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The blue-headed quail-dove, aka blue-headed partridge-dove, hail from the pigeon and dove family and are endemic to island of Cuba. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of the logging industry; hunting; trapping; invasive species, via feral cats preying on both adults & chicks; […]

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The king quail, aka Asian blue quail, blue-breasted quail, Chinese painted quail, or Chung-Chi, is an Old World (species from Asia or Africa) species of quail that hails from southern China, south and south-eastern Asia to Oceania, on up to southeastern Australia. These birds are numerous and have a stable […]

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The 13-lined ground squirrel, aka 13 liner, striped ground squirrel, striped gopher, gopher, striper, leopard ground squirrel, leopard-spermophile, or squinney, hails from central Canada down to central United States. 13-liners prefer open habitats with short grass and well-drained sandy or loamy soils. Some are also spotted on golf courses, lawns, […]

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