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Puna Teal

Puna Teal are dabbling ducks that feed by tipping up and reaching down into shallow water and are commonly found on bogs, lakes, and wetlands in the high Andes Mountains….

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Scarlet-faced Liocichla

The striking Scarlet-faced Liocichla is found in the dense, hilly forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. These birds are typically furtive, spending much of their time foraging in the…

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The Pink-headed Fruit-Dove is a stunning resident of the montane forests in high mountains throughout Indonesia. They feed on figs and small berries, staying high up in the forest canopy….

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Blue-billed Curassow perched in the Wetlands

Blue-billed Curassows are large, turkey-like birds found in small, fragmented lowland habitats in Colombia. Males and females both have a fleshy blue wattle that hangs below the bill, but only…

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Spotted Whistling-duck standing on a wooden stump

The Spotted Whistling-duck is a distinctive duck species found in southeast Asia. Also known as the tree duck, it has long legs and a long neck compared to other ducks,…

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Female Scaly-sided Merganser standing on a branch in the water

The Scaly-sided Merganser is a diving duck that breeds in Siberia, northern China, and Korea, and winters in southern China and in Russia. This species makes its home along clear,…

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A Marbled Teal standing on a branch

The Marbled Teal is a duck of the Mediterranean region, particularly fond of shallow brackish and freshwater pools with abundant emergent vegetation. This is an omnivorous dabbling duck, eating seeds,…

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An African Pygmy-goose

Weighing just over half a pound, the African Pygmy-Goose is the smallest species of waterfowl in the world! This goose inhabits swamps, marshes, shallow freshwater lakes, and slow-flowing rivers in…

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King Vulture perched on a branch

The third largest of the vultures of the Americas, the King Vulture has one of the strongest beaks out of all the American vultures and is able to open carcasses…

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Headshot of a Hooded Vulture

The Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture is a rather small, brown vulture, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. This species mainly occupies open woodland and savanna, but also forest edge, where if feeds…

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Andean Condors are among the largest flying birds, with a body weight of up to 30 pounds and a wingspan of over 10 feet. They are mostly black with large…

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Headshot of a White-cheeked Turaco

A beautiful multicolored bird with flashy white cheeks, the White-cheeked Turaco is native to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, where they inhabit higher elevation Podocarpus and juniper forests, as…

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National Aviary’s FalconCam: Peregrine Falcon Chicks Banded at University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning for the Second Year in a Row! | National Aviary

The three chicks are the stars of the National Aviary’s Peregrine FalconCam, a livestream of the Peregrine Falcon nest located in Oakland that attracts thousands of viewers, who can watch the birds’ development from egg to hatchling and eventually to fledgling.

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Endangered Species Day Statement on the Endangered Species Act | National Aviary

The National Aviary works to save birds and protect their habitats. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been crucial to helping preserve the habitats of declining animal populations; we see that in Pittsburgh particularly with the resurgence of Bald Eagles; a species once at risk for extinction.

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Two peregrine falcon chicks hatch atop Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning | 90.5 WESA

The peregrine falcons nesting on the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning welcomed two new hatchlings Thursday.

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First peregrine falcon chick hatches in Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning nest | KDKA News

It's Take Your Kid to Work Day, and the peregrine falcons nesting on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning apparently got the memo. 

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Newly Released Guam Kingfishers Produce Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years!! | National Aviary

The Nine Birds released last fall (including three that hatched at the Aviary) continue to thrive in their new home on Palmyra Atoll

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