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Birds

Any feathered vertebrate.

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Xenops

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A small tropical rainforest bird with a longish tail, a laterally flattened bill with an upturned tip (except in the Slender-billed Xenops), brown back and buff or rufous wing stripe.

Urubu

Animals; Birds

Black tropical New World vulture. The common name "vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, which means "tearer" and is a reference to its feeding habits.

One of the most distinctive of all bird orders, excellently adapted to life in water, are the penguins (Sphenisciforms), comprising the one single family, Spheniscidae. The body is streamlined, the ...

Siskin

Animals; Birds

Small finch-like songbird. The name siskin was first recorded in written English in 1562, referring to the Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus.

Skua

Animals; Birds

Large north Atlantic gull. They are medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings.

Frigate-birds

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Frequently encountered near the shores of tropic seas are the frigate-birds (family Fregatidae) which are recognisable in flight by their remarkably long wings (in some species the wingspan measures ...

Boobies and gannets

Animals; Birds

The boobies and gannets (family Sulidae) comprise nine species of large birds with straight, sharp bills and long wedge-shaped tails. Also characteristic are the short, stout legs with four toes ...