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libutron:

Curl-crested Jay – Cyanocorax cristatellus | ©Rodrigo Conte   (Lago Sul, Distrito Federal, Brazil)

Cyanocorax cristatellus (Passeriformes – Corvidae) is a large jay with a black head, white-tipped tail, and distinctive recurved crest. It is endemic to the cerrado woodlands and woodland edges in south-central Brazil and parts of Paraguay and Bolivia.

These jays are territorial, forming groups of 9 to 11 individuals. They are cooperative breeders that actively assist in the feeding and rearing of young.

The conservation status of the Curl-crested Jay is rated as of Least Concern due to its relative abundance, widespread range, and ability to adapt to anthropogenic habitat changes.

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avianawareness:

Budgerigar – 43 (by mimioui)

As budgies live in flocks they have a need for social activities. This means that unless you are home most of the time and are able to give your budgie regular time out of its cage with you, you would be better to get another budgie for companionship (or two or three…it can be hard to stop with just one).

Tame budgies are absolutely delightful to have out of their cage with you. They will climb all over you, chew the page you are writing on, attack the tip of your pen or pencil and generally make it difficult to ignore them! So if you can only have one budgie, make it a tame one so it can avoid a life locked up in a cage without friends. Better still have two or more tame budgies that can come out of their cage and have races around the room, but still keep each other company when they have to go ‘home’.

renatagrieco:

June 21, 2015 – Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Torresian Imperial Pigeon, Torres Strait Pigeon, White Nutmeg-Pigeon, Nutmeg Pigeon, Spice Pigeon, or Australian Pied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa)

These large pigeons are found in Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and northern Australia. They eat fruits from various plants, such as wild figs and nutmeg. In some areas, such as Queensland, Australia, they nest in colonies which can include up to tens of thousands of birds. In other areas they are solitary nesters. They build their nests from twigs, unless nesting on the ground, where they may simply surround the site with fruit seeds. Like other members of the dove family, they share parenting duties, with the male and female incubating eggs and brooding and feeding chicks on alternating days.

Happy Father’s Day!

renatagrieco:

April 27, 2015 – Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)

Requested by: taylorrbranham

These pigeons live in rocky areas with spinifex grasses in Australia. They eat seeds, leaves, and some invertebrates, and are dependent on seasonal water holes, gathering around them as they decrease at the end of the dry season. Spinifex Pigeons are usually seen in pairs or small groups. Though they are capable of flying, they tend to spend most of their time on the ground, often running erratically to avoid predators. When they do fly, it is in short, fast bursts and is almost never sustained flight. Their reddish-orange plumage helps them blend in with the red soil in their arid habitat.