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Icterids (/ ˈ ɪ k t ər ɪ d /) or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (/ ɪ k ˈ t ɛr ɪ d i /), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. The family contains 108 species and is divided into 30 genera. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.
A large congregation of individuals of one or more species of bird that nest or roost in proximity at a particular location. Many kinds of birds are known to congregate in groups of varying size; a congregation of nesting birds is called a breeding colony. A group of birds congregating for rest is called a communal roost.
The Chinese blackbird (T. m. mandarinus) breeds throughout much of southern, central and eastern China. [2] It is a partial migrant to Hong Kong and south to Laos and Vietnam. The male is sooty black, and the female is similar but browner, and paler on the underparts. [3] It is a large subspecies. [4]
Many birds are resident, but some are altitudinal migrants and occur in southern Afghanistan and southern Iraq in winter. [8] This is a large subspecies, with a sooty-black male and a blackish-brown female. [17] The Central Asian subspecies, the relatively large intermedius, also differs in structure and voice, and may represent a distinct ...
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Multiple registries with differing standards describe the Coton de Tuléar, but it generally has very soft voluptuous hair (as opposed to fur), [2] comparable to a cotton ball (hence its name in French, coton meaning cotton), a prominent black nose, large expressive eyes (usually covered by bangs), and somewhat short legs.
Chow Chows: Chow Chows are famous for big, floofy fur (which comes in a range of colors, black included) and their blue-black tongues. They're also laid-back, independent, and low-maintenance ...
The tricolored blackbird breeds in large colonies such as this one in western Antelope Valley, California. By 1991, the tricolor blackbird's breeding population had fallen to approximately thirty-five thousand adults. This prompted a petition submitted by the Yolo chapter of the National Audubon Society to the California Fish and Game ...