Aves
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
8 POINTS
• Bubo scandiacus has a FLIGHT of 2
• Snowy owls store extra food on a perch. One snowy owls had a pile of 26 extra lemmings stored at one perch.
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Photo by Tim from Ithacacommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bubo_scandiacus_Canoga.jpg
The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 byCarolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. Until recently, it was regarded as the sole member of a distinct genus, as Nyctea scandiaca, but mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data (Olsen et al. 2002) shows that it is very closely related […] read more
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
2 POINTS
• Psittacula krameri has a FLIGHT of 2
• Psittacula krameri can mimic human speech.
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The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species was evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2012.[1] Rose-ringed parakeets are popular as pets. Its scientific name commemorates the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.[2] This non-migrating species is one of few […] read more
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus 
2 POINTS
Play: Coccothraustes vespertinus has a FLIGHT of 2
Fact: The Evening Grosbeak is one of North America’s larger finches
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Photo by Peter Wallacken.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Evening_Grosbeak_Male.jpg
The Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) is a large finch. In the past, it was treated in a genus of its own as Hesperiphona vespertina, but is now usually placed in the same genus as the Hawfinch of Eurasia. The breeding habitat is coniferous and mixed forest across Canada and the western mountainous areas of the United States and Mexico. It is an extremely rare […] read more
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata 
2 POINTS
Play: Cyanocitta cristata has a FLIGHT of 2
Fact: Blue Jays are highly curious and are considered intelligent birds
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in bothdeciduous and coniferous forests, and is common near and in residential areas. It is predominately blue with a white chest […] read more
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris 
4 POINTS
Play: Archilochus colubris has a FLIGHT of 2.
Fact: the ruby-throated hummingbird can beat its wings 55 times per second.
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Photo by Joe Schneiden.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archilochus_colubris_(Male).jpg
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The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America. The RubyThroated Hummingbird is 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and has a 8–11 cm (3.1–4.3 in) wingspan. Weight can range from 2 to 6 g (0.071 to 0.21 oz), with males averaging 3.4 g (0.12 oz) against the […] read more
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata 
3 POINTS
Play: Taeniopygia guttata has a FLIGHT of 2
Fact: Taeniopygia guttata are loud and boisterous singers.
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The Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata (formerly Poephila guttata),[2] is the most common and familiarestrildid finch of Central Australia and ranges over most of the continent, avoiding only the cool moist south and the tropical far north. It also can be found natively in Indonesia and East Timor. The bird has been introduced to Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil and the United States. The ground-dwelling Zebra Finch […] read more