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nightjars and twany frogmouth are members of the group known as

terns feed by

most woodpecker species have 3 toes

as a group, sandpipers all have very long legs and beaks

owls have feet that are oriented like those of

a grey-tailed mountain gem is a species of

mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish

gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers

members of the heron and egret group are characterized by having

jaegers and skuas feed on mammals and birds are actually closely related to

american bitterns are in the same group as

tawny frogmouth is a common bird in

main food of limpkins is

hoopoe is a european and african species in the same group as

species closely related to terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the water

limpkins are in the same group as

eastern US there are common species of hummingbird

whooping cranes originally nested only in

herons and egrets feed chiefly on

all plovers either lack or have a vestigial

crested pigeon is native to

dodos were in the same group as

hummingbirds are found only in the new world

woodpecks have feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backwards

in the american southwest as many as hummingbird species are known to occur

female are brightly colored while the males have duller plumage

the plover nests far inland on grasslands

kookaburras are related to the

a cere is a characteristic of

galahs are a species of

numerous species of flightless evolved on oceanic islands

groove-billed anis are related to

wood storks and have un-feathered heads

roseate spoonbills are in the same group as

all owls are strictly nocturnal hunters

according to one reference, there are species of hummingbirds in costa rica alone

galahs are native to

shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items

dodos and solitaires were native only to

toucanets are related to

there is a native species of crow found only in hawaii

nuthatches and creepers are members of the same family

new holland honey-eater is native to

currawongs are native to

brushy tongue is characteristic of

kinglets are a family found only in the old world

titmice are in the same family as the

sluggish insect gleaning foragers

yellow-bellied siskin is a type of

horned larks are not native to

northern mockingbird is most closely related to

common passerine birds that occur worldwide except for south america

thrushes are found worldwide except in

honey-eaters were not found naturally in hawaii

largest family that is found just in the new world

most tanagers are found in

species of waxwings worldwide

shrikes are found worldwide except for

three-wattled bellbirds are indigenous to the

passerine birds that forage by impaling small animals on thorns

mynas and starlings belong to a family that is widespread on oceanic islands but absent from africa

chickadee-like species indigenous to the southwest and mexico, that belongs to a distinct family

bobolink is related to the

redpolls are in the same group as the

passerine species similar to swifts

north american gnatcatchers are in the same family as the

top predator in siberian taiga is the

bower birds are found in

extensions on trunk of some tropical trees that supports them in shallow soils

historically grasslands in have the fewest species of large grazing herbivores

zoogeographic regions are based on

north american grasslands fall into broad zones

the so-called fynbos occurs in

desert adapted rodents that live mostly in africa

species causing widespread destruction of habitat in tundra

main tree in old growth forests of pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

australian mammals that feed almost exclusively on termites

example of a cold desert

richard yahner of penn state wrote a book that classified eastern deciduous forests into categories

invention of around 1870 had a major effect on land use patterns in the great plains

basic form of photosynthesis

taiga occurs in south america as well as canada and russia

crassulacean acid metabolism is type of photosynthesis seen in many plants

historically, grasslands in are especially rich in large grazing herbivore species

seasonality is an important characteristic of the biome

biomes are basically a product of latitude and

northern spotted owls feed chiefly on

as an adaptation to reflect sunlight, the arabian oryx has

according to a book by baldasarre, bolen, and sayre, a female snow goose can lose up to of her body mass during the nesting cycle

flinthills of kansas support a vast native prairie

goannas were gigantic that once roamed australia

desert scrub and thorn forest are two sub-biomes you would encounter in

the three-toed woodpecker inhabits the biome

the main characteristic of deserts is low rainfall

marmosets and tamarins occur in

old growth forests of the pacific northwest have evolved in conjunction with

main characteristic of deserts is high temperatures

birds of old world deserts that fly long distances go soak up water in their belly feathers to transport to their young

prof larry harris who wrote a classic book entitled "the fragmented forest" was a prof at UF

process that occurs in a temperate forest following a fire or some other form of natural deforestation

sonoma and red tree voles live only

because winter is so long in the taiga there are very few biting insects in summer

mattoral is a sub-biome of western africa

prehensile tails are typical of monkeys

janet larsen of the earth policy institute wrote that in the 50 years up to 2002, had lost about 40% of its forest cover

of the following only the are true arboreal followers

main prey of polar bears

myrmecophagous mammals are those that eat chiefly

main trees in temperate forest of australia are evergreens

birds of taiga that feed exclusively on pine seeds and often have irruptive flights

game birds of the taiga typically have feathers as an adaptation for absorbing sunlight

example of a tall grass species

white-headed woodpecker is a highly adapted species that lives only in old growth forests of the pacific northwest

desert biome lies about north and south of the equator

vast areas of the steppe in the old soviet union were plowed under to raise and irrigated with water from the aral sea

many bird species that nest in the temperate forest are considered neotropical migrants

monkeys of the old world are arboreal foliovores

african pygmy elephant appears to be morphologically similar to the of south america

northern grasslands once supported buffalo

old and new world monkeys differ especially in the structure of the

species in the group platyrrhini are

janet larson of earth policy institute wrote that in the year 2000, the us imported as much as $330 million in logs taken illegally from indonesia

great sandy desert is in

across the tundra the annual rainfall averages per year

wettest spot on earth is in a tropical forest

insectivorous mammals with very high metabolic rates that are found in eastern deciduous forest of north america

badgers are a predator that preys on

desert plants in africa in the family gramminacae have converged with north american species of cactacae

so-called thorny devil is a lizard indigenous to

shrew-moles are a characteristic species of

weasel-like taiga animal that feeds on porcupines

scientists at the reported that woodcock were declining due to forest maturation throughout the eastern deciduous forest

so-called dust bowl of the early twentieth century was the result of

maned wolf is a predator of grasslands in

switch grass is typical of prairie

species of conifers grow to heights in excess of 200 feet in the old growth forests

australia currently supports a wild population of one-humped camels that numbers around

acid rain is a threat that has particularly affected in north america

harris reported that about of the vertebrates of old growth forests were reptiles and amphibians

new world and old world monkeys have been isolated since the epoch

moloch is a lizard that bears a close resemblance to in north america

thought to represent the worlds most primitive living rodent

sea ducks of the high arctic that are adapted fir diving and feeding on invertebrates

most woodpeckers have feet with toes

tiny pores in the leaves of vascular plants

appears to be a species that is declining due to protection of forests from succession

wrote a book on communities of lizards in deserts around the world

hornbills are found in

so-called fynbos occur in

although extinct in the wild in the 1970s the arabian oryx has been re-introduced to the nation of

temperate forests do not have a very high diversity of species

species in the group catarrhini are

taiga occurs in south america as well as canada and russia

monkeys of the new world are arboreal foliovores

the main tree in old growth forests of the pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

the so-called climax vegetation refers to the in an area

varied thrush is a species found in the understory of