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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Coat of arms of Texas: 1993 National guard crest Crest of the Texas National Guard: February 18, 1924 Flower: Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus) [1] March 1901 [3] Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 1919 Soil: Houston Black: Bird: Northern mockingbird: 1927 [1] [4] Song ...
Tanagers are small to medium-sized birds. The shortest-bodied species, the white-eared conebill, is 9 cm (4 in) long and weighs 6 g (0.2 oz), barely smaller than the short-billed honeycreeper. The longest, the magpie tanager is 28 cm (11 in) and weighs 76 g (2.7 oz).
It has a total length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and weighs 23–28 g (0.81–0.99 oz). The male is black with a grey rump, white underparts and a white wing-speculum. It is longer-billed than the superficially similar black-and-white seedeater and lacks the black flanks and chalk-white bill of the related cone-billed tanager.
Red-billed tropicbird; a few breed on Swan Cay off the Caribbean coast. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans which have exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus LC
The first 12-team College Football Playoff field was revealed on Sunday. Undefeated Oregon earned the top seed, while SMU beat out Alabama for the 12th and final spot. Oregon, Georgia, Boise State ...
The red-breasted meadowlark is a small icterid, 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighing 40–48 g (1.4–1.7 oz). Males are larger than females. The male has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright red throat, belly and wing epaulets. This striking "redcoat" plumage gives rise to the specific name militaris and the Trinidadian name "soldier bird ...
The current price of Dollar Tree's products may increase again because of President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans, Dollar Tree executives said.. Apart from increased prices, the discount ...