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The turquoise-browed motmot is a well-known bird in its range. It has acquired a number of local names including guardabarranco ("ravine-guard") in Nicaragua, torogoz in El Salvador (based on its call) and pájaro reloj ("clock bird") in the Yucatán, based on its habit of wagging its tail like a pendulum.
The Cu bird (Spanish: pájaro cu or cú) is a bird from a Mexican folktale that is unhappy with its looks. According to the legend, the other birds agreed to the barn owl's proposal to give the Cu bird one feather each and in return asked it to become the messenger of the bird council. But the bird soon started neglecting its task because ...
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. Most species in the list are officially designated.
In a variant from the Maule Region with the title El árbol que canta, el pájaro que habla y el agua de oro, a king goes out at night to listen to the conversations of his people. One night, h espies on one of your minister's three daughters: the oldest wants to marry the king's butler to drink the finest drinks; the middle one the cook to eat ...
In his tale, titled El pájaro que habla, el árbol que canta y el agua amarilla ("The bird that talks, the tree that sings and the yellow water"), an old king begs his son to find a wife. The prince rides a bit around town and rides in front of the house of a shoemaker, where his three daughters are talking: the elder wants to marry the king's ...
The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south, and the season of summer correspondingly.
Halle Berry is turning up the heat for Christmas.. The actress, 58, shared a collection of photos from her tropical vacation with boyfriend Van Hunt on Wednesday, Dec. 25. The first shot of the ...
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird.It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill.