Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
A spark of orange in deep shade
Mating System Types
Monogamy
Mating system where one male pairs with one female, either for a single breeding season or for life
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Monogamy Animals
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
The woodland sprinter with a long tail
Emperor Goose
White-headed goose of the sea-ice edge
King Eider
Crown of the Arctic pack ice
Kea
The clever parrot of the snowline
Purple Gallinule
The lily-pad walker of the wetlands
Nightjar
Built for twilight insect-hunting
Roadrunner
The sprinting cuckoo of the desert
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Tawny flocks, whistled calls
European Goldfinch
Red mask, gold wing, thistle king.
Upland Sandpiper
Fencepost singer of the prairie
Rough-Legged Hawk
The feather-legged hover-hunter
Argentavis Magnificens
Miocene sky-giant of Argentina
Lesser Scaup
Peaked crown, big rafts, true diver
Canvasback
Built for deep dives, born to roam
Veery
Spiral song, epic migration.
Blackburnian Warbler
Look up for the fire-throat
Gadwall
The "quiet" duck with a bright wing flash
Western Kingbird
Yellow-bellied tyrant of the fence line
Northern Bobwhite
Hear the whistle, save the fields.
Common Goldeneye
Hear the whistler, spot the gold eye
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
The prairie bird with scissors for a tail
Tundra Swan
Whistling wings, tundra to tidewater
Anhinga
Spears fish, then sun-dries in style