r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Entire_Resolution_36 • 6h ago
Cream coloured courser and her chicks.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • 3d ago
Video A black heron using its wings like an umbrella, creating shade to attract fish, a behavior known as canopy feeding.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/1SmartBlueJay • 4d ago
The Magnificat Rose-Collared Piha
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/HalfDeadHughes • 8d ago
The Red Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis). These Stunning Yet Endangered Birds Are Native To China, Japan, & Siberia. They Perform Intricate Dances With Their Lifelong Mates, Including Hops, Head Bows & Calling In Unison.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/HalfDeadHughes • 15d ago
The Phalaropes (Genus Phalaropus) Are A Group Of Shorebirds. Unlike Most Species, The Females Are Brighter Coloured Then The Males, And Fight Over Them. (All Pictured Are Female)
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • 17d ago
Video Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Impossible_Syrup_814 • 24d ago
The golden pheasant is the most colorful member of the family.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • Mar 06 '25
The Australian wedge-tailed eagle. Extraordinarily territorial. Regularly attacks paragliders, skydivers and drones. Has brought down a helicopter.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/HalfDeadHughes • Mar 05 '25
The Male Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii). A species of pheasant found in parts of Asia
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Interesting_Bar_8841 • Feb 25 '25
The "go-away-bird" that i saw in south africa. [OC]
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/DizzyBag2331 • Feb 25 '25
Egyptian goose (alopochen aegyptiaca) despite the name are not geese and more similar to shelducks
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • Feb 26 '25
The shrieking call ('kich-kich-kich') of a bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus) signals the approach of fall in Japan — in some regions, farmers use its call to time their work and avoid the winter frosts. The shrike's cries also serve as warnings, staking its claim over hunting grounds.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Tfmrf9000 • Feb 23 '25
Ring Necked Pheasant (can be tricking to find up here)
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/teddypickerr96 • Feb 17 '25
Sri Lanka’s Painted Stork sitting like he needs a cigarette and a glass of whisky
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/unoiamaQT • Feb 17 '25
Horned Grebe (Podiceps Auritus)
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • Feb 15 '25
Video The courtship of the flame bowerbird
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/unoiamaQT • Feb 14 '25
Red-crested Bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) & Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
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