Conure
Long tails, loud calls, big brains
Mating Social Behaviors
Socially Monogamous
Pairs form social bonds and share parental duties, though extra-pair mating may occur
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Socially Monogamous Animals
White-Crowned Sparrow
Crowned stripes, signature whistles.
Cardinals
Bold bills, bright songs, New World
Apennine Wolf
The wolf of Italy-back on the ridge
Golden Eagle
Gold-naped master of open skies
Swallow
Masters of the open air
Swainson's Hawk
The grasshopper hawk that goes global
Short-Eared Owl
Twilight hunter of the open plains
Sarus Crane
Tallest flyer, truest partner
Common Grackle
Pale eyes. Loud calls. City-smart flocks.
Osprey
Nature's plunge-diving fish hawk
King Quail
Small quail, big color.
Egret
Wetland hunters in white
Jabiru
Big bill. Big bird. Big wetlands.
Egyptian Vulture
Small vulture, big cleanup crew
Gray Catbird
Mew, mimic, and melt into the thicket
Evening Grosbeak
Vise-billed finch of winter flocks
Bee-Eater
Color in flight, precision in the air
Elf Owl
Tiny owl, big desert night hunter
Yellowhammer
Hedgerow gold with a looping chorus
Cedar Waxwing
The berry-loving bird in a velvet mask
Herring Gull
Coastline's clever scavenger
Xeme (Sabine's Gull)
Arctic elegance, ocean wanderer
Bat-Eared Fox
Big ears. Termites beware.