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Hace 2 días · Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, Harvard biologists have sequenced the genome of an extinct, flightless bird called the little bush moa, shedding light on an unknown corner of avian genetic history. Published in Science Advances, the work is the first complete genetic map of the turkey-sized bird whose distant ...
Hace 3 días · Owl, (order Strigiformes), any member of a homogeneous order of primarily nocturnal raptors found nearly worldwide. The bird of Athena, the Greek goddess of practical reason, is the little owl (Athene noctua). Owls became symbolic of intelligence because it was thought that they presaged events. On.
Hace 3 días · Cuckoo, any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members of the subfamilies Cuculinae and Phaenicophaeinae.
These plumicorns are key species identifiers for Great Horned Owls. Interestingly, the Latin descriptor plumicorns is what gave arise to the owl’s name. Plumi = small soft feathers while corns = horns. Altogether now, feather horns! This youngster is getting closer and closer to taking flight, and these big stretches certainly help limber up ...
Hace 5 días · Common ravens are massive birds, ranging in height from 56 to 69 cm (22 to 27 inches) and in weight from 0.7 to 1.6 kg (1.5 to 3.5 pounds). Their wingspan measures slightly more than 1 meter (approximately 3.5 feet). The feathers, legs, beak, and eyes of common ravens are solid black.
Hace 5 días · El desafío eBirder del Mes para junio, auspiciado por Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, se trata de los detalles. El eBirder del Mes será elegido entre todos los eBirders que envíen 20 o más listados elegibles durante junio que contengan al menos una especie con comentarios de observación. Cuando reportas una observación inusual de un ave a eBird, se te podría pedir que agregues un comentario a ...
Hace 13 minutos · Keighley, M, Heinsohn, R, Langmore, N et al 2019, 'Genomic population structure aligns with vocal dialects in Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus); evidence for refugial late-Quaternary distribution?', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 24-37pp.
