I know last week was a bit intense, so this week we’re going to relax with a bird that’s simply charming. And to do that, we’ll delve into the world of true royalty with the Amazonian royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus).
Without a doubt this is a bird that wears the crown.
The “Bird of the Week” section covers many things. just sometimes, all that matters is admiring a beautiful bird.
And this little jungle flycatcher is a pretty bird.
So let us admire it in the way it so justly deserves.
In reality, it’s difficult to find photos of them with their crests erect in their natural habitat, because they almost never do so when they are peacefully in the jungle. But when they are captured and held in someone’s hand, they immediately raise their crests.
People aren’t sure why they do that… It could be a display of aggression, but they don’t usually make displays of aggression in the wild, so it’s a bit of a mystery.
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