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Turkey Vulture
This vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures, spanning over most of the Americas and being adaptable to many different environments. They are sometimes seen as pests and threats by farmers, due to the possibility of them carrying disease, but are under legal protection in the United States. We used to see these guys all the time at my old house, since there were some big trees around that they liked to roost on. I actually really like vultures, I think they’re really interesting birds.
November 8, 2018 – Large Fig-parrot, Desmarest’s Fig-parrot, or Golden-headed Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris desmarestii)
These parrots are found in the West Papuan Islands of Indonesia. They eat figs and their seeds, nectar, and probably some insects, often foraging in small flocks. Breeding from July to September, they nest in colonies of up to three pairs, building their nests in cavities in tree branches or trunks.
August 29, 2014 – Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)
Requested by: hipsterarpaca
Found in northeastern Australia, these birds eat insects, seeds, and fruits, foraging mostly on the ground. Males build large mounds to incubate the eggs, maintaining a constant temperature by adding or removing decaying vegetation. After hatching, the chicks dig their way out of the mound, emerging fully feathered and able to survive on their own.
November 21, 2014 – Maleo, Maleo Megapode, or Gray’s Brush-turkey (Macrocephalon maleo)
Requested by: hipsterarpaca
These birds are found only on several islands in Indonesia. They eat seeds and small invertebrates and are active mainly at night and during dawn and dusk, particularly around their nesting grounds. Nesting along the coasts in sandy areas heated by the sun and geothermal energy, they bury their large eggs, leaving them to hatch alone. The chicks dig out of their sandy nests after hatching, emerging fully feathered and independent. They are Endangered due to unsustainable harvesting of their eggs, as well as disturbance of their nesting areas and habitat destruction.
November 7, 2018 – Variegated Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum)
These laughingthrushes are found in fir, birch, and oak forests from northeastern Afghanistan east through Pakistan, India, and Nepal to southern China. They eat insects, fruit, and berries, foraging in pairs in the breeding season and in flocks of around 20 at other times of year. Breeding from April to August, they build shallow cup-shaped nests from grasses, dry leaves, and other materials.
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