Hamerkop - Mousebirds
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 H to M. Just click the family name to jump to the description and the pictures.
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Hamerkop is a modest brown bird, which walks and swallows like a heron, though it lacks the herons’ long neck for making more distant captures.
The family is Scopidae
There are 1 species placed in 1 genus
So far I have photographed 1 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Hamerkop Hamerkop - Scopus umbretta https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Hamerkop_-_Scopus_umbretta.jpg
Hoatzin is an exotic-looking bird, with the bill of a chicken, the proportions of a turaco, and a scruffy version of a hoopoe’s crest. Hoatzins nest in shrubs over still waters in northern South America.
The family is Opisthocomidae
There are 1 species placed in 1 genus
So far I have photographed 1 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Hoatzin Hoatzin - Opisthocomus hoazin https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Hoatzin_-_Opisthocomus_hoazin.jpg
Honeyeaters earn their names because they eat pollen and nectar, harvested from flowers with their brush-tipped tongues, thus playing an integral role in the pollination biology of native plants. They can be found in Australia, New Guinea and around
The family is Meliphagidae
There are 187 species placed in 51 genera
So far I have photographed 4 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Honeyeaters Dark-eared Myza - Myza celebensis https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Dark-eared_Myza_-_Myza_celebensis.jpg Helmeted Friarbird - Philemon buceroides Mimic Meliphaga - Meliphaga analoga https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Mimic_Meliphaga_-_Meliphaga_analoga.jpg White-streaked Friarbird - Melitograis gilolensis
Honeyguides embark on a lifelong diet of honey, beeswax, and insects after fledging. They have relatively dull plumage and generally inconspicuous behavior.
The family is Indicatoridae
There are 17 species placed in 4 genera
So far I have photographed 3 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Honeyguides Greater Honeyguide - Indicator indicator Green-backed Honeyguide - Prodotiscus zambesiae Lesser Honeyguide - Indicator minor https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Lesser_Honeyguide_-_Indicator_minor.jpg
Hoopoes are widespread in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Madagascar.
The family is Upupidae
There are 3 species placed in 1 genus
So far I have photographed 3 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Hoopoes African Hoopoe - Upupa africana https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/African_Hoopoe_-_Upupa_africana.jpg Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Eurasian_Hoopoe_-_Upupa_epops.jpg Madagascar Hoopoe - Upupa marginata https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Madagascar_Hoopoe_-_Upupa_marginata.jpg
The Indigobirds and Whydahs, together with the Cuckoo-finch are small passerine birds native to Africa. They have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. The birds named "whydahs" have long or very long tails in the breeding male.
The family is Viduidae
There are 20 species placed in 2 genera
So far I have photographed 3 different species. In case I photographed male and female I have added a photograph of both.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Indigobirds. Whydahs Pin-tailed Whydah - Vidua macroura https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Pin-tailed_Whydah_-_Vidua_macroura.jpg Pin-tailed Whydah (f) - Vidua macroura https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Pin-tailed_Whydah_f_-_Vidua_macroura.jpg Straw-tailed Whydah (f) - Vidua fischeri https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Straw-tailed_Whydah_f_-_Vidua_fischeri.jpg Village Indigobird - Vidua chalybeata https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Village_Indigobird_-_Vidua_chalybeata.jpg Village Indigobird (f) - Vidua chalybeata
Ioras are common insectivorous birds of Asian forests and gardens. Yellow or green, with bold black and white markings in males.
The family is Aegithinidae
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 12/06/2020
H - M - Ioras Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Common_Iora_-_Aegithina_tiphia.jpg Common Iora (f) - Aegithina tiphia https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Common_Iora_f_-_Aegithina_tiphia.jpg Green Iora - Aegithina viridissima https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Green_Iora_-_Aegithina_viridissima.jpg White-tailed Iora (f) - Aegithina nigrolutea
Leafbirds are in the color of newly emerged tree leaves. They keep to the canopy in Asian forests.
The family is Chloropseidae
There are 11 species placed in 1 genus
So far I have photographed 4 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Leafbirds Blue-winged Leafbird - Chloropsis cochinchinensis Golden-fronted Leafbird - Chloropsis aurifrons Lesser Green Leafbird - Chloropsis cyanopogon Orange-bellied Leafbird - Chloropsis hardwickii
The Limpkin can be found throughout the Neotropics, its range shadows that of its favorite food, the large and widespread apple snail.
The family is Aramidae
There are 1 species placed in 1 genus
So far I have photographed 1 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Limpkin Limpkin - Aramus guarauna https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Limpkin_-_Aramus_guarauna.jpg
The Longspurs and Snowbuntings are birds of open country that move south from northern breeding areas in huge flocks during the winter. Most are endemic to North America.
The family is Calcariidae
There are 6 species placed in 3 genera
So far I have photographed 1 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Longspurs, Snowbuntings Lapland Bunting - Calcarius lapponicus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Lapland_Bunting_-_Calcarius_lapponicus.jpg
The Madagascan Warblers are a newly validated family of songbirds. These small forest birds are all endemic to Madagascar.
The family is Bernieridae
There are 11 species placed in 8 genera
So far I have photographed 2 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Madagascan Warblers Appert's Tetraka - Xanthomixis apperti https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Apperts_Tetraka_-_Xanthomixis_apperti.jpg Long-billed Berniera - Bernieria madagascariensis
Megapodes are mainly solitary birds that do not incubate their eggs with their body heat as other birds do but bury them.
The family is Megapodiidae
There are 22 species placed in 7 genera
So far I have photographed 1 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Megapodes Maleo Bird - Macrocephalon maleo https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Maleo_Bird_-_Macrocephalon_maleo.jpg
Mesites seldom fly, spending most of their time on or very near the ground. They are endemic to Madagascar.
The family is Mesitornithidae
There are 3 species placed in 2 genera
So far I have photographed 2 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Mesitas Subdesert Mesite - Monias benschi https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Subdesert_Mesite_-_Monias_benschi.jpg White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus
Mockingbirds can be found in North, Central and South America. Many Mockingbirds have accomplished vocal mimics, reproducing sounds such as frog calls and even mechanical sounds The mockingbirds of the Galapagos are like no others, fearless and roving opportunists.
The family is Mimidae
There are 34 species placed in 10 genera
So far I have photographed 5 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Mockingbirds Chatham Mockingbird - Mimus melanotis Chilean Mockingbird - Mimus thenca https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Chilean_Mockingbird_-_Mimus_thenca.jpg Galapagos Mockingbird - Mimus parvulus Hood Mockingbird - Mimus macdonaldi https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Hood_Mockingbird_-_Mimus_macdonaldi.jpg Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Tropical_Mockingbird_-_Mimus_gilvus.jpg
Monarch flycatchers are elegant birds with large patches of earth-tones, blue, and rarely yellow in their plumage. They inhabit forest or woodland across sub-Saharan Africa, south-east Asia, Australasia, and a number of Pacific islands.
The family is Monarchidae
There are 100 species placed in 15 genera
So far I have photographed 5 different species. In case I photographed male and female I have added a photograph of both.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Monarchs African Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise-Flycatcher (f) - Terpsiphone viridis Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise Flycatcher (f) - Terpsiphone paradisi Black-naped Monarch - Hypothymis azurea Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (rufous morph) - Terpsiphone mutata Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (White Morph) - Terpsiphone mutata Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (f) - Terpsiphone mutata Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher - Terpsiphone rufiventer
Mousebirds move in flocks from shrub to shrub in African woodlands and savannas.
The family is Coliidae
There are 6 species placed in 2 genera
So far I have photographed 4 different species.
Updated 12/06/2020
H - M - Mousebirds Blue-naped Mousebird - Urocolius macrourus Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/Speckled_Mousebird_-_Colius_striatus.jpg White-backed Mousebird - Colius colius https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/A-H-M/White-backed_Mousebird_-_Colius_colius.jpg White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus