trees, they feed on berries and insects. They build neat cup-shaped nests from grasses or moss, feathers, lichen, and bark in forked branches. Females incubate the eggs and brood the chicks alone, but both parents feed them.

A bird with a black head and chest, white throat patch and underside, grey and black wings, grey tail, and dark grey bill and legs perches on a branch surrounded by leaves, against a light blue backgroundALT

April 28, 2023 - Wallacean Whistler (Pachycephala arctitorquis)

Found in parts of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia, these whistlers live in mangroves, forests and forest edges, and some cultivated habitats, including gardens and villages. They eat insects, picking their prey from surfaces in the middle and upper levels of the forest. Their breeding behavior has not been studied.

A yellow bird with dark yellow wings, a black shoulder patch with white spots, black stripes on the top of its head, through its eye, and on its cheek, black steaks from its cheek to its chest, dark yellow and white tail, and grey bill and legs perches on a diagonal branch between clumps of large leaves, against a light green backgroundALT

April 27, 2023 - Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha)

These antbirds are found in two distinct ranges in the Amazon, one in parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and western Brazil, the other in eastern Brazil. Their diet is not well studied but they are known to feed on insects and spiders, foraging in pairs or small groups and sometimes following army ant swarms. Little of their breeding behavior has been recorded, but an irregular cup-shaped nest with chicks was observed in early May.

A dark yellow bird with a yellow eyebrow, throat, and underside, a grey and bright yellow bill, and brown legs perches on a branch surrounded by leaves, against a light green backgroundALT

April 26, 2023 - Buff-throated Warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)

These leaf-warblers are found in forests and scrubby foothills of China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Their diet has not been studied. Breeding from May to July, they build small dome-shaped nests with side entrances in low vegetation, where females lay clutches of four eggs.

A light tan bird with a lighter tan face, throat, and underside, reddish-tan and dark brown wings and tail, a white tail edge, a light grey head, dark grey line through its eye, grey and tan bill, and dark grey legs stands on sandy ground among small stones and tufts of green grass, against a light blue backgroundALT

April 25, 2023 - Kalahari Scrub-robin or Sandy Scrub-robin (Cercotricha paena)

These scrub-robins are found in open, dry regions with low trees and bushes in southern Africa. Foraging mainly on the ground, they feed on arthropods, like termites, beetles, ants, and spiders, as well as some berries. Breeding throughout the year, depending on the area of their range, they build open cup-shaped nests from dry leaves and fine twigs, lined with rootlets, tendrils, and animal hair on the ground or in thorny bushes. Females lay between two and four eggs.

A dark grey bird with a white patch from its forehead to cheek, black throat and face, grey legs, and black bill perches on a branch between clumps of large leaves, against a light green backgroundALT

April 24, 2023 - White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys)

Found in northern South America in much of Amazonia and the foothills of the Andes, these antbirds live mostly at the edges of forests, often near water. They eat insects and spiders, foraging alone, in pairs, or in family groups, and often follow army ant swarms to capture fleeing invertebrates. Little is known about their breeding behavior as only a single nest has been found, it seemed to be built from bamboo leaves on the ground at the base of a shrub and had a clutch of two eggs.

A dark orange bird with a black and white striped face and tail, black and brown wings with white spots along the top, yellowish legs, and a grey bill perches on a diagonal stalk of bamboo in front of two other bamboo stalks, against a light green backgroundALT

April 23, 2023 - Bertoni’s Antbird (Drymophila rubricollis)

These antbirds are found in bamboo thickets in mountain and lowland forests in parts of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. They eat insects and probably spiders, foraging alone, in pairs, or in family groups and sometimes joining mixed-species flocks. Only one of their nests has been described, a small hanging cup or bag-shaped structure attached to bamboo stems and hidden in bamboo leaves.

A green parrot with a long dark red tail, blue wing edges, a yellowish chest, grey cheek, dark red patches on its belly and over it’s dark grey bill, white patches around its eye and at the base of its bill and grey feet perches on a branch surrounded by leaves against a light green backgroundALT

April 22, 2023 - Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Reddish-bellied Parakeet, Maroon-bellied Conure, Reddish-bellied Conure, or Brown-eared Conure (Pyrrhura frontalis)

Found in parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay, these parrots live in mountain forests, lowland woodlands, and forests near rivers. They feed on seeds, especially Araucaria nuts, as well as fruits, flowers, and some insect larvae, foraging in flocks. Breeding from October to December, they nest in tree cavities, where females lay clutches of five eggs.

A grey bird with darker grey wing tips, tail, and stripe through its eye, a brick red face and underside, light tan patch on its chest, dark brown bill and dark pink legs perches on a diagonal branch, surrounded by branches with tiny leaves, against a pale green backgroundALT

April 21, 2023 - Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyura)

Found across much of central Africa, these African warblers live in open wooded habitats. They eat invertebrates, including their eggs and larvae, foraging in trees and shrubs, alone or in pairs or family groups, and often joining mixed-species flocks. They build deep pocket-shaped nests from plant stems, grasses, fibers, spiderwebs, fine rootlets, grass heads, cocoons, and small seeds, suspended by spiderweb from twigs of bushes or trees.

A grey hawk with a white and grey barred underside, black and white wing tips and tail, a dark grey bill with a dark orange base, and dark orange legs stands on the ground among tufts of green grass against a light blue backgroundALT

April 20, 2023 - Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)

Found in much of sub-Saharan Africa, these goshawks live in savannas and other open woodlands, frequently near water. Often hunting in pairs, they mostly eat small birds, as well as some reptiles, mammals, and insects. They build small nests from sticks, clumps of earth, spiderwebs, twigs, rootlets, paper, grasses, and other materials in trees. They often bring colonial spiderwebs to their nests containing live spiders which build their webs over the nests, possibly aiding in camouflage. Females do most of the nest construction and probably all of the incubation while males bring food to them.

A long-tailed bird with a dark blueish-black head, wings, and tail, a brick red underside, white patches on the back of its head and over its tail, a dark grey bill, and brown legs perches on a branch between clumps of large leaves against a light green backgroundALT

April 19, 2023 - White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii)

These shamas are found in forests, often along streams, on Borneo and some nearby islands. They feed on insects and other invertebrates, including ants, worms, spiders, and centipedes, as well as berries. Their nests are built from plant fibers, rootlets, and dead leaves in cavities in trees. Females lay clutches of two or three eggs.

A grayish-yellow bird with a pale yellow eyebrow, throat, and chest, a light grey underside, pale yellow patches on its upper wing, an orange and brownish bill, and brownish legs perches on a branch, surrounded by leafy branches against a pale green backgroundALT

April 18, 2023 - Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)

Breeding in the Caucasus mountains, these leaf warblers winter in southern India and Sri Lanka. They eat small arthropods and their larvae, including spiders, moths, flies, and aphids, foraging alone, in pairs, or in flocks, sometimes with other species. Males sing nearby as females build ball-shaped nests from dry grass, leaves, green moss, plant fibers, and hair on the ground on stream banks or slopes. Females incubate the clutches of four or five eggs and both parents feed the chicks.