10 Black And White Birds In The World(Pictures And Info)

Birds are also termed Maniraptora which is actually a clade of dinosaurs. This is why birds are also known as modern dinosaurs and they appear in various colour patterns across the globe. Here is the list of 10 beautiful black and white birds in the world,

Black And White Birds

1.Pied Avocet

Pied avocet is a large black and white bird that belongs to the family Recurvirostridae. The bird used to thrive in temperate regions of Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia then on to the Russian Far East. It is also migratory that loves to spend its winter in Africa or southern Asia. The bird was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae and the name was given was Recurvirostra avosetta. Talking about the appearance, It is one of the most beautiful black and white birds in the world popular for its striking white wader with bold black markings. Both males and females look similar and feed on crustaceans and insects.

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2.Indian paradise flycatcher

The Indian paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized bird species native to Asia. It is mostly seen in the regions of the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Myanmar. Talking about the appearance, the male species have elongated central tail feathers along with black and rufous plumage. It preys and feeds on insects, which they capture in the air often below a densely canopied tree. Talking about the appearance, it has a glossy black with a black crown and crest along with black bill round and sturdy with beautiful black eyes. It will grow up to 19 to 22 cm long along with wings of 86 to 92 mm long. It used to migrate to tropical Asia in winters.

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3.Black-headed ibis

Black-headed ibis is also known as the Oriental white ibis or Indian white ibis or black-necked ibis is a wading bird that belongs to the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is mostly seen and breeds in Southeast Asia from India to the west and as far east as Japan. Talking about the appearance, it has a beautiful white plumage along with a black neck and head. The beak is down curved and the legs are black. One of the amazing water birds can grow up to 65 to 76 cm in length and the bird species is native to countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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4.White-browed wagtail

White-browed Wagtail is also known as large pied wagtail is medium-sized bird species that belongs to the wagtail family. It is known for its beautiful pattern of black above and white below and hence listed as one of the beautiful black and white birds in the world. It also has a prominent white brow, shoulder stripe, and outer tail feathers. The bird species is native to South Asia and mostly seen thriving near small water bodies and have adapted to urban environments where they often nest on rooftops. It can grow up to 21 cm in length and has black upper parts, head, and breast along with a white supercilium and large white wingbar. The breeding season of the bird species is from March to October and feeds on orthopterans, caterpillars, and spiders.

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5.Oriental magpie-robin

Oriental magpie-robin is a small passerine bird that belongs to the family Turdidae. It is a popular black and white bird known for its long tail and mostly seen in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. This is the national bird of Bangladesh that can grow up to 19 centimetres long including a long tail. Males have a black upper part along with a white shoulder patch, however, females have a greyish black above and greyish white. The bird species is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and eastern Pakistan, eastern Indonesia, Thailand, South China, Malaysia, and Singapore. It used to thrive in open areas such as mangroves, gardens, cultivated areas, and will not be seen in deep forests.

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6.American Coot

The American Coot is a beautiful bird known for its small head and thin legs. Talking about the appearance, it is one of the beautiful black and white birds that come with dark bodies and white faces mostly seen near open water throughout the continent. It can grow up to a length of 34 to 43 cm in length along with a wingspan of 58 to 71 cm and weighs approximately 427 to 848 gms. The average lifespan of the species is 9 to 22 yrs in the wild and mostly seen in the regions of New York and Massachusetts in the northern United States along with southern Canada. They are social birds that mostly visible in flocks and they are the only rail family members to live in groups. It preys and feeds on invertebrates, algae, plants, and small vertebrates such as fish and tadpoles.

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7.Pied Bushchats

Pied Bushchats is a small passerine bird mostly seen in the regions of West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. As of now, 16 subspecies have been identified on different islands and other shrubs. It used to prepare insects mainly from the ground and hence placed in the thrush family Turdidae, however, now it is considered an Old World flycatcher. The bird species is widely distributed in tropical southern Asia from the Greater Middle East through the Indian subcontinent eastwards to Indonesia. It loves to thrive in open habitats including scrub, grassland, and cultivation. The breeding season of the bird species is from March to Jun where males used to sing prominent perches.

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8.Heart-spotted woodpecker

A Heart-spotted woodpecker is a species of bird that belongs to the woodpecker family known as Picidae. The bird is known for its black and white plumage along with a large wedge-shaped head by which it can easily identify in the wild. The bird species has been recognized by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1832 and the specimen has been collected from Bago in Myanmar. It is mostly seen in the Himalayan forests of India and extends into Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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9.Pied Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher is the only black and white kingfisher in the world. The species is widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Male species is known for its double black band across their breast and females have a black chest that is often broken with a white stripe in the middle. They are also social birds that appear in groups and form large roosts at night. It mainly feeds on fish and can swallow its prey in mid-flight. It is also one of the feastest kingfishers that can reach a speed of up to 50 km/h. It used to produce the sound “chirruk chirruk” and it is one of six species of kingfishers found at Kariega. The other ones are names as the giant, brown-hooded, pygmy, half-collared, and the malachite kingfishers. Kingfishers are also listed as one of the calmest birds or animals in the world.

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10.Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker is the smallest and commonly seen woodpecker in Ohio state of the United States of America. It is also one of the common birds of Iowa. Talking about the appearance, they have black and white feathers and hence listed as one of the black and white birds in the world. The tail and wings are black, howvever, the stomach, chest, and back are white. It can grow upto 5 to 7 inches in length and once it stretches they appear longer. Males and females search for food in different areas where a male searches on smaller branches and a female looks for middle or lower areas of the trees. The primary reason for woodpeckers peck holes in the trees so that they will get destructive bugs called wood-boring larvae. They are ready to have babies in less than 1 year of age and eggs will take 12 days to hatch and will stay with parents for about a month.

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