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What is the National Bird of Venezuela?

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It was introduced to Puerto Rico and other island nations, and now flourishes. In addition to striking feather patterns, the troupial is set apart from other oriole species in a variety of ways. The males are especially loud in the early morning, and unlike other oriole species, sing using “ long, loud, repetitive notes.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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There is another area of the Queens County CBC where a team will also likely see Monk Parakeets , Myipsitta monachus , but I am seriously determined to count that bird for my area, Coastal Flushing, a section of northeast Queens, New York, that includes Whitestone, home of one of the loudest invasive bird species in the U.S. And cell towers.

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