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The long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus), also named long-tailed bushtit, is a common bird found throughout Europe and the Palearctic.The genus name Aegithalos was a term used by Aristotle for some European tits, including the long-tailed tit.
These birds are mainly small, stocky, woodland species with short, stout bills. Some have crests. They range in length from 10 to 22 cm (3.9 to 8.7 in). They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. [3] Many species live around human habitation and come readily to bird feeders for nuts or seed, and learn to take other ...
The white-rumped shama was formally described in 1786 by the Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli under the binomial name Muscicapa malabarica. [3] Scopoli based his account on "Le gobe-mouches à longue queue de Gingi" that had been described in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in the second volume of his book Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine.
Fumi-shima in January 2022 Fumi-shima Jinja (Shinto Shrine) in Fumi-shima. Fumi-shima (経島) is an islet 180 metres (590 ft) from the shore near Izumo, Shimane, Japan.It is a nesting place for around 5,000 Black-tailed Gulls each Spring, [1] and has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. [2]
[308] [309] [310] In religious images preserved from the Inca and Tiwanaku empires, birds are depicted in the process of transgressing boundaries between earthly and underground spiritual realms. [311] Indigenous peoples of the central Andes maintain legends of birds passing to and from metaphysical worlds. [311]
The African fish-eagle is the national bird of Namibia. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia. The avifauna of Namibia included a total of 685 confirmed species as of July 2023, of which 1 is endemic, and four have been introduced by humans. One additional species is hypothetical as defined below.
This is a list of bird species recorded in Zambia. The avifauna of Zambia include a total of 858 species, of which one is endemic , and one has been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The ...
The kagu possesses 'nasal corns', structures covering its nostrils, which are a feature not shared by any other bird. This bird is a juvenile, lacking the brightly coloured bill of the adult. The kagu is a ground-living bird, 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in length. The weight can vary considerably by individual and by season, ranging from 700 to ...