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GREEN-BILLED TOUCAN (Ramphastos dicolorus ) Also known as the Red-breasted Toucan, the green-billed toucan is a species of toucan (Ramphastidae) that occurs in southern and eastern Brazil, Para...

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GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias ) …a large species of heron (Ardeidae) that is native to most of North America and Central America. Like other large herons great blue herons are predators u...

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RHINOCEROS HORNBILL (Buceros rhinoceros ) …a large species of Hornbill (Bucerotidae) that is native to high altitude forests in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and much of the Malay Peninsula. Like ot...

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D'ARNAUD’S BARBET (Trachyphonus darnaudii ) …a species of African Barbet (Lybiidae) that is native to eastern Africa. chiefly Kenya and Tanzania. T. darnaudii has several distinct subspecie...

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AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (Spizella arborea ) …a species of New-World Sparrow (Emberizidae) that is native to North America. American tree sparrows were formerly known as winter sparrows since th...

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ELK (Cervus canadensis ) Also known as the wapiti, C. canadensis is a large species of cervid that occurs throughout parts of North America and eastern Asia. Like other ruminants elk are herbiv...

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately, school is making me fairly busy and I can only maintain so many blogs healthfully. I promise to get back into business soon. With at least one post per week. I...

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SORA (Porzana carolina ) …a species of rail that can be found throughout the Americas. Like other rails this species is secretive and will inhabit marshes feeding on seeds, insects and snails...

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INDIGO BUNTING (Passerina cyanea ) …while called a bunting, this species is actually more closely related to cardinals than to buntings in the family Emberizidae. Indigo buntings summer in th...

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BELTED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle alcyon ) …a species of water kingfisher that occurs in North America and Central America. Like other kingfishers this species feeds mainly on fish which are caug...

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AMERICAN REDSTART (Setophaga ruticilla ) …A species of New-World warbler that is completely unrelated to the Old-World Redstarts. S.ruticilla breeds in North America and will winter in Centra...

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PACHYCONDYLA APICALIS …a species of ponerine ant that occurs from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Costa Rica. These ants are noted for their complex foraging habits. Sound /Image...

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RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phoeniceus ) …a species of new-world blackbird that is found throughout North America and parts of Central America. This species is noted for its red and yellow...

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LAUGHING GULL (Leucophaeus atricilla ) ….a medium-sized species of gull is fond along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. This species is noted for...

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PIED AVOCET (Recurvirostra avosetta ) …A species of wader that breeds in temperate Europe and western and central Asia, and winters in Africa or southern Asia. Like other avocets R.avostta fe...

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WESTERN MEADOWLARK (Sturnella neglecta ) …A species of icterid that is native to western North America. Like their eastern counterpart western meadowlarks feed on the ground and are noted for...

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AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla aguimp ) ….A species of motacillid bird that is found throughout Africa. They are typically found in wet areas and feed on insects and tadpoles. Sound /Image...

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MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius montezuma ) …A species of tropical Icterid that is native to Central America. Like other oropendolas this species is noted for its unique call and nest. So...

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LITTLE BUSTARD (Tetrax tetrax ) …A species of bustard (relative of cranes) that breeds in southern Europe and in western/central Asia. It is noted for its distinctive “raspberry-blowing” ...

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