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Pavo Cristatus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Genetics Two separate recessive traits are stacked in this individual. Black shoulder (nigripennis) is a simple autosomal
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Anser Indicus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance Field Note All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any educational purpose.
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Sula leucogaster Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: SuliformesFamily: SulidaeGenus: SulaSpecies: Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) Common Names by Region General / English: Brown BoobyScientific / Conservation: Sula leucogasterSpanish: Bobo Pardo, Piquero PardoFrench: Fou BrunRegional Maritime Use: Booby Description Overview The Brown
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Bubo bubo Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance Bubo bubo is one of the largest and most powerfully built owls on earth — a barrel-chested nocturnal predator with a broad head, prominent ear tufts, and a forward stare
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AccipitriformesFamily: AccipitridaeGenus: HaliaeetusSpecies: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common Names by Region American Bald EagleBald EagleSea EagleAmerican Sea Eagle Description General Appearance The American Bald Eagle is one of the most recognizable birds in the world.
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Gyps rueppelli Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AccipitriformesFamily: AccipitridaeGenus: GypsSpecies: Gyps rueppelli Common Names by Region Rüppell’s Griffon VultureRüppell’s VultureRüppell’s GriffonAfrican Cliff Vulture The species honors Eduard Rüppell, a 19th-century German explorer and naturalist who documented many African species during
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Red-shouldered Hawk Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AccipitriformesFamily: AccipitridaeGenus: ButeoSpecies: Buteo lineatus Common Names by Region Red-shouldered HawkEastern Red-shouldered HawkWoodland HawkSwamp Hawk (informal) Description The Red-shouldered Hawk is a medium-sized woodland raptor common in the eastern United States. Adults show
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Barn Owl Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: StrigiformesFamily: TytonidaeGenus: TytoSpecies: Tyto alba Common Names by Region Description Overview The Barn Owl is a medium-sized, pale owl famous for its heart-shaped facial disk, silent flight, and night-hunting precision. It is
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Black Swan Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AnseriformesFamily: AnatidaeGenus: CygnusSpecies: Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) Common Names by Region General / English: Black SwanAustralia: Black Swan (widely used nationally)Scientific / Hobby Use: Cygnus atratusRegional Reference: Native to Australia; introduced populations in
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Common Ostrich Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: StruthioniformesFamily: StruthionidaeGenus: StruthioSpecies: Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 Common Names by Region General: Common Ostrich, OstrichScientific / Conservation: Struthio camelusAfrica (Regional): North African Ostrich, Maasai Ostrich (subspecies-related usage)Colloquial: Big Bird, Desert Ostrich (informal) Description