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Cow Birds

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common? They’re all named for livestock. Thanks for visiting!

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Nicole Mar 11th, 2011 at 10:49 pm I’ve always like the Collared doves. Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:29 am Ack!!

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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Or These Blasts From The Past For Medicinal Use Only Wake up and smell the frangipani Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn There’s Oil in Them Thar Birds! 4 Responses to “Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens&# Kathleen Mar 20th, 2011 at 3:58 pm Diabolical indeed, thanks for the fun quiz!

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:09 pm [.] Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds. in south-eastern Peru.

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