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This genus of more than 250 species is widely distributed in most tropical or subtropical regions of the world. Several species are grown as...

Cattleya includes 40-65 species of epiphytic herbs from Central and South America. They are found from high-altitude cloud forests to coasta...

  IDENTIFICATION A medium-sized owl (29–38cm), generally disc. Upperparts sometimes with very fine speckles. Facial disc distinctly rimmed...

  Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo TAXONOMY Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758, Europe. Six subspecies. OTHER COMMON NAMES English:...

  OTHER NAME - Rodrigues Parakeet. DESCRIPTION Length 40 cm. Newton’s Parakeet Presumably green and blue morphs existed, and mention i...

  Gray butcherbird – “Cracticus torquatus” SUBFAMILY  - Cracticinae TAXONOMY Lanius torquatus Latham, 1802, Port Jackson (Sydney), Australia...

Hazards to birders in Michigan are few and include biting insects, traffic, theft in urban areas, certain weather conditions, Poison-ivy and...

Extremely variable habitat, from boreal coniferous and mixed deciduous forests to Mediterranean scrub, woody, and grassy steppes; also, rock...

There is very little known about the life history and behavior of the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis). Perhaps this species generally roosts...

  Description This is a species of bird of paradise. Short-tailed paradigalla is endemic to Papua New Guinea highland forest. It is the leas...

  IDENTIFICATION 19-22 cm. Upperparts brown olive, including rump and tail; white underparts, with streaked breast; wings with a white ban...