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Do nine-primaried oscines represent 16 different families?

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Because this group is so rich in species, so readily able to exploit a wide range of environments and food sources, debates about how to classify these birds have smouldered for decades. Some scientists have lumped them all into one enormous family (e.g., Summer Tanager ( Piranga rubra ) by David J. Barker et al.

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The origins of tanagers, warblers, and sparrows are coming into focus

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A new paper out this month attempts to paint the most comprehensive picture yet of the origins and diversification of the American sparrows, wood-warblers, blackbirds, cardinals, tanagers, and their kin, an enormous group of birds more than 800 species strong.

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Vineyards near Koblenz

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This seems like a strange – but welcome – turn of events after having failed to see this species several times in the region. It initially ran off, but then adopted a different strategy by crouching on the ground and relying on its camouflage, its big eyes looking up at me.

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Endangered and Unknown: Red-billed Curassow

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However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular. Curassows are such stately birds.

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Northern Potoo

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Sometimes called “Poor-me-ones&# on account of their haunting calls, these bizarre denizens of the night come in 7 different flavors from the family Nyctibiidae within the order Caprimulgiformes. This is an adaptation that it shares with other potoo species, as shown in Corey’s photo of a roosting Great Potoo.

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Pycnonotidae: A Critical Review

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A typical description of the family is that of “a tropical African and Asian songbird that typically has a melodious voice and drab plumage”, another is “small, dull-colored passerine birds of Asia and Africa”, yet another states that they are “often rather plain” Individual species get even harsher reviews.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding season is here again!

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The eggs hatched out around 20th June after 28 days of incubation and the Pied Oystercatcher family were soon on the move. The strategy of this pair of Pied Oystercatchers is to lay their eggs in a dune area which is amongst the busiest area for vehicles on the beach. Last Saturday, 26th of June, we walked north on Cable Beach.

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