Ornithology thread for bird discussion. (Image is a Great Argus)

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THIS THREAD HAS BEEN CLAIMED BY THE EURASIAN MAGPIE

>>2298920

no it mine

>>2298908
>Ornithology thread for bird discussion.
Do you know anything about pheasant evolution?

>>2299053

pheasant revolutiuon??

>>2298908
The best thing about it being January is almost every bird is a year bird. Writing out my year list is tedious the first few months.

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>>2298908
Are birds important?

>>2299071
It seems they have their greatest diversity in the Himalayas and surrounding areas. So I assume that is were they originated.
I find it interesting how North-America has prariechickens and so on and so on instead.

>>2299100

>and so on and so on

Explain

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>>2298920
Magpies ftw

>>2299128
That's a sexy bird.

>>2299113
You know, there are different galliformes distributed across the world, I claim this is very interesting.

>>2299128

mental illness?

>>2299099
very

>>2299099
>Are birds important?
If you are a plant they usually are
Nowhere near as important as pollination insects, but hey

I'm saving this thread, it has potential

>>2299099
Please help me Identify the bird in the pic, I really need to

>>2301238
It is just a blackbird, extremely common in Europe

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Where da hood at?

>Tfw you have a single lonely yellow-rumped warbler hanging out around your backyard
>Tfw you have a dream where he finds a mate and you get some really good looks at them with your dream binos that work really well and are very clear

It was a good dream

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What's smarter?

New Caledonian Crows
>can use tools
>can use rocks to raise water level
>learn from behaviours exhibited by other animals/humans
>understands what their reflection is

Or Americans?
>fat and stupid
>can't see reflection
>can't use tools
>can't feed nor bathe themselves
>useless in all respects

What kind of birds did Hitler want to kill?
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DEJUs

Get it...Dark-eyed Junco banding code...im not funny.

>>2299128

>that face

Did he see a cyclist?

>>2302785
That's not the Australian magpie smartie pants
>>2302762
I wonder if tool use is that good of

>>2302764
wat

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What would make more sense for a bird to celebrate, layday or hatchday?

[spoiler]Or birdday[/spoiler]

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Putative Thayer's Gull seen on a recent pelagic out of NJ

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One of many Common Murre seen on the same trip.