Albatross, Raised, Science and Woodpeckers

Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. shocked everyone with a suggestion that passerines were most closely related not to woodpeckers and kingfishers but to parrots, falcons, and seriemas. Hackett et al.

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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Raised in the Galapagos, she’s been exposed to penguins her whole life. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!).

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

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