The ioras (Aegithinidae) are a small family of four bird species found in India and southeast Asia. They are generally highly arboreal and usually occur in the tree canopy, with only very rare records of this family coming down to the ground. Their habitats include lowland acacia scrub, forest edge ,as well as agricultural land. The group exhibits sexual dimorphism in its plumage, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens. They eat insects and spiders. Songs are whistles that are musical to human ears. This family has just one genus.
Genus Aegithina
Iora,_Common Aegithina tiphia Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
The Common Iora has yellow underparts; 2 white wing-bars. Nonbreedin male has black wings, tail. In addition, breeding male has black cap, back Female has greenish wings; olive tail.
Similar to; White-tailed Iora. White-tailed Iora has white edges to tail feathers converging broalyd to white patch at end of tail. Some subspecies of Common Iora may have a little white on tai tipl.
Image by: 1) NatureAtYourBackyard 2, 3) Lip Kee - Indonesia 4) Joby_Joseph - India 5) Steve Garvie - Sri Lanka 6, 7) Doug Janson - SingaporeSimilar to; White-tailed Iora. White-tailed Iora has white edges to tail feathers converging broalyd to white patch at end of tail. Some subspecies of Common Iora may have a little white on tai tipl.
Iora,_Great Aegithina lafresnayei Found: southeast Asia, Malaysia
image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - Thailand
Iora,_Green Aegithina viridissima Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The male Green Iora has mainly green plumage; black tail; split yellow eye-ring.
Image by: 1) John Gerrard keulemans 2) Lip Kee - Malaysia 3) Bernard Dupont - Malaysia
Iora,_White-tailed also Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea Found: Indian subcontinent
The White-tailed Iora has yellow underparts; black on other parts.
Similar to; Common Iora. White-tailed Iora has white edges to tail feathers converging broalyd to white patch at end of tail. Some subspecies of Common Iora may have a little white on tai tipl.
Image by: 1) Tarique Sani - India 2) Pkspks 3) Svtiste_commonswiki 4) Chandu BandiSimilar to; Common Iora. White-tailed Iora has white edges to tail feathers converging broalyd to white patch at end of tail. Some subspecies of Common Iora may have a little white on tai tipl.
