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Not a lot, sometimes. Or, to put it more poetical Earlier, these birds are said to have also existed in several African islands other than Solomon, but the introduction of new species like rats and cats, and constant disturbance and destruction of their habitat has led to a decrease in population.
Recent studies suggest that the total population of these birds has shrunk so much so that, it is now estimated to be close to somewhere between individuals. Known for its silver-blue eye patches, Purple Grenadier is a small bird of estrildid finch species from eastern Africa. Apart from its silver-blue eye patches, a purple grenadier can also be identified by its cinnamon-colored neck, purplish-blue rump and violet-blue underparts.
This is a low-land bird that can be found in the subtropical regions of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda. Interestingly though, it is believed that these birds might have first originated in western India before they permanently migrated to eastern Africa thousands of years ago. As the name suggests, Purple-winged roller is a bird with wings of purple color. This bird hails from the bird family of Coraciidae.
Most of these regions, if not all, are subtropical and moist lowland forests. Just like all the other roller birds, Purple-winged roller birds feed on beetles, centipedes, grasshoppers, millipedes, scorpions, snails, and spiders.
Purple-breasted Contiga, just like most other birds on this list, is a bird that resides in tropical moist and low land forests. Thanks to its cobalt blue throat, Purple color on the upper half of its belly, and blue throat, Purple Breasted Contiga can easily be recognised. For females, these specifications are slightly different as they tend to have a dark brown color. Hailing from the family of Contigdae, Purple breasted Contiga is found in almost all of the countries in the Central and northern regions of South America.
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo is another bird from the Culidae family that is native to the south-central Amazon. This bird can be identified by its dark and purplish tail and upperparts. Apart from its purplish tail and underparts, Rufous-vented Ground cuckoos also have sturdy legs that help in ground-dwelling. Just like other cuckoo birds, this species also has a long terrestrial range. Apart from central Amazon, Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo also resides in the humid and primary forests of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and parts of eastern Peru and Ecuador.
Not just that, this bird also is believed to have sub-species like the scaled ground cuckoo, a bird that breeds mostly in Brazil. As already mentioned before, these birds have a large range.
But, constant degradation has made these birds more and more inconspicuous. Also known by their scientific name of Cochoa Purpurea, Purple Cochoa is an elusive bird species that belongs to the family Turdidae. Unlike most other birds on this list, Purple Cochoa can be found motionlessly sitting in the canopies of the dark forests of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Vietnam. As the name suggests, this bird has purple plumages, sliver blue crown, black wings with a unique grey carpal pitch.
The only thing distinguishing the males and females is unlike the males, the females are known to have more of a rufous colour instead of purple. Similar to its relatives, Purple Cochoa also feeds mainly on small insects and spiders. They are also famous for their foraging abilities as they can forage through rocks and under roots with ease. Also referred by the Greek name of Campylpterus Hemileeucurus, violet Sabrewing is a hummingbird from Central America.
Compared to most other hummingbirds, violet Sabrewing is slightly larger as it has an average length of 5. Other than central America, this bird can also be found near the streams of the mountain forests parts of Mexico and western Panama. Violet Sabrweings feed mainly on nectar. The main sources for their food are undergrowth flowers and bananas. A huge part of plumages of both male and female Violet Sabrewing is purplish violet. Their backs wing coverts are colored green.
A majority of these birds live and breed in the subtropical and tropical moist montane forests in the northern region of South America like the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
These birds can often be confused with other birds of the Thornbill and ground-feeding species, as they all seem to breed and fly in the same feeding flocks. Just like all the other hummingbirds, violet bellied hummingbirds exhibit sexual dimorphism.
Compared to females, the male hummingbirds are observed to be slightly brighter with their violet-coloured bellies, purplish throat, and metallic green crown. Not just that, they are also comparatively bigger measuring around an average length of 2. Native to humid deciduous forests of central Panama, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru, violet bellied hummingbird mainly feeds on nectar extracted from the plants of Rubiaceae, Ericaceae, Gesneriaceae, And Fabaceae families.
Violet-bellied hummingbirds have a minimum lifespan of 6 years. This bird is a member of the family Trochilidae. As already mentioned before, these birds have a small but vibrant purple cap. Other than that, they also have black colored tail and wings. Although it is named Woodnymph, Fork-tailed is also a hummingbird that belongs to the family Trochilidae. These birds feed on nectar from various flowers, trees and herbs. And the best way to identify is by their purple chest and abdomen. Interestingly though, unlike most of its counterparts, this hummingbird has a relatively long tongue that allows them to easily extract the nectar from the flowers.
Also considered as the nominate subspecies of the crowed woodnymph, violet-crowed woodnymph is a medium-sized hummingbird famous for its small violet-coloured crown. As already mentioned before, this is a medium-sized hummingbird that has an average length and weight of Just like other hummingbirds, violet crowned woodnymph also posses sexual dimorphism as the females are slightly lighter compared to males measuring only around 8.
Known for their trademark high-pitched call, these birds can be found in the forests of Colombia, Guatemala, and Venezuela. These birds have a violet crown, green throat and breast, purple shoulders and belly. Not only its overall body is taller than other birds, but Hyacinth Macaw has a 1 m long wingspan. And due to this huge built the body of Hyacinth Macaw is also heavier.
Hyacinth Macaw can be seen in central and eastern South America, but it is going extinct now. But do not annoy them, it will not attack you but can act loud.
Sun Conure is also known as Sun Parakeet in aviculture, is a rainbow in bird form. Their plumage is bright yellow, which gives the bird its name. The underside of the bird has a bright orange color and the face is orange-flushed as well. Both wings have golden and green feathers. Most of the tail is olive green, but it has blue and green around its border. Both the adult male and the female have a similar rainbow appearance.
The Sun Parakeet are Northeastern South American native bright colored birds and easily found in that area. As a pet, sun conure is easy to be trained and is extremely cuddly. But be careful if provoked Sun Parakeet can bite the owner. Rose-breasted cockatoo is also widely known as Galah. It is native to mainland Australia and can be found in every part of the land. It is famous for its beautiful rose-colored body and grey wings.
The head is lighter than the rest of the body; meanwhile, the claws are grey. Both the male and female Galah have the same colored feathers and are hard to distinguish.
Pet owners and dealers differentiate between both genders by their eyes. Male Galah has a darker brown iris than its female companion. They do not like to cuddle that much as the umbrella cockatoo. Nonetheless, the Rose-breasted cockatoo has a peace-loving and friendly nature. And this makes them a good option for pet birds. Just like Sun Parakeet, Scarlet Macaw is also a rainbow bird. The top thing that makes it different and unique than other rainbow birds is its body weight and size.
Scarlet macaw has almost 1 meter tall with an equally longer wingspan. As the name suggests, she is mostly red with yellow, blue, and green feathers in both wings. Another thing that makes this bird look different is the white blushed face and black and white beak. Scarlet Macaw is native to central and South America and can be seen in the evergreen tropical forest.
As pets, scarlet macaw is an intelligent and friendly bird. The bird is confident but high maintenance and requires more time to be trained. But when trained well, it can develop a vocabulary of 10 words. The dusky lorry is also named as Dusky Orange Lory, White-rumped lorry or simply duskies. Most of its body I darker brown, but it has dusky orange underparts and neck.
The wings can have dusky orange or yellow feathers and the beak is usually orange. The male and female have similar appearances and the same building. This specie is found in the offshore islands of Batanta and New Guinea or the areas around those locations. Duskies are confident and high energy birds. It not only gives the owner attention but also demands the same attention and reward in return. This makes the white-rumped a high maintenance bird that is only suited for well-financed pet owners.
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