The ABC of birds - the letter X

[Aafke]

X is for Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

I never heard of this bird before but I found him in my Petersond birdbook.
The Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus or Yellow-headed Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird.
Adults have a pointed bill. The adult male is mainly black with a yellow head and breast; they have a white wing patch sometimes only visible in flight. The adult female is mainly brown with a dull yellow throat and breast.



The X is a difficult letter but now I have (for the first time) the opportunity to start a letter.
greetings Aafke

[Dumpsterkitty]

X is for Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

I never heard of this bird before but I found him in my Petersond birdbook.
The Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus or Yellow-headed Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird.
Adults have a pointed bill. The adult male is mainly black with a yellow head and breast; they have a white wing patch sometimes only visible in flight. The adult female is mainly brown with a dull yellow throat and breast.



The X is a difficult letter but now I have (for the first time) the opportunity to start a letter.
greetings Aafke

Excellent job!  Excellent bird!

Ei

[Patti from Kentucky]

X is for Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

I never heard of this bird before but I found him in my Petersond birdbook.
The Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus or Yellow-headed Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird.

The X is a difficult letter but now I have (for the first time) the opportunity to start a letter.
greetings Aafke

Ha ha!  I actually have a photo I've taken of a Yellow-headed Blackbird that I was saving for the "Y"s, since I hadn't bothered to look up his latin name.  Perhaps I'll go ahead and post it now!

Patti

[Patti from Kentucky]

Thanks to Aafke, here is my Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus).  I took the photo in Yellowstone National Park back in 1997 (pre-digital), so this is scanned from a negative.

[Annette]

Xenus cinereus

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terekwasserl%C3%A4ufer

[Annette]

Xema sabini

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwalbenm%C3%B6we

[Annette]

Xipholena punicea (english Pompadour Cotinga)

The Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname,
and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[Kris G.]

Xipholena punicea (english Pompadour Cotinga)

The Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname,
and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Beautiful!

[dale]

Xipholena punicea (english Pompadour Cotinga)

no...way.  No....way. Never seen that. Looks like maybe something a flamingo would dream.

Excellent find, Annette!

and kudos on Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Aafke and Patti. FINE-looking critter.

dale

[MAK]

Annette that bird is gorgeous!