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10 Fun Facts About the American Robin - Auduban They might be one of our most common birds, but there is plenty you don't know about this thrush. (Yep, it's a thrush.) The American Robin is one of North America’s most familiar and widespread songbirds. Found in forests, fields, parks, and...

The red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus), also known as the green-winged macaw, is a large, mostly-red macaw. Widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. However, in recent years there has been a marked decline in its numbers.

The narcissus flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. This species primarily feeds on insects, and lives in deciduous woodlands. Breeding males sing in repeated melodious whistles. There are several subspecies, largely determined by plumage and range variations.

The grey crowned crane is about 3.3 ft tall, weighs 7.7 lbs, and has a wingspan of 6.5 ft. Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colors, with a distinctive black patch at the very top. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers.