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Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Green shrike-vireo (Smaragdolanius pulchellus)

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

greater double-collared sunbird

Eurasian nightingale (Erithacus megarhynchos)

red-billed quelea

red-billed quelea

See a flock of red-billed queleas flying in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

How wood ants use sunlight to heat their nest

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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

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Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

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Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)

Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)

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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

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passeriform: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	passerine • perching bird • Passeriformes

Photos and Videos

Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Green shrike-vireo (Smaragdolanius pulchellus)

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

greater double-collared sunbird

Eurasian nightingale (Erithacus megarhynchos)

red-billed quelea

red-billed quelea

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

barred antshrike

red-throated ant-tanager

See a flock of red-billed queleas flying in Etosha National Park, Namibia

How wood ants use sunlight to heat their nest

Observe an Eciton army ant colony migrating by night and forming a bivouac nest entirely out of themselves

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songbird bellbird flycatcher suboscine silverbill Tyranni bird-of-paradise robin wood warbler cardinal charadriiform anseriform falconiform pelecaniform piciform coraciiform columbiform gruiform ciconiiform procellariiform

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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate Animals Quiz

turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

A Little Bird Told Me

Lion (panthera leo)

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

11 Questions About Birds Answered

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (birds)

15 of the Best Birdsongs (According to Britannica)

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

8 Birds That Can’t Fly

Demystified

Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)

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