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Hummingbirds
A male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird at a feeder. Here he is resting on a branch. This Quicktime movie (1.3MB) shows the throat feathers are really black, but shine red only if the light hits them the right way The female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird lacks the throat patch.
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Rufous Hummers Aren't Supposed To Be Here
Ruby-throats of any age almost never have dark throat feathers. Female Rufous Hummingbirds also show some degree of rusty coloration at the base of the tail; ... (left) resemble the female, but by their first winter usually bring in at least a few rusty feathers on head and back. The adult male Rufous Hummingbird is bright rusty-orange on belly, back, ...
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Tale of a Wide-Ranging Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
We chronicled the events of Y14779's arrival at the Center last year under ... (width)--3.26mm Culmen (upper bill)--17.79mm Bill Corrugations--None Gorget--21 orange-red metallic feathers NOTE: Be sure to scroll down for an account of all birds banded or recaptured during the ...
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great-auk
It weighed 4 - 5 kg, with males and females differing ... . By the 18th century, the Funk Island auks were slaughtered wholesale for their beautiful back feathers which were "soft and smooth as black silk". These were indispensable fashion accessories for trimming hats ...
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Biodiversity-South American Coati
Genus: Pionus, Species: menstruus IUCN Status: Not Listed Blue-Headed Parrots, not surprisingly, are recognized by their bright blue heads, which stand out from their almost uniformly green bodies. They also have some pink throat feathers. These birds do not have their characteristic blue heads until they gain their adult plumage at about one year of age. ...
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Journey North Hummingbirds
Physical Characteristics Why are they called hummingbirds? How big are these hummers? How much do hummers weigh? Why are females larger than males? What do hummingbirds sound like? Why do hummers have such brilliant iridescent throat feathers? What causes a hummer's colors to have a metallic sheen? Why are some hummers all or partly white? What do ...
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Hoatzin
When alarmed, open large wings, displaying bright chestnut flight feathers around a large black spot surrounded by white - this simulates an "eye". Diurnal and nocturnal, ... human habitation because of human predation on eggs, and on adults for meat for bait, feathers for fans. Jump to: Home Join About RCF Contact RCF Data Sheets Menu Rainforest Conservation ...
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Large-billed tern
Large tern; upper body dark gray, greenish legs, yellow feet, black crown, white underparts, gray slightly-forked tail. In flight white triangular area on secondary wing feathers. Heavy yellow bill; face and throat bare with red skin. Range Caribbean; Central America south from Panama; South America east of Andes to northern ...
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Peregrine Falcon - WDNR
The eyases are fed by the female, who plucks feathers from the prey before giving it to them. The young fledge when 35-45 days old and stay ... to ID: Adult peregrine falcons have a black cap and a characteristic black moustache below the eye. Throat and underparts are white. Back and upper wings are slate colored. They have dark brown eyes with ...
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Journey North Hummingbirds
Booklet Handout Slideshow Booklet Teacher Guide Observe Hummingbirds Life Cycles/Nesting Other Photo and Video Observations Why Did This Hummer Choose a Cattail? What's Going on Here? Wondering About Hummingbird Wings Feathers: Flashy or Flat? Twenty-two Days in a Hummingbird Nest Hummingbirds: Close-up and in Slow-motion Two Species: Which is Which? What's the Story Behind This Scene? What's ...
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