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Yellow-faced myna. The yellow-faced myna grows to a length of between 23 and 26 cm (9 and 10 in) and is one of the largest species of starling. [3] The head has short black feathers glossed bluish-purple on the forehead and at the base of the upper mandible, but most of the head is bare yellowish-orange skin.
The shortest-bodied species is Kenrick's starling (Poeoptera kenricki), at 15 cm (6 in), but the lightest-weight species is Abbott's starling (Poeoptera femoralis), which is 34 g (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 oz). The largest starling, going on standard measurements and perhaps weight, is the Nias hill myna ( Gracula robusta ).
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC). As of November 2022, there were 539 species included in the official list. [1]
“It started to become a bit of an obsession,” recalled the photographer, who recently published a book of his starling images. “And every night that we went down, we learned a little bit more.
The yellow-billed loon is "an international species of concern," that is among the 10 rarest birds in the U.S. Vegas' Bellagio pauses fountain show after rare bird spotted in water Skip to main ...
There is more genetic variation between common starling populations than between the nominate common starling and the spotless starling. [11] Although common starling remains are known from the Middle Pleistocene , [ 12 ] part of the problem in resolving relationships in the Sturnidae is the paucity of the fossil record for the family as a whole.
Federal wildlife officials said Monday they are delaying a long-awaited decision to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct, months after grainy photos and videos emerged that purported to ...
Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. The species in the family vary widely in size, shape, behavior, and coloration. The name, meaning " jaundiced ones" (from the prominent yellow feathers of many species) comes from the Ancient Greek ikteros via the Latin ictericus .