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The result of breeding chinchilla, New Zealand, and checkered giant/Californian rabbits, this beautiful bunny is "a large, hardy breed with a calm temperament, making them ideal pets for children ...
Stamps (with world range map) at bird-stamps.org "Snow Bunting media". Internet Bird Collection. Snow Bunting photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) Snow Bunting Images - ARKive; Interactive range map of Plectrophenax nivalis at IUCN Red List; The Birds of North America Online; Audubon Guide to North American Birds; Bird Web: Snow Bunting
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.
Juvenile male indigo bunting at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island, Texas The indigo bunting is a smallish songbird, around the size of a small sparrow. It measures 11.5–15 cm (4.5–5.9 in) long, with a wingspan of 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in).
The family Emberizidae was formerly much larger and included the species now placed in the Passerellidae (New World sparrows) and Calcariidae (longspurs and snow buntings). Molecular phylogenetic studies found that the large family consisted of distinct clades that were better treated as separate families.
Birds of the World is a subscription-access database that aims to describe comprehensive life history information on birds. This includes: [1] Species accounts Details on taxonomy, habitat, breeding, diet, and behaviors; Family accounts; Hybrid and subspecies descriptions and photos; Migration and range maps; IUCN Conservation Status ...
Image credits: aymbrbr Using the subway and other public modes of transportation, in general, can lead to some really bizarre experiences.. Broadly speaking, so many people use trains and buses ...
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.