Every now and again I come across a bird that raises questions. For example, the Jamaican Mango (Anthracothorax mango). This cute, little Hummingbird is native to Jamaica, as the name suggests. But then … there’s that second half of its name: mango. What’s up with that? Well, you might think to yourself, it probably hasContinue reading “Hail the King!”
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Bird 91 – Many-colored Rush Tyrant
Over the months we’ve featured many birds who are nasty killers. Hawks that start bushfires, Seagulls that attack whales, Eagles that steal children, even Terror Birds. But there is perhaps no more tyrannical bird than the Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) ‘Look upon mine many colours and tremble,’ sayeth the Tyrant. It is a birdContinue reading “Bird 91 – Many-colored Rush Tyrant”
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