Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, and a ...
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"Dodo Of The Caribbean": Incredibly Rare Dove Teeters "On The Brink" Of Extinction
In Cuba, you can find a beautiful dove that has a brown-feathered body topped with an iridescent blue head. It might not be ...
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Rare dove is not related to any other birds we know today
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
Outdoors column: Afternoon bird songs fill neighborhoods in March
Other birds, of course, are singing in March, for example, the American robin, but it seems they are more often vocal at dawn ...
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Mourning doves: Are they truly full of sorrow?
Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lives and habits of mourning doves, attempting to answer the question: "Are they truly ...
Terrestrial bird census records 232 species in Coimbatore forest division
COIMBATORE: A total of 9,033 birds from over 232 species were spotted at the terrestrial survey conducted across 25 locations ...
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Successful breeding of bird species extinct in the wild
A National Trust property has successfully bred a bird species extinct in the wild. Waddesdon Manor Aviary, in Buckinghamshire, is celebrating the successful breeding of the Socorro dove, a species ...
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Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
For decades, this unassuming bird has perplexed biologists ... "We focused on this dove species because we were anticipating an odd result that may help us understand the complex biogeography ...