Far fowls have fair feathers
Far fowls have fair feathers.
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Phainopepla
The Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptilogonatidae, the silky flycatchers.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 6.25 inches
• Short, thin bill
• Dark crest
• Males have entirely black plumage, females gray
• White wing patches visible in flight
• Long tail
• Juveniles are similar to females
Similar species:
The Phainopepla is unlikely to be confused with any other species.
Range: The Phainopepla ranges as far north as central California with the San Joaquin Valley and southern Utah, and south to central Mexico, the interior Mexican Plateau region; the southern edge of the plateau, the transverse mountains is its non-breeding home. It is also found in hot areas, including desert oases, and is readily seen in the deserts of Arizona, California and the Baja Peninsula.
Diet: Berries, any small insects, fruits, vegetables.
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It is not only fine feathers…
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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Greater Flamingo
The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. This is the largest species of flamingo.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 42 inches Wingspan: 55 inches
• Sexes similar
• Large, long-legged wader with a long neck
• Pink legs and feet
• Black primaries and secondaries
• Holds neck extended in flight
• Rare and local in Florida
• Occasionally escapes from zoos
Adult:
• Dark pink plumage
• Hooked, pink bill with black tip
It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia , and southern Europe.
Like all flamingos, the Greater Flamingo lays a single chalky-white egg on a mud mound.
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Praises for our past triumphs…
Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.
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Grey-cheeked Thrush
Range: Northeastern Asia and North America, to northwestern South America.
Winter: The gray-cheeked thrush spends the winter in northern South America, mainly in Venezuela and Colombia, but also in Ecuador, British Guiana, and Peru.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 6.25 inches
• Olive-brown upperparts
• Indistict gray eye ring
• Gray cheeks
• Underparts white with grayish flanks
• Thin bill with pale base to lower mandible
• The sexes are similar
• Often forages on forest floor
• They have a distinctive song
• They breed in woodlands
• Nests located close to ground
• Food is mainly insects and berries
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