Red Billed Leiothrix

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basquesteve · #1 Post by **basquesteve** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:43 pm

There was terrible blue picture of an Exotic ‘lipsticked’ song bird in the latest printed French Connexion recently a Leiothrix lutea
I know it as a Red Billed Leiothrix

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It knocked itself out on the kitchen window a few years back

Trelawney · #2 Post by **Trelawney** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 9:41 am

Lovely looking bird. If it is tame enough to sit on a finger, does that mean it is a domestic, caged bird?

Polarengineer · #3 Post by **Polarengineer** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 9:45 am

We have had quite a few birds kissing the windows, they sit happily on your hand while they recover their wits. The window stickers do not seem to help much in warning them of a coming encounter.

Lori · #4 Post by **Lori** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 10:49 am

Lovely little bird. I've seen them around here.

Trelawney · #5 Post by **Trelawney** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 12:00 pm

I didn’t read the bit about crashing. Sorry.

basquesteve · #6 Post by **basquesteve** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 9:47 pm

I remembered another lovely creature that had a collision with our windows in the Aude a few years back A Firecrest

RobertArthur · #7 Post by **RobertArthur** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 10:41 pm

Black and white, too young for a window collision.

RobertArthur · #8 Post by **RobertArthur** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:52 pm

City birds seem to find out early
How to open windows with just a song
A lot of food and they won't have to worry
They'll dress up all in colour, fly in style...

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