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Speckled Mousebirds
The Speckled Mousebirds (Colius striatus) – also known as Bar-breasted Mousebirds, or Bar-breasted or Speckled Colies – are the most widespread and the largest members of the African mousebird family.…
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Yellow-eared Toucanets
The Yellow-eared Toucanets (Selenidera spectabilis) are Toucans found in the humid forests in Central America and western Colombia (the Chocó). Distribution / Range The Yellow-eared Toucanets occur naturally in northern…
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Common Hill Mynas
The Common Hill Mynas (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled “mynah” and formerly simply known as “Hill Myna”, is the myna bird most commonly seen in aviculture, where it is often simply…
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Stripe-billed Aracaris
The Stripe-billed Aracaris (Pteroglossus sanguineus) is a South American aracari that is found in the forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Aracaris generally roost socially throughout the year. Up to five adults and their fledged offspring…
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Fiji Parrotfinches
The Fiji Parrotfinches (Erythrura pealii or Erythrura cyaneovirens peali) – also known as Peale Parrot Finch – is a common in Fiji – an island nation in Melanesia in the…
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Toucan Facts
Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky. Several types of aircraft are named after the toucan. Many indigenous peoples consider toucans as conduits between the living and the…
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Crested Mynas
The Crested Mynas (Acridotheres cristatellus) is endemic to southeastern China and Indochina. Around 1890, the Crested Myna was successfully introduced into the Vancouver region of British Columbia, reaching a population…
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