Accentors to Egyptian Plover

Below a list of bird families of which I photographed less than 6 different species, often because the family is very small and does have just a few species or because I did not get the change so far to photograph more. All families of which I photographed more than 5 different species do have their own page.

On this page, you will find small families from A to E. Just click the family name to jump to the description and the pictures.

Click on one of the thumbnails to see a bigger photograph. To make it easier you will find the genus name combined with the species name (visible when displaying the photograph)

Family name:

Accentors

African, Green Broadbills

Albatrosses

Anhingas, Darters

Ant-thrushes

Asities

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Birds-of-paradise

Black-capped Donacobius

Broadbills

Buttonquail

Cockatoos

Dippers

Egyptian Plover

 

 

The Accentors are mostly birds of high-mountain meadows, fell fields, scrublands, and forest habitats far more extreme than the gardens and hedgerows occupied by their low-altitude cousin the Dunnock.

The family is Prunellidae

There are 13 species placed in 1 genus

So far I have photographed 5 different species.

Updated 07/06/2020

 

 

 

 

African and Green Broadbills. The green broadbills, residents of Asian forests, are known to associate closely with fruiting trees. the African birds are active insectivores with dull-colored plumages that are light below and accented with streaks and patches of earth tones.

The family is Calyptomenidae

There are 6 species placed in 2 genera

So far I have photographed 2 different species.

Updated 09/06/2020

 

 

 

 

Albatrosses have the shape which equips the birds for dynamic soaring, and, with sufficient wind, they can cover vast distances with very seldom a flap of the wings.

The family is Diomedeidae

There are 15 species placed in 4 genera

So far I have photographed 5 different species.

Updated 09/06/2020

 

 

 

 

Anhingas, Darters are foot-propelled divers that lack waterproof plumage. Their behavior of swimming along with just their neck and bill above the surface has earned them the name of “snakebird”.

The family is Anhingidae

There are 4 species placed in 1 genus

So far I have photographed 3 different species. In case I photographed male and female I have added a photograph of both.

Updated 09/06/2020

 

 

 

 

Ant-thrushes are vaguely thrush-like in their proportions, walking generally along the forest floor to look for invertebrate prey.  Like so many forest birds of the Neotropics, they are more often heard than seen.

The family is Formicariidae

There are 11 species placed in 2 genera

So far I have photographed 1 different specie.

Updated 09/06/2020

 

 

 

 

Asities are endemics to Madagascar’s forests. All males share intense iridescent blue or green facial wattles.

The family is Philepittidae

There are 4 species placed in 2 genera

So far I have photographed 2 different species. In case I photographed male and female I have added a photograph of both.

Updated 09/06/2020

 

 

 

 

Auks, Murres, and Puffins are exclusively marine, wing-propelled divers. They are very agile at sea and rather clumsy on land.

The family is Alcidae

There are 25 species placed in 11 genera

So far I have photographed 3 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

Birds-of-paradise (the majority of species) are found in dense rainforest habitats in Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The members of this family are best known for the plumage of the males of the sexually dimorphic species (the majority), in particular the highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the beak, wings, tail or head.

The family is Paradisaeidae

There are 25 species placed in 11 genera

So far I have photographed 4 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

Black-capped Donacobius is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird. It is found in tropical swamps and wetlands in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also Panama of Central America.

The family is Donacobiidae

There are 1 species placed in 1 genus

So far I have photographed 1 different specie.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

The Broadbills of Asia are forest canopy birds.

The family is Eurylaimidae

There are 9 species placed in 4 genera

So far I have photographed 4 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

Buttonquails inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia.
They are small, drab, running birds, which avoid flying. The female is the more richly colored of the sexes.

The family is Turnicidae

There are 17 species placed in 2 genera

So far I have photographed 2 different species. In case I photographed male and female I have added a photograph of both.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

Cockatoos are large parrots of Australia and Papua New-Guinee, almost all of which have distinctive crests. They include some of the most familiar farmyard birds of the region, and a few are controlled as agricultural pests..

The family is Cacatuidae

There are 21 species placed in 7 genera

So far I have photographed 2 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

Dippers are spending their entire lives along fast-flowing streams. They dive underwater and walk along the stream-bed in search of aquatic invertebrates.

The family is Cinclidae

There are 5 species placed in 1 genus

So far I have photographed 4 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020

 

 

 

The Egyptian Plover is widespread along large open rivers in central Africa. They feed along the shore, picking invertebrates from the ground.

The family is Pluvianidae

There are 1 species placed in 1 genus

So far I have photographed 1 different species.

Updated 10/06/2020