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Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, California, found in the western US and Canada

photograph by Steve Pearl

#jay #corvidae #cyanocitta #EZ MY BELOVED

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Swallow-tailed kite by Mark Stevenson Via Flickr: img1041 Thank you for all the views faves and comments

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Mottled Owl

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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), family Podargidae, order Podargiformes, found in most of Australia

The frogmouths used to be included in the Nightjar/Goatsucker order Caprimulgiformes. As of 2019, they are now in their own order. Frogmouths are not as closely related to nightjars as previously thought.

photograph by Bernard Teo

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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum), male, family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes, Singapore

photograph by Kelvin Ow

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Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, India

photograph by Rajesh Dhungana

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Great Grey Owl by photosauraus rex

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Asian Openbill Storks (Anastomus oscitans), family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, Sri Lanka

photograph by Bala Siva

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Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus), male, family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes, Sikkim, India

Photograph by Amrito Chakraborty Photography (@amrito_chakraborty)

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Blyth’s Frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis), family Podargidae, order Podargiformes, Perlis, Malaysia

The frogmouths used to be included in the Nightjar/Goatsucker order Caprimulgiformes, but as of 2019, are now in their own order. They are not as closely related to nightjars, as previously thought.

photograph by Junaidi Ismail 

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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), male, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, Sabine Woods, TX, USA

New World orioles are in the blackbird family, Icteridae, while Old World orioles are in the family Oriolidae.

This bird nests in the US and Canada, and overwinters in Central America and NE South America

photograph by Sjef N Gail

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Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), mother and chick, family Podicipedidae, order Podicipediformes, Chiapas, Mexico

As the name would suggest, this is the smallest species of grebe.

photograph by Juan Bou Riquer

#this is. the most grebe. to me. #what a little guy (sex neutral) 🥺

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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), male, family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, found over a great deal of North America and South America

photograph by Steve Rose (@stevenrosephotography)

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Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata), male, family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

Tanagers in the genus Piranga used to be in the true tanager family, but are now placed in the cardinal family.

Photograph by Mario Wong Mario Wong | Photo Expeditions | Fotógrafo (@chinowongcr)

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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), male, family Maluridae, order Passeriformes, NW Tasmania, Australia

photograph by Dean Hohn

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Peregrine Falcon catching its dinner by tony rawson

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A young lion looks toward the Nairobi skyline from Nairobi National Park in 2015. Photographed by Tony Karumba.