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The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. [1] It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it ...
The male painted bunting is often described as the most beautiful bird in North America and as such has been nicknamed nonpareil, or "without equal". [6] Its colors, dark blue head, green back, red rump, and underparts, make it extremely easy to identify, but it can still be difficult to spot since it often skulks in foliage even when it is singing.
Lesser sand plover, Anarhynchus mongolus. Snowy plover, on the beach at Vandenberg, CA. Plovers (/ ˈplʌvər / PLUV-ər, [1] also US: / ˈploʊvər / PLOH-vər) [2] are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the family, [1] though only about half of them ...
L. megarhynchos. Binomial name. Luscinia megarhynchos. Brehm, 1831. Range of L. megarhynchos. Breeding. Non-breeding. The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush ...
List of birds of Iceland. The gyrfalcon is the national bird of Iceland. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Iceland. The avifauna of Iceland included a total of 419 confirmed species as of May 2023 according to the Icelandic Birding Pages (IBP) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1] The entire populations of two species have ...
Grey-headed kingfisher, by Giles Laurent. Red-chested cuckoo, by Giles Laurent. Slaty-crowned antpitta, by Charlesjsharp. Graceful pitta, by JJ Harrison. Sword-billed hummingbird, by Charlesjsharp. Chestnut-naped antpitta, by Charlesjsharp. Gibson's albatross, by JJ Harrison. Little ringed plover, by Stephan Sprinz.
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Description. [edit] With a length of 4.3 inches and a weight of 0.18-0.21 ounces, the American Bushtit is one of the smallest passerines in North America. It is mostly gray-brown in color, with a large head, short neck, long tail, and small, stubby beak. Moreover, bushtits have different characteristics based on their sex and habitats.