Bizarre Facts
2009 July 14
This is a silly post…I came across these bizarre bird names while surfing the net:
- Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird: One of two species of Go-Away birds (the other is White-Bellied); they live in Africa
- Crinkle-Collared Manucode: This species if found in the lowlands and hill forests in mainland New Guinea and Misool Island of West Papua…They eat only frutis and figs
- Perplexing Scrubwren: Found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant: This ‘pygmy tyrant’ is found in South America…A fitting name, don’t you think?
- Marvelous Spatuletail: This is a kind of humming bird found only in a remote valley in Peru
If you think I’ve made these named up, please check the links…My favourite is the Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant…Which one is yours?
The Lilac-breasted roller? (Southern Africa)
The tit?
How could I have not included the ‘tit’? Tsk…tsk…
Rofl !! The tit !!
interesting.. !
Wow! Bones, that was quite interesting! I don’t have a favourite, among these, sadly
Another great list Bones… wonder were you ge all this stuff from.
As to the last bird that you failed to include…do they come in pairs?!
ha! ha!
Gem picker alert !
I agree completely:)
Ditto.
Bones, you busy? How is Singapore treating you?
Yes, I’m busy…Have to look after daughter and house…
As interesting as the names are Bones none of them somehow appeal
which geniuses came up with these I wonder? 
and what names!
my kind of bird would be with a more poetic name
like a hummingbird:) sounds like its always humming:)
Wow….you have trawled the depth of the net and come up with these “deep sea” gems. That was very interesting.
I stand enlightened…..Thank you.
looks like you have been on a visit to the Jurong bird park! heh…heh…
This is before my visit to the park – don’t know what will happen after…
Ha! ha! Very interesting!
I am reading in mobile… will check out once I get back to my PC
bare faced go away bird!
:)
I would name mine after visiting Jurong Bird Park
where art thou,my friend?? Are you enjoying Singapore?
Yes, I am Piper…Still hanging around…
Such interesting names these birds have. I think Perplexing Scrubwren is also cute like Pale-eyed-Pigmy-tyrant. Rest of the links. are not opening for me right now.