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Common nighthawk. The common nighthawk or bullbat (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [3][4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [3][5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark [3] (gray, black and brown), [5] displaying cryptic colouration and ...
Muscicapa carolinensisLinnaeus, 1766. Turdus felivoxVieillot, 1807. A Gray catbird stands in the grass. The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the " catbird " genus Dumetella.
Individuals live in large home ranges, and are sparsely distributed within a region. The jaguarundi is an efficient climber, but typically prefers hunting on ground. It feeds on various kinds of prey, especially ground-feeding birds, reptiles, rodents and small mammals. Mating occurs throughout the year, with peaks at different times of the ...
In this list of birds by common name, a total of 10,976 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Since 2022, the USDA has tracked over 300 cases of the EA H5N1 strain in mammals across the US. From March 2024 to the present day, several dozen cases have been confirmed in domestic cats, the ...
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solitaire. The two formed the subfamily Raphinae, a clade of extinct flightless birds that were a part of the family ...
Just Adopted. Image credits: Electronic-Age-4019. #37 Never Like Cats Until My Wife Bullied Me Into Adopting One And Now We Have This Little Skitzo. He’s Now My Best Friend. My Good Time Boy. My ...
Falco haliaetus Linnaeus, 1758. The osprey (/ ˈɒspri, - preɪ /; [2] Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings.