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.

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:

Hamerkop

Hoatzin

Honeyeaters

Honeyguides

Hoopoes

Indigobirds, Whydahs

Ioras

Leafbirds

Limpkin

Longspurs, Snowbuntings

Madagascan Warblers

Megapodes

Mesites

Mockingbirds

Monarch Flycatchers

Mousebirds

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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