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A kinnara (Sanskrit: Kiṃnara) is a creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. [ 1] They are described as part human and part bird, and have a strong association with music and love. Believed to come from the Himalayas, they often watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger.
Thunderbird is a Bolliger and Mabillard Launched Wing Coaster that opened at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana in 2015. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client. The Thunderbird is the cap badge and symbol of the Canadian Forces Military Police since 1968.
A. Afterlife: (or life after death) A generic term referring to a purported continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or a personal reputation that is so strong as to be capable of persistent social influence long after death. (see also soul) Agnosticism: the view that the existence of God or the ...
The common name comes from the call of the familiar pied currawong of eastern Australia and is onomatopoeic. They were formerly known as crow-shrikes or bell-magpies . Despite their resemblance to crows and ravens, they are only distantly related to the corvidae , instead belonging to an Afro-Asian radiation of birds of superfamily Malaconotoidea .
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The term "swallow" is used as the common name for Hirundo rustica in the UK [1] and Ireland. [2]
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus ( Desfontaines, 1789)
Southern white-faced owl. Southern white-fringed antwren. Southern yellow white-eye. Southern yellow-billed hornbill. Southern yellowthroat. Souza's shrike. Spangle-cheeked tanager. Spangled coquette.
An eastern towhee ( Pipilo erythrophthalmus) singing, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, United States. Blackbird song. Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding, songs (relatively complex vocalizations) are ...