The Red-capped Plover is a small plover native to Australia. Adult males have a rufous crown and hind neck. Adult females (shown here in breeding plumage) have a paler rufous and grey brown crown and hind neck, with pale Loral stripe Non-breeding plumage is duller and lacks the black margins at the nape.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Nazca Booby
Nazca Booby is a booby found primarily on the Galápagos Islands. It is known for practicing obligate siblicide. The female lays two eggs, several days apart. If both eggs hatch, the elder chick will push its sibling out of the nest area. The parent booby will not intervene and the younger chick will inevitably die.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Warty Crab
The Warty Crab is a species of crab found in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean from Brittany to Mauritania and the Azores. It lives among stones and seaweeds in shallow water along rocky coastlines up to a depth of 15 meters.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Blue-winged Parrot
The Blue-winged Parrot is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast Australia. Males are mainly olive green with a blue frontal band reaching from forehead to eye, blue wing coverts, black primaries, and a yellow belly. Females are slightly duller with more green on the wings.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
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