Giant babax

Babax waddelli Photo by Johan van’t Bosch (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant babax (en); zaragateiro-babaxe-gigante (pt); babaxe de Waddell (fr); babax gigante (es); riesenbabax (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Tibet and marginally across the border into north-eastern Sikkim, India.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh around 140 g.Habitat:The giant babax is…

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What’s on the Chi Menu?

In This Chapter Arranging the nuts and bolts of nutrition Giving food when you first get your Chihuahua Choosing between all those bags, boxes, and cans of dog food Feeding at different ages and stages of life Steering clear of the nutritional no-nos Just look at the pet-food aisle at any major supermarket. It’Technical Stuff…

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Spinifex pigeon

Geophaps plumifera (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:spinifex pigeon (en); pombo-plumífero (pt); colombine plumifère (fr); paloma plumífera (es); rotschpftaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia. There are two separate subspecies, G. p. plumifera is found in arid areas of northern, north-western and north-eastern Australia, while G. p. ferruginea is found in Pilbara, Western Australia.Size:These birds are 20-24…

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