10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2013

And now we enter into a family of birds more or less unknown to non-birders. And truth told, over the years they’ve been something of a square peg for ornithologists too, not fitting precisely into any of the known families of birds. I would never have believed it, but if the science says so who am I to argue otherwise?

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Jordan Guatemala South America Birds 218

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

For example, I was going to add “no tail” to the list of features above, what all frogs share, when I remembered that there are indeed a small family of Tailed frogs, four species in New Zealand and two in North America (though, the tails are quite tiny). If you don’t live near a science museum, then read this chapter.

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

This clade, Mayr says, is “most likely the sister taxon&# of Madagascar’s terrestrial mesites (!). The relationships among these families have been pretty well sorted out, and the entire clade belongs in a clade of landbirds ( passerines, parrots, diurnal raptors, mousebirds, owls , etc.)

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Madagascar Louisiana Penguins Germany 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Bravo if you have.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100