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A comprehensive field study focused on raptors was just launched. Led by the Wildlife Institute of India, the study will tag and track 36 raptors across six separate species, including tawny eagles, ...
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Types of Green Birds

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is primarily a combination of pigment and structure, not just a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, ...
Driven by the double-crested cormorant (right), the feeding frenzy also included snowy egrets (center) and lesser yellowlegs (left background). Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON For the final week of my ...
Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and hues ...
“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History ...