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  2. List of birds by common name - Wikipedia

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    In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents

  3. Category:Given names derived from birds - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Given names derived from birds" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  4. Western bluebird - Wikipedia

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    Adult female in Livermore, California. The western bluebird is a small stocky bird with a length of 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in). The adult male is bright blue on top and on the throat with an orange breast and sides, a brownish patch on back, and a gray belly and undertail coverts.

  5. List of macaws - Wikipedia

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    Areas of pale skin on the sides of the face are covered with lines of small dark-blue feathers, with pinkish bare skin at the base of the beak. [11] North Bolivia Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) 81–96 cm (32–36 in) long. Mostly bright red, with red, yellow and blue in the wings. There is bare white skin around the each eye extending to the bill.

  6. Category:Birds by common name - Wikipedia

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    B. Bar-necked cuckoo-dove; Bar-winged cinclodes; Bearded bulbul; Black korhaan; Black swift; Black-and-white fairywren; Black-and-white monarch; Black-capped babbler

  7. Some birds named after people will get new names to avoid ...

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    A Cooper's Hawk perches on a utility line. This is one of the many birds that will receive a new name. The American Ornithological Society announced it is renaming all birds named after people ...

  8. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    A bare patch of skin that most female birds gain during the nesting season for thermoregulation purposes, by shedding feathers close to the belly, in an area that will be in contact with the eggs during incubation. The patch of bare skin is well supplied with blood vessels at the surface, facilitating heat transfer to the eggs. [56] brood parasite

  9. Bird names will no longer honor racists, and it’s about time

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    For example, several birdsnames honor Alexander Wilson, a naturalist. But his diaries reportedly include racist terms to describe birds. Wilson’s warbler and Wilson’s snipe are on the list ...