The Silver-Eared Mesia Is A Beautiful Mix Of Autumnal Colors

Today we continue our salute to fall-inspired featured birds with a bird that reminds us to look beyond our own backyards and borders to appreciate the full world of avifauna. With autumn knocking at our doors already, this beautiful bird named the Silver-Eared Mesia, comes as a very welcome treat that beholds all of this season’s color. Meet Mesia, a fascinating silver-eared bird with a beautiful mix of autumnal colors.

It's also one of the few bird species where there's not much of a distinction between the males and females. The most obvious difference is that the males have red-orange throats while the females have a yellow color. With an adult size of about 15.5–17 cm (6.1-6.7 in) and an average weight of 22–29g (0.75-1oz), these birds are extremely tiny and not always that obvious – despite the barrage of colors. Thankfully, they travel in noisy flocks and often prefer cool, moist typical climates. While mostly found in Hong Kong and Pakistan, they can also be found year-round in gardens and bushes in Southern China, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Malaysia.