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The gnatcatchers are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. Many species have distinctive black head patterns (especially males) and long, regularly cocked, black-and-white tails. One species has been recorded in Indiana Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
A Black-and-white hawk-eagle in captivity. As its name suggests, this is a black and white eagle, resembling the small typical eagles sometimes separated in "Hieraaetus". It is some 20–24 in (51–61 cm) long overall and weighs about 30 oz (850 g).
(state bug) Apis mellifera: 1974 [37] Black swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio polyxenes: 2014 [38] New Mexico: Tarantula hawk wasp (state insect) Pepsis grossa: 1989 [39] Sandia hairstreak (state butterfly) Callophrys mcfarlandi: 2003 [40] New York: 9-spotted ladybug: Coccinella novemnotata: 1989 [41] North Carolina: European honey bee ...
Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
The spotted eagles, long-crested eagle, and black eagle may comprise a species complex or clade. [17] The spotted eagles were ultimately reclassified as a distinct genus, Clanga , due to overwhelming genetic evidence and large divergences in morphology and ecology between spotted eagles and their sister taxa.
It has black plumage with varying patterns on its wings and body, and white speckling in places. It has barred wings, slightly elliptical in shape, and a long, narrow tail which is rarely fanned. The four grey bars on the tail are distinctive to the black hawk-eagle, as is the white line seen slightly above the bird's eye. While flying, the ...
Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, most likely from an exploration of Sardinia. [3] [4] Some antiquated texts also refer to this species as the crestless hawk-eagle ...
The black eagle is a large but slender eagle, at about 75 cm (30 in) in length and 148 to 182 cm (4 ft 10 in to 6 ft 0 in) in wingspan. Despite its large appearance (it is one of the largest eagles in its range), known weights are relatively modest, at between 1,000 and 1,600 g (2.2 and 3.5 lb), about half the weight of the partially sympatric ...