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Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (A ...
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
Native birds of the Southwestern United States (2 C, 76 P) Pages in category "Native birds of the Western United States" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
Western Australia; Ashmore Reef (AU) Christmas Island (AU) Lord Howe Island (AU) Norfolk Island (AU) New Zealand. North Island; South Island; Stewart Island; Auckland Islands (NZ) Chatham Islands (NZ) Kermadec Islands (NZ) Antipodes Islands (NZ) Bounty Islands (NZ) Campbell Islands (NZ)
(The Center Square) – Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game ...
A proposal is underway to create a new fund to improve Pennsylvania’s forest habitat to protect birds like the ruffed grouse. Sen. Greg Rothman, R-34, in Perry County and parts of Cumberland and ...
Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct). They are the marsh rice rat ( Oryzomys palustris ), eastern wolf ( Canis lycaon ), American marten ( Martes americana ), wolverine ( Gulo gulo ), cougar ( Puma concolor ), Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis ), moose ( Alces alces ), and ...
Up to 8,000 mink are on the loose in Pennsylvania, and residents are being encouraged to stay away from them. Pennsylvania State Police troopers say someone cut holes in the fence of the Richard ...