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Do Snowy Owls really belong in genus Bubo?

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Potapov and Sale 2013). Genetic studies, however, indicate that it is closely related to Bubo (Sibley and Ahlquist 1990) and in fact is nested within the genus (Wink and Heidrich 1999). Banks et al. 2003 , PDF).

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars-Henrik Olsen

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This is very bad news for a group that is largely nocturnal and has adapted to a secretive lifestyle, and is thus best detected by its tracks and signs. Those were amongst the most annoying field guides to use on the “continent” as so many potentially confusing species were left out. Next are the tracks of birds.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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As an independent illustrator, he regularly contributed art to Ford Times , a “lifestyle” magazine published by the Ford Motor Company. So, the Eastern Kingbird ”is one of the Tyrant Flycatchers, Tyrannidae –America’s largest bird family–365 different species.” The chapter also gives hope.

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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

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The family has about 37 species, but that includes several fulvettas – only 21 of the species have “parrotbill” in their names (and frankly, the bills of fulvettas do not look like those of parrots at all). A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan.

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Clare M’s 2013 Year List

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I will not be competing with Redgannet and his jetsetting lifestyle this year, though! Once again for my Australian birds I will use the “Christidis and Boles 2008 key to species names” and list them in the order that they come on that list. If there is a post that I have done that covers any of the species I will attach a link to it.

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