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The monk parakeet was described by French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. [2] The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. [3]
The type species was subsequent designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855. [4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning "mouse" and the Neo-Latin psitta meaning "parrot". [5] The name alludes to the mouse-grey face and underparts of the monk parakeet. [6]
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. African openbill, Anastomus lamelligerus (A) [12] Black stork, Ciconia nigra; White stork, Ciconia ciconia; Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer (A) [13] Yellow-billed stork ...
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The Marine Mammal Center, based in California, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of Ke Kai Ola, a hospital and conservation program dedicated to monk seals.
Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae Little tinamou Red-winged tinamou. The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes.
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