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Birding Singapore

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I was just thinking that tailorbird might be a good brand name for a cheap line of men’s clothing. However, unfortunately, this seems to be mainly true for Laced Woodpecker (female) … … and Greater Flameback (female). Seeing a Rufous Woodpecker for the first time, I thought it looked kind of weird.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.] They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

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This resource participation, as the ornithologists call it, allows for relatively peaceful coexistence as long as both brands of confectionary are available. Unfortunately, due to the fog in the morning I photographed this Bay Woodpecker , the flame color indicated in the Latin species name pyrrhotis was not that visible. Animal Class.

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