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This group — dubbed the bombycillids , from the waxwing genus and family name — appears to fall near kinglets and a large group containing thrushes and muscicapids (Old World flycatchers and chats) in the passerine tree. Spellman et al. Cedar Waxwings are pictured above in a lovely image by Minette Layne.). Spellman et al.

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It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders. Remarkably, there are 59 bird families that have very little cultural significance; these are listed in Appendix III.

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MARCH 19, 2021

When the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (or SARS-CoV-2) acquired the name COVID-19 (short for “coronavirus 2019”) last February, many birders couldn’t help but notice the coincidental similarity between that abbreviation and name of one of the most familiar of all passerine families – Corvidae.

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Trogons and quetzals are an ancient, colorful bird family that occurs in forests and other wooded habitats from the American tropics to Africa to Southeast Asia. Bright and sociable, Green Jays are a joy to watch as they move around wooded habitats in tight family flocks in search of large insects, seed, and fruit.

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They are part of a family of New World Quail which includes Gambel’s, Mountain, Scaled and Montezuma Quail, as well as the Northern Bobwhite. The family stays very close to cover for several weeks, getting bolder as the young develop. The family group pictured below has been visiting my yard recently.

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It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers.

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DECEMBER 29, 2012

While eating lunch with Daisy and her family at a picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park the other day a small chipmunk-looking creature ventured out of the rock formation we were eating next to. The cute little critter was clearly looking for a handout which we did not provide.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Honeyeaters are a large bird family (190 species) with a strong presence in Australia. Their name refers to their habit of eating nectar and pollen, though most of them also eat insects and/or fruit. The name Miner is not actually a reference to the mining of minerals or coal, which are of limited use to birds. ” (HBW).

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JANUARY 27, 2012

One of the sweetest subsections of the duck family has to be the sawbills, formally known as mergansers. Mergansers are a family of diving waterfowl in Merginae , the seaduck subfamily of Anatidae. Mergansers are sometimes referred to sawbills because of their long, serrated bills.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

The seahawk that I refer to is, of course, the Osprey , a magnificent, fish-eating raptor that can be found not only catching and eating fish in Seattle’s extensive waterways but nesting as well. Their one Super Bowl appearance, in Super Bowl XL, ended in a 21-10 drubbing by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Seahawks in Seattle!

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JUNE 3, 2012

More importantly, I know which groups/families occur in these regions, which ones resemble each other, and where to find them in my books even in cases where similar groups are found in different segments of my field guide because they are not closely related to each other. This means I know my birds quite well.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. When we come to Gentoo Penguin again in the South Georgia chapter, for example, we’re referred back to its first appearance in Antarctica, utilizing the outline numbers.). A scientific analysis of the bird family was written by Lloyd S.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

And the references I use! My desk is littered with general field guides, guides to specific families, books about bird behavior, and books about status and distribution of birds in New York while my browser is always opened to eBird and xeno-canto.

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MAY 9, 2022

And as usual, the name seems to refer exclusively to the male of the species. On the other hand, another species – the Red-tailed Minla – is not a member of the Actinodura family. It likes to be in its own family, confusingly named Minla (of which the Blue-winged Minla and the Bar-throated Minla are not members).

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Founded by Roberto Chavarro and his family in the early eighties, this little reserve has been dropped slap-bang into the birding spotlight by the recent claims of the rediscovery of the Bogota Sunangel Heliangelus zusii , a species that is known from one record – a skin from 1909! Albeit premature thoughts.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The male bird’s scarlet plumage and pert crest was reminiscent enough of a Roman Catholic cardinal’s colored robes to earn it, its family, and its genus the name they all share. The family Cardinalidae encompasses a plethora of New World passerines.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We saw several species of this challenging family, after some time I managed to graduate with the ability to classify them as “streaked” or “unstreaked” When it came down to the actual species, however, I left it to the expert! Grey-backed Camaroptera (fondly referred to as Grey-backed Camera-operator throughout).

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APRIL 30, 2017

The figures show the order of bird families in the four field guides mentioned above. For easier reference, I have given the order of families in the oldest field guide (on the left) a spectral colour pattern and used the same colour for the respective families in the other guides. Order of bird families, non-songbirds.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Nonetheless, I thought it might be interesting and informative to review a DVD put out by Crowe’s Nest Media , a family owned and operated company, which is how I found a copy of Your Backyard: A young beginner’s guide to identifying 18 common feeder birds by sight & sound in my mailbox earlier this week.

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MAY 12, 2013

Its mostly found on the ground in thickets or the edges of dense vegetation and usually in small family parties. Pink-throated Twinspot’s scientific name is Hypargos margaritatus , the generic name means “possessing 100 eyes below” – “ hypo ” referring to “under” and “ argus ” to Argus, the 100-eyed guardian of Io. Pink-backed Pelican.

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MAY 5, 2015

Karlson and Dale Rosselet in Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds, the latest addition to the Peterson Reference Guide series and a book likely to revive the continuing discussion about the merits of GISS (the term used in the book, as opposed to the popular jizz ) versus traditional bird identification.

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MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). Do you know of any references for this? That would be mighty interesting.

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MARCH 26, 2011

The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds is undoubtedly the most innovative avian reference guide to come along in many years. Specialized guides rarely seem to capture the imagination as effectively as the more holistic references. Future field guides have much room to grow in guides focuses on families of birds.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’m not saying this is right, I’m saying, as someone experienced in using reference books with people seeking a specific answer, there is a limit in how much preparatory time they’re willing to put in.) Checklist for Belize lists 622 species in 76 families, of which 104 are rare or accidental and four introduced.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Twelve family accounts have been added. It is 72 pages longer than the first edition. An undisclosed number of family and species accounts have been updated. Nine photographers contributed most of the photographs used to illustrate the family sections, including Richard Crossley, Kevin T. Over 70 range maps were updated.

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JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Some other members of the shrike family were a bit less testosterone-driven at Nanhui – like this Bull-headed Shrike … … this rather attractive-looking Tiger Shrike … … or one of the many Brown Shrikes passing through Nanhui on migration. . It certainly does not refer to the status of Nanhui.

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AUGUST 19, 2015

Also interesting is that there is a relatively formal connection between historic families (you can think of these as “clans”) and regular use of specific trails or sets of trails. Many families or individuals live in the Twin Cities and have a cabin up north. Turns out this is true of Minnesotans as well. So remember.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The three swallows here are a tribute to the three main hills that dominate the land around this ancient city, as well as reference to the trio of native grapes of Verona that comprise this wine: Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone. The family-run Zenato estate was founded in 1960 lies near Lake Garda, just to the east of Verona.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

This relatively new technique has been used to study relationships among and within several groups of mammals, including lagamorphs (rabbits and hares), rodents, and cetaceans (whales and dolphins), but I couldn’t find many references to its application in avian systematics yet.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

What a nice, close knit family! References: 1 Birds of North America Online. Two articles report more than 150 individuals roosting in one tree 1. They sure are cute when you see a group of them fluttering around. This is a video of someone hand feeding these energetic little birds. Birds nuthatches Pygmy Nuthatch West Coast'

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JULY 17, 2012

The behavior of the happy Forpus family after they leave the nest is still a relatively unknown subject, and is currently a subject of the Forpus project’s research. The oldest leave first, forcing the parents to divide their time between those left in the nest and those that have flown away.

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MARCH 11, 2013

The Common Black Hawk earns its name by being common throughout at least part of its wide range, being black or very dark as adults, and being a hawk in the family Accipitridae. His name Makataimeshekiakiak meant Black Sparrow Hawk , which on this side of the Atlantic refers to the American Kestrel. But he was a badass.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Most Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals. References: 1 Birds of North America Online a. These birds inhabit foothill and mountain woodlands and are closely associated with oaks and usually found in pine-oak woodlands.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Species formerly referred to as P. The Brown Accento r certainly ranks among the less attractive accentors, though of course, some species in this family set a rather high bar. The HBW delights with exciting information on systematics history: “Specific name sometimes erroneously spelt P.

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JULY 12, 2024

This was an unexpected encounter Griffon Vulture : common in Spain, but seriously endangered in Cyprus Shrikes are one of my favourite families of birds. The shrikes are one of the most handsome of bird families. A wandering White-tailed Eagle in Norfolk in April.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

And they rhyme “winner” with “five-piece chicken dinner” (finally getting to the stretched lapwing reference). Another nice line from the same song is “I must be driving towards success but I can’t find the keys to my car” (no birding reference though).

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