Birds
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Red-breasted Toucans
The Red-breasted Toucans or Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a South American toucan that occurs naturally throughout central, southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It inhabits…
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Softbill Food
Softbills feed mainly on fruits and to a lesser extent on leaves, buds, and flowers, occasionally taking small insects, snails and slugs. In captivity, the following diet is recommended: A…
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Corvoidea
Suborder Passeri [ez-toc] Superfamily Corvoidea – a highly diverse group of global distribution, but most plentiful in the Australasian region and surroundings. The oldest truly globally successful group of passerines,…
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Spotted Munias
The Scaly-breasted Munias (Lonchura punctulata) are also known as Spotted Munias or Nutmeg Mannikins. In captivity, these popular aviary birds are more commonly referred to as “Spice Finches.” [ez-toc] Distribution…
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Common Mynas
The Common Mynas or Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis) also sometimes spelled Mynah, is a member of the starling family. It is a species of bird native to Asia with its initial…
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Black-billed Mountain-toucans
The Black-billed Mountain-toucans (Andigena nigrirostris) are South American toucans found in humid highland forests in the Andes of western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. [ez-toc] Subspecies and Distribution:…
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Blue-banded Toucanets
The Blue-banded Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) – also known as Blue-throated Toucanets – are South American toucanets that occur naturally in Bolivia and Peru, where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist…
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