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American Woodcock

Animals; Birds

The American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the Timberdoodle, is a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America.

Amami Woodcock

Animals; Birds

The Amami Woodcock, Scolopax mira, is a medium sized wader. It is slightly larger and longer-legged than Eurasian Woodcock, and may be conspecific. This species is a Restricted-range endemic found ...

Asian Dowitcher

Animals; Birds

The Asiatic Dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus, is a rare medium-large wader. Their breeding habitat is grassy wetlands in inland northern Asia. They migrate to southeast Asia as far south as ...

White-tailed Eagle

Animals; Birds

The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla(2)), also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne (sometimes Ern), or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other ...

Bald Eagle

Animals; Birds

The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. It is the national bird and symbol of the United States of America.

Pallas's Fish Eagle

Animals; Birds

Pallas's Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's Sea-eagle or Band-Tailed Fish-eagle, is a large, brownish sea-eagle. It breeds in Central Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the ...

Steller's Sea Eagle

Animals; Birds

The Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus,(2) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It lives in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish. It is, on average, the heaviest ...

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