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American black duck Bufflehead. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans.These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Kansas. This list of birds of Kansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kansas and accepted by the Kansas Ornithological Society (KOS). As of January 2022, there are 483 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]
The tropical mockingbird forages on the ground or low in vegetation; it also captures flying insects such as swarming termites on the wing. It is omnivorous; its diet includes a variety of arthropods (such as spiders , grasshoppers , and beetles ), seeds, small fruits and berries, larger cultivated fruits (such as mangoes and sapodillas ...
The northern mockingbird is a medium-sized mimid that has long legs and tail. [12] Males and females look alike. [13] Its upper parts are colored gray, while its underparts have a white or whitish-gray color. [14] It has parallel wing bars on the half of the wings connected near the white patch giving it a distinctive appearance in flight. [14]
The blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Mexico , but has occurred as a vagrant in the southern United States . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , and heavily degraded former forest.
Bumble Bee Joins Endangered Species List Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes. North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains , whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S ...
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