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Tibetan Eared Pheasant

Animals; Birds

The Tibetan Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in China and India.

White Eared Pheasant

Animals; Birds

White Eared Pheasants (so called not because they are white-eared, but because they are white and eared) are called Shagga by indigenous Himalayan peoples.

Kalij Pheasant

Animals; Birds

The Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos, is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from the Indus River to western Thailand.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Animals; Birds

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea, formerly placed in the genus Nycticorax), also called the American Night Heron or squawk, is a fairly small heron, similar in appearance to the ...

Japanese Night Heron

Animals; Birds

The Japanese Night Heron, Gorsachius goisagi, is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Animals; Birds

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest ...

Striated Heron

Animals; Birds

The Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron. Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting ...

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