Birds
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Yellow-eared Toucanets
The Yellow-eared Toucanets (Selenidera spectabilis) are Toucans found in the humid forests in Central America and western Colombia (the Chocó). Distribution / Range The Yellow-eared Toucanets occur naturally in northern…
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Toucan Species
Aracaris (Ramphastidae) – Softbills Andean Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) Black-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) Blue-throated Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) Channel-bill(ed) Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) Chestnut-mandibled Toucan…
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Gould’s Toucanets
The Gould’s Toucanets (Selenidera gouldii) are South American Toucans that are closely related to the Tawny-tufted Toucanets of northwest Amazonia, Golden-collared Toucanets of upper Amazonia, and Spot-billed Toucanets found in…
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Fiji Parrotfinches
The Fiji Parrotfinches (Erythrura pealii or Erythrura cyaneovirens peali) – also known as Peale Parrot Finch – is a common in Fiji – an island nation in Melanesia in the…
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Nest Box Ventilation
Below article courtesy of Richard Poole and Christine Brown Longwood, FL Wild Bird Nesting Boxes Current directions for construction of nest boxes state that ventilation holes should be inserted in…
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Turn a Gourd into a Bird House
How to Turn a Gourd into a Bird House for the Purple Martin (or other birds): Choose a gourd that is 8″ – 14″ in diameter with a skin that…
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Parrotfinch Species
There are 10-12 species of parrotfinches. The Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae or Erythrura gouldiae) is also often included in this genus.
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