astronomy-to-zoology:

 Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

(Polyplectron napoleonis)

is a pheasant of the family (phasianidae). they can be found on a single island in the Philippines, Palawan island (thus the name). they are a medium size bird growing up to 50cm long, their most distinguishing characteristic is their plumage, as they have highly iridescent blue feathers on their backs and with peacock like ocelli on their tail feathers (thus the name peacock pheasant. females are smaller than the male and are less colorful. (as the male uses his plumage for mating). due to habitat loss, hunting and limited habitat range they are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Galliformes-Phasianidae-Argusianinae-Polyplectron

improbablecarny:

STOP EVERYTHING YOU’RE DOING AND WATCH THIS VIDEO OF A TINY BIRD SNEEZING

didney-worl-no-uta:

emilylikesaliens:

quiixotical:

saftasming:

queenofmallets:

bootylicious-buggy:

cliffe:

asktheharpy:

Best.

Bird.

Ever.

omg

BURD

That is no bird.

It’s a weird feathery fish creature.

It looks like a puppet there ha ha

AM I A BIRD OR AM I A MUPPET?!

oh my god, now that I know what it sounds like its EVEN BETTER

How is this thing even a thing

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE POPPED OUT OF AN ABE’S ODYSSEE GAME

say it again bitch

unleashed-rage:

This is a potoo post.

dovne:

kuromidou:

(Twitter / JazzyPoomama: @okyameinko うん …から)

oh my god

itsvondell:

sometimes birds lie about their necks

fairy-wren:

Wire Crested Thorntail. Photos by ownbyphotography