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Denise > Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) [male]

A large diving duck with a long thin bill, the Common Merganser is found along large lakes and rivers across the northern hemisphere. The long bill has toothy projections along its edges that help the duck hold onto its slippery fish prey.  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > Javan Cochoa (Cochoa azurea)  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides)  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Garrulax milnei)

The Laughingthrushes (aka Laughing Thrushes) are the genus Garrulax of the large Old World babbler family of passerine birds. 

They occur in tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in the Himalaya and southern China.   

These are rangy, medium-sized, floppy-tailed landbirds with soft fluffy plumage. These birds have strong legs and are quite terrestrial. This group is not strongly migratory, and most species have short rounded wings and a weak flight. A few, like the Streaked Laughingthrush, occur in fairly open habitats, but most are jungle species, difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer.  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > Great Argus Pheasant (Argusianus argus) [male]

One of the most unusual of all bird species, males are unmistakable with massive primary, secondary and tail feathers. The face is blue, the crown is black with a distinctive short crest. The upperparts are brown, finely mottled with buff; iridescent ocelli can be found on the wings and tail. The wings can continue to grow until the bird reaches its sixth year.  The male is among the largest of all pheasants.  Females are similar, but smaller than males; they also lack the ornate tail and wings. 

The are listed as a vulnerable species.  The primary threat to survival is habitat destruction. Believed to be in good numbers on the Malay Peninsula and on Borneo, but the Sumatran population is in rapid decline.  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Denise > Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

The female (bottom left) did not want her picture to be taken :)

A common woodpecker over much of the South, the Red-bellied is scarcer farther north but has expanded its breeding range northward in recent decades. Like most woodpeckers, it is beneficial, consuming large numbers of wood-boring beetles as well as grasshoppers, ants, and other insect pests. It also feeds on acorns, beechnuts, and wild fruits. It is one of the woodpeckers that habitually stores food.

Miccosukee Indian Village (February 3, 2007)
Denise > Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Miccosukee Indian Village (February 3, 2007)
Denise > Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Miccosukee Indian Village (February 3, 2007)
Javan Cochoa (Cochoa azurea) (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
 > Javan Cochoa (Cochoa azurea)  (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
Javan Cochoa (Cochoa azurea) (Miami MetroZoo - February 23, 2007)
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Keywords: birds miami florida miami metrozoo javan cochoa
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