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Talking Starlings

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A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y. Birds starlings'

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica. Brazil, in particular, is the country with the largest number of parrot species in the world with approximately 84 species. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile. Most do not.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. 12 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Resurrection

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There has been a great deal of talk these days about “reviving” extinct species. It seems as though every week brings a new plan to bring back something that has been lost. Although they aren’t as prominent there are people working on plans to bring back extinct species of birds. Is extinction forever?