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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. [8]: 136–137 Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (B) Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius (B)
Name Flag Coat of arms Escutcheon Bird Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other Alberta [2] Great horned owl: Bighorn sheep: Bull trout: Wild rose: Lodgepole pine: Petrified wood: Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite: British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear ...
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in the summer and berries in winter. Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus LC
"The list is that of the Official List of the Birds of Alberta, produced by the Alberta Bird Record Committee, as of April 2023.[6] Of the 438 species on the list" - I would simplify this to "The Official List of the Birds of Alberta, produced by the Alberta Bird Record Committee, contains 438 species as of April 2023.[6]
[4] [a] The genus name Bombycilla comes from the Greek bombux, "silk" and the Modern Latin cilla, "tail"; [7] this is a direct translation of the German Seidenschwanz, "silk-tail", and refers to the silky-soft plumage of the bird. [8] The species name garrulus is the Latin for talkative and was applied to this bird, as "Garrulus Bohemicus", by ...
Dozens of bird species will have their English names changed in an attempt to avoid associations with “historic bias” and exclusionary practices.. The American Ornithological Society (AOS ...
List of birds of Alberta; M. Manitoba wolf; Manitoban elk This page was last edited on 28 July 2024, at 02:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.