Vision is the most important sense for birds, since good eyesight is essential for safe flight.Birds have a number of adaptations which give visual acuity superior to that of other vertebrate groups; a pigeon has been described as "two eyes with wings". Birds are theropod dinosaurs, and the avian eye resembles that of other reptiles, with ciliary muscles that can change the shape of …

An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife International.There are over 13,000 IBAs worldwide. These sites are small enough to be entirely conserved and differ in their character, …

Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system.The reliability of some mathematical models can be determined by comparing their results to the real-world outcomes they aim to predict.

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Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park (formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary) is a famous avifauna sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, that hosts thousands of birds, especially during the winter season.Over 350 species of birds are known to be resident. It is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the …

The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush.It is also called the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds), or simply the blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asiatic Russia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and …

Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure, which are mainly due to temperature difference. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by the Coriolis effect, except exactly on the equator.. Globally, the two major driving …

The sora (Porzana carolina) is a small waterbird of the rail family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the sora rail or sora crake, that occurs throughout much of North America.The genus name Porzana is derived from Venetian terms for small rails, and the specific carolina refers to the Carolina Colony.The common name "Sora" is probably taken from a Native …

The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica.It may winter as far north …

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