Morphologies










Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera
Location: Western and Northern regions of South America
(Top) Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher. Tanysiptera danae
(Bottom) Common Paradise Kingfisher. Tanysiptera galatea
Location: Papua New Guinea
Akiapola’au (pronouced Ah-kee-ah-pole-ah-ah-ow)
Hemignathus wilsoni
Location: Endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii (endangered)
(Top) Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
(Middle) African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
(Bottom) Amur Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
Location(s): (1) India/parts of the Middle East, (2) Central/Southern Africa, (3) Vietnam region into China
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Location: Central America
King Bird-of-Paradise
Cicinnurus regius
Location: Papua New Guinea
Long-tailed Manakin (Top - female, Bottom - male)
Chiroxiphia linearis
Location: Central America
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
Location: Western and Northern region South America
Red-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Location: Central and South America
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Location: Far North of North America and Asia