Chicks, Ducklings, Fledglings etc
Australian Darter
12 April 2013 12:24
© Tania H - monacoeye • Perth, Australia • All rights reserved
Bird name: Australian Darter
Latin: Anhinga novaehollandiae
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Family: Anhingidae • Anhingas, Darters
Range: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
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A pair of Australian Darters with chick at nest in Perth. Above, the male is to the left with black neck and chestnut patch (breeding plumage), and the female to the right with white neck.More photos...
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Magellanic Penguin
07 February 2011 17:43
Copyright: RN/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Isla Martillo, Jan 2010
Bird name: Magellanic Penguin
Latin: Spheniscus magellanicus
Other: Pingüino de Magallanes (Es) • Pinguim-de-magalhães (Br)
Family: Spheniscidae • Penguins
Range: S South America
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A superb set of photos of Magellanic Penguins with chicks or juveniles. Photographed by Becky on Isla Martillo, aka Isla de Los Pingüinos, in January.
Magellanic Penguins are one of four types of banded penguin which all have some type of black line across the neck or chest.
More photos...Gentoo Penguin
07 February 2011 17:43
Copyright: RN/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Isla Martillo, Jan 2010
Bird name: Gentoo Penguin
Latin: Pygoscelis papua
Other: Pingüino papúa, pingüino de vincha, pingüino juanito (Es) • pinguim-gentoo (Br)
Family: Spheniscidae • Penguins
Range: Widespread Southern Ocean
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This group of Gentoo Penguins was seen among a larger colony of Magellanic Penguins on Isla Martillo.
Adult Gentoo Penguins have orange bills and a white patch above the eye. Gentoo is pronounced with a soft ‘g’ like gentle.More photos...
Upland Goose
07 February 2011 17:43
Copyright: RN/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Ushuaia, Jan 2010
Bird name: Upland Goose
Latin: Chloephaga picta
Other: Magellan Goose • Cauquén común (Es)
Family: Anatidae • Geese
Range: Argentina, Patagonia, Falklands, also Uruguay
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Nice pics of Upland Geese with goslings, near Ushuaia at the southern tip of Argentina.
The male Upland Goose has white head and neck whereas the female is brown with black-striped wings.
More photos...Ashy Headed Goose
07 February 2011 17:42
Copyright: RN/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Ushuaia, Jan 2010
Bird name: Ashy-headed Goose
Latin: Chloephaga poliocephala
Other: Cauquén cabeza gris (Es)
Family: Anatidae • Geese
Range: Southern Cone - Chile, Argentina, Patagonia, Falklands
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A great portrait of an Ashy-headed Goose above on the beach in Ushuaia. Pictured below in family group with goslings.
More photos...Common Merganser
06 February 2011 11:27
Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Geneva, Switzerland • June • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Common Merganser
Latin: Mergus merganser
Other: Goosander (UK) • Harle Bièvre, Grand Harle (Fr) • Gänsesäger (De) • Smergo comune (It)
Family: Anatidae • Ducks, Mergansers
Range: Widespread North America, Eurasia
SImilar: Red-breasted Merganser
The Goosander, or Common Merganser, is found in northern parts of the world - its reach does not extend down to the Côte d'Azur, however. These Goosanders were photographed by Lake Geneva.
The male, above, has dark upperparts, and light underparts. Females and juveniles have reddish heads and greyish bodies. Juveniles have a white line below the eye.
More photos...Collared Whitestart
26 January 2011 00:11
Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, Chirqui, May 2010
Bird name: Collared Whitestart
Latin: Myioborus torquatus
Other: Collared Redstart
Family: Parulidae • New World Warblers
Range: Costa Rica and Western Panama highlands
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In Panama found mostly in the western highlands above 1800m. The Collared Whitestart (more commonly known as Collared Redstart) is very colourful in the dark forest, and can be found near habitations.
The adult is unmistakable with yellow face and underside, dark above with dark neck, and raised rufous crest. Fast moving, so difficult to photograph in that respect, but not particularly shy either.
The above adult was one of two returning to feed an adorable chick, below, which lacks most of the yellow colouring. An endearing bird!
More photos...Common Gallinule
02 January 2011 19:27
Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, April 2010
Bird name: Common Gallinule
Latin: Gallinula galeata
Other: Common Gallinule (US) • Polla Gris (Es), Polla de Agua • Galinha-d'água (Pt)
Family: Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules
Range: North America, South America, Hawaii
The IOC has adopted the split of Common Gallinule of Western Hemisphere from the Common Moorhen on the basis of morphological, genetic, and vocal differences (Groenenberg et al 2008, SACC).
So following the IOC naming system, these birds from Panama and Brazil pictured are therefore Common Gallinules, Gallinula galeata, and not Common Moorhens, which are restricted to Europe, Asia and Africa. If I had known at the time I might have got some better photos…
Canada Goose
02 January 2011 18:47
Common Pheasant
01 January 2011 13:57
Copyright: TH/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Alpes Maritimes, June 2010
Bird name: Common Pheasant
Latin: Phasianus colchicus
Other: Faisán común (Es) • Faisan de Colchide (Fr) • Fagiano comune (It) • Fasan (De)
Family: Phasianidae • Pheasants
Range: Russia, China originally, naturalised France, UK, Germany, Balkans etc
Originally introduced as a game bird but now naturalised in central Europe and bred worldwide - there is a big mix of Common Pheasant breeds. Bottom photo shows two males squabbling.
The Common Pheasant is indeed not that uncommon around here, especially on some small islands off the Cote d’Azur, but often quite shy and will hop away from a path as one appears. Usually seen making its way through fairly dense undergrowth, sometimes vineyards. Male, unmistakeable gorgeous plumage and long tail, and red facial skin and wattles. The females lack the red face and are less colourful but also have long tails.
Many thanks to Tania for the photos.
More photos...Ruddy Treerunner
01 November 2010 17:38
Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Ruddy Treerunner
Latin: Margarornis rubiginosus
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Family: Furnariidae • Ovenbirds
Range: Costa Rica and western Panama highlands
A very cute-looking young Ruddy Treerunner, above, which was following its parent around, hopping from tree trunk to tree trunk in the dark montane rainforest in the Volcan Baru National Park in Chiriqui, above Guadalupe, in Panama. It wasn’t quite as speedy as its parent though, allowing me to focus for once!
The adult is rufous with white supercilium. In the large ovenbird family, which includes woodcreepers and spinetails.
Not very common, and in Panama only found in the western highlands.
More photos...Yellow Legged Gull
07 August 2010 21:32
Copyright: monacoeye • Cote d’Azur • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Yellow Legged Gull
Latin: Larus michahellis
Other: Goéland leucophée (Fr), Gabian • Gaviota patiamarilla (Es) • Gabbiano reale zampegialle (It)
Family: Laridae • Gulls
Range: Mediterranean coastline
The Yellow-legged Gull is a large gull, common in Monaco and along the Côte d’Azur in the summer.
It is closely related, and similar in appearance to, the Herring Gull and Caspian Gull, and even more closely related to the Great Black Backed Gull and Armenian Gull.
The adult (4th year) Yellow-legged Gull has black wing tips with small white windows at tips, grey upper wing, yellow bill and legs, with a large red spot on beak, pale irises with red eye-ring and red gape.
Juveniles (1st years) have dark beaks and mottled brown feathers, pink legs and feet, and dark irises.
2nd years have less brown in feathers, dark bill and irises.
3rd years have some yellow and some black on bill, pale yellow legs, pale irises, and quite a bit of grey adult feathers.
Many more Yellow-legged Gull photos here
More photos...Common Potoo
29 May 2010 09:47
Photos copyright: TC/monacoeye • Do not copy • Valle de Anton • 3 May 2010
Bird name: Common Potoo
Latin: Nyctibius griseus
Other: Grey Potoo, Lesser Potoo • Urutaú menor (Es) • Urutau-comum (Br)
Family: Nyctibiidae
Range: Costa Rica to Argentina
A chip off the old block - a Common Potoo and chick doing a very convincing impression of a piece of wood. The adult will have a laid a single egg, which has now hatched, in a depression in the top of this stump.
When Common Potoos hear a potential predator approach they adopt this freeze position, very slowly, which serves as even better camouflage than their usual pose.
Potoos are in the Caprimulgiformes order with the Nightjars and Frogmouths, but have their own family the Nyctibiidae with a single genus with seven species, which all live in tropical Central and South America. They hunt insects from a perch at night.
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