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The mousebirds are birds in the order Coliiformes. They are the sister group to the clade Cavitaves , which includes the Leptosomiformes (the cuckoo roller ), Trogoniformes ( trogons ), Bucerotiformes ( hornbills and hoopoes ), Piciformes ( woodpeckers , toucans , and barbets ) and Coraciformes ( kingfishers , bee-eaters , rollers , motmots ...
Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic is the eighth studio album by German post-metal band the Ocean.It was released on 25 September 2020 and is the second part of a concept album series exploring the Phanerozoic geological eon, the first part being Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic, which was released in 2018.
The red-faced mousebird is a frugivore which subsists on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar. [2] Its flight is typically fast, strong and direct from one feeding area to another. This is a social bird outside the breeding season, feeding together in small groups, normally of about half a dozen birds, but sometimes up to 15 or more.
The speckled mousebird is about 35 cm (14 in) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs about 57 g (2.0 oz). It is well-named, because it is dull-mousy brown in overall color on the back and on the head (including a prominent crest). The bill is black on the upper part and is a pinkish color on the lower part. [5]
This bird is about 34 cm (13.5 in) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs 38–64 g (1.3–2.3 oz). The upper parts, head, prominent crest and breast are grey apart from a white back stripe flanked by two broad black stripes and a dark red, or maroon, transverse band at the base of the tail.
The white-headed mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.
Colius is a genus of mousebirds in the family Coliidae.The four species are widely distributed in Africa. Two other African mousebirds are placed in the genus Urocolius.. The genus Colius was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the white-backed mousebird (Colius colius) as the type species.
Since liquid water flows, ocean waters cycle and flow in currents around the world. Since water easily changes phase, it can be carried into the atmosphere as water vapour or frozen as an iceberg. It can then precipitate or melt to become liquid water again. All marine life is immersed in water, the matrix and womb of life itself. [7]