birds
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Ruddy Duck
The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a small stiff-tailed duck. Description: Adult males have a rust-red body, a blue bill…
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Greater Sage-grouse
The Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) or Greater Sage-grouse, is the largest grouse in North America. The Gunnison Sage-grouse was recently recognized…
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Musk Duck
The Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. They are moderately common through the…
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Theristicus
Theristicus is a South American genus of Ibises (wading birds) that occur naturally in open, grassy habitats. Description Ibises have…
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Harlequin Ducks
The Harlequin Duck takes its name from Arlecchino, Harlequin in French, a colorfully dressed character in Commedia dell’arte. The species…
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Brown-headed Gulls
The Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) is a small Asian gull that is frequently observed in noisy colonies. This migratory bird…
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Siberian Grouse
The Siberian Grouse or Siberian Spruce Grouses, Falcipennis falcipennis, occurs in far eastern Russia. A small population formerly inhabited the…
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Gull or Seagull?
There is something about gulls that makes people look upon them as second-class birds, usually lumped into the vague category…
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Mallard Diving For Food
Mallards are dabbling ducks — and dabbling ducks typically only feed at the water surface rather than by…
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Spruce Grouse
The Spruce Grouse, Falcipennis canadensis, is a medium-sized grouse. Distribution Their breeding habitat is the boreal forests or taiga across…
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