The Large-billed Crow, formerly called the Jungle Crow, is characterized chiefly by its substantial bill, with the upper part thick and arched. It showcases dark gray and glossy black plumage with a robust body measuring up to 23 inches long.
Geographically, this species is widely distributed across Asia and adaptable to forests and human-dominated landscapes.
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The Slender-billed Crow, native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, is identifiable by its long, thin beak and jet-black plumage. Measuring about 16 inches from beak to tail, they are pretty similar in size to other common crows. You’d find them in the subtropical and tropical forests in Southeast Asia.
The Banggai Crow, unique to Indonesia, sports a length of around 15 inches, a mid-size in the crow world. Its glossy plumage is predominantly black, while its dark eyes have pale irises. This species is adapted to dense forest habitats in the Banggai Islands.
Previously thought to be extinct, searches in the early 2000s rediscovered them. Since then, local communities and governments have taken measures like awareness campaigns and promotion of forest protection. Today, they are critically endangered, with less than 250 mature Banggai Crows in the wild3.
The Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) (Chamorro name: åga) is a species of the crow family from the tropical Western Pacific. It is a glossy black bird about 15 inches (38 cm) long and known only from the islands of Guam and Rota.
It is a rare bird which has steadily declined in numbers since the 1960s.[2] On Guam there are no remaining native Mariana Crows, the population having been decimated by the introduction of the brown tree snake.[3] On Rota the population has declined to fewer than 200 individuals,[4] the main threats here being the reduction of suitable habitat because of development and predation. Despite translocations from Rota to the Guam National Wildlife Refuge in the late 1990s and early 2000s, by 2011 the Mariana Crow was extirpated from Guam.[5] Current conservation efforts on Rota include habitat protection,[6] and a captive rear-and-release program.[7] The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird as being "critically endangered".
The Hawaiian Crow, or Alala, is a medium-sized bird at 19–20 inches long. Notably, it flaunts stark black feathers with brown-tinged wings and tail and a thick, strong beak.
Our last type of crow is the rarest of all corvids and became extinct in the wild in 2002, mainly due to habitat destruction and diseases. However, through conservation efforts, captive birds rose from 20 in the 90s to 115 individuals in 2014. They have been reintroduced into native Hawaiian forests since 2016.
Over 300 species of fish are found in the freshwater marshes and the marine coastline of the Everglades National Park. Some of the important fish include redfish, bonefish, spotted seatrout, blue tilapia, snook, tarpon, northern red snapper, and bass.
Guwahati (Assamese: [ɡua.ɦa.ti]) is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Its airport is the 12th busiest in India, the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing[12] cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra.[13] The city is known as the "gateway to North East India".
They are large semi-aquatic mammals. They have a large barrel-shaped body with a short tail and legs. Note that their heads are huge. Their bodies are gray or mottled brown in color. Although later their skin color becomes pale and discolored.
Largeleaf phlox (Phlox amplifolia) is a sun-tolerant plant that's resistant to powdery mildew, a fungal disease that affects many flowers. The native plant produces underground runners that slowly spread to form a large mass. "Blooming in early summer, the airy pink inflorescences are held 1 to 2 feet above the mass of foliage and continue to bloom for about six weeks," says Leirion Sorensen, the gardens manager at Mt. Cuba Center.
Zones: 3 to 8
Size: 44 inches tall x 36 inches wide
Growing conditions: full sun to part shade; loamy, well-drained soil
Species from top to bottom: South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis Robustus), Eastern Moa (Emeus Crassus), & The Little Bush Moa (Anomalopteryx Didiformis).
All three along with 6 other Moa species were driven to extinction by hunting and habitat destruction about 600 years ago.
Art Credit: Gabriel Ugueto
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