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Cape Verde Swift

Animals; Birds

The Cape Verde Swift or Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri) is a small bird of the swift family found only in the Cape Verde Islands.

Plain Swift

Animals; Birds

The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a medium-sized swift. Plain Swifts breed in colonies on cliffs, bridges and buildings on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Red-eyed Dove

Animals; Birds

The Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara.

Red-billed Pigeon

Animals; Birds

The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris, is a relatively large pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica.

Common Swift

Animals; Birds

The Common Swift (Apus apus) is a small bird, superficially similar to the Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the ...

Pallid Swift

Animals; Birds

The Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the ...

Tengmalm's Owl

Animals; Birds

Tengmalm's Owl, Aegolius funereus, is a small owl. It is known as the Boreal Owl in North America. This bird breeds in dense coniferous forests across northern North America and Eurasia, and in ...

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