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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. However, they do not occur evenly across their familial distribution. The Red-fan Parrot breaks the mold by having elongated red feathers with purple tips that it can erect to form a spectacular mane around the head. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans.