Birds
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Keel-billed Toucans
The Keel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos sulfuratus) are also known as Sulfur-breasted> Toucans or Rainbow-billed Toucans. These colorful South American toucans have distinctive oversized, multi-colored bills for which they were named. Even…
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Toucan’s Bill
How heavy is that bill, and what do they eat with it … Surprisingly light for its size, in some larger species the bill is equal in length to the…
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Curl-crested Aracaris
The Curl-crested Aracaris (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii) is a South American toucan that is named after its distinctive curly head feathers. Range and ecology The Curl-crested Aracari range includes central and southern…
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Nightjars Feeding Habits
Most nightjars may feed at any time of the day (especially if it is overcast) or at night (with a full moon or near street lighting). However, they are most…
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Choco Toucans
The Choco Toucans (Ramphastos brevis) are South American toucans that occur naturally in the humid lowland and foothill forests on the Pacific slope of western Colombia and western Ecuador. Its…
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Enggano Mynas
The Enggano Mynas or Enggano Hill Myna (Gracula enganensis) is a member of the starling family. It is an endemic resident of Enggano Island, west of southern tip of Sumatra. Description…
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Tree Swallow Nesting Box
The following nest box may be used by any one of the below cavity-nesting birds: Tree Swallows and Violet-green Swallows – Tree Swallows in particular are not exactly hard to…
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