There are thousands and thousands of various bird species in the world, each of them having a beauty that knows no bounds and are sure to make your eyes melt. However, whenever we try to figure out which one of them is the most beautiful one of all, it turns out to be a big challenge because, well, there will always be another species that will trump down the most beautiful bird on your list.
It’s no wonder that our feathered friends are widely considered as one of the most beautiful and most magnificent creatures on Earth, since they come in myriad myriad different forms, sizes, and brilliant colors. Depending in where you live, you can see over 500 species of birds flying through trees or gliding through the air, just waiting to steal your heart!
One of the most beautiful birds you ought to see are the Black-and-Yellow Broadbills, a tiny bird with a pink-hued body, yellow wings, a piercing yellow eyes, and an aqua blue beak. They belong to the family Eurylaimidae and can be found in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Brunei.
It can be sometimes mistaken with the Banded Broadbill, though, because of their similar coloring, but you can always distinguish the Black-and-Yellow Broadbills because of their pink chests and yellow bellies.
Black-and-Yellow Broadbills are characterized by their piercing yellow eyes, pink chests, aqua blue beaks, and white markings around its throat.
They mostly lie on subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, or subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
They forage in middle to high levels of lowland and hill forests, where they move with flocks of mixed species.
The black-and-yellow broadbill feed mainly on insects, especially orthopterans such as grasshoppers and cicadas, mantises, and beetles.
Their calls and sounds are described as “disproportionately loud” compared to their bodies. It’s a series of high-pitched coos that accelerate in speed and pitch, which sounds like a series of loud whistles.
Sometimes, their calls are also compared similarly to that of a cicada, which starts with spaced sharp notes that gradually rises into a low trill that is about eight to twelve seconds long.
They also frequently give an excited “jeer!” call.
These birds are mostly found in the Southeast Asian areas, most especially in Indonesia, Thailand, and other surrounding countries.
Their nests are made to hang from tree limbs, and are often shaped like a pear, and built to be purse-like. They can be made from leaf skeletons, roots, leafs, and moss.
Black-and-Yellow Broadbills are not globally threatened but are now considered near-threatened.
One of the reasons for this is habitat destruction because of the illegal logging industry.
Isn’t this bird just one of the most beautiful and picturesque things you have ever seen? It looks like it just popped out of a Disney coloring book after it was filled in, and it certainly looks magical with its amazing pattern and colors!
Post on : 17/02/2023 | By: minhchi | |
