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What is the National Bird of Venezuela?

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I remember the very first time I saw the national bird of Venezuela. It was introduced to Puerto Rico and other island nations, and now flourishes. For example, it is a big, bulky bird, with a bright yellow eye and a “ patch of bare blue skin behind the eye.” Venezuelan Troupial.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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It’s etched into my audio memory, which is quite a feat considering the problems I have recognizing even the most common bird cries. I look up and see three large green birds, the bright green contrasting with dark blue underwings, whitish-grayish foreheads and breasts shining in the winter sun, flying overhead. “We

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