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Harris Hawk

Harris Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
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Bird name: Harris Hawk
Latin: Parabuteo unicinctus
Other: Busardo de Harris (Es) • Gavião-asa-de-telha (Br)
Family: Accipitridae • Hawks, Birds of Prey
Range: SW USA through Latin America to Argentina, S Brazil, Chile
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A Harris Hawk at a French falconry show.More photos...
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Ringed Teal

Cinnamon Teal - Callonetta leucophrys
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Bird name: Ringed Teal
Latin: Callonetta leucophrys
Other: Cerceta de collar (Es) • Marreca-de-coleira (Br)
Family: AnatidaeDucks
Range: Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay.

Ringed Teal are found in South America but seen here out of context in Nice.More photos...
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Domestic Chicken

Domestic Chicken - Gallus gallus domesticus
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Bird name: Domestic Chicken
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Other: Rooster, Cockerel (En) • Gallo doméstico, Pollo (Es) • Poule, Coq, Poulet domestique (Fr) • Polllo (It) • Haushuhn (De)
Family: Phasianidae • Pheasants
Range: Thailand or SE Asia originally, but introduced and bred worldwide.

A few photos of chickens from around the world. The chicken was probably domesticated from the Red Junglefowl, a type of pheasant, well over 10,000 years ago in the region of Thailand, and is now bred worldwide. The Red Junglefowl still carries the same species name Gallus gallus.

Below a Brahma Cockerel.

Domestic Chicken - Gallus gallus domesticus - BrahmaMore photos...
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