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Birds Diatryma – Animals Coloring Book Pages Sheet

Gastornis is an extinct genus of large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene epochs of the Cenozoic era. The genus is currently thought to contain three or four distinct species, known from incomplete fossil remains, found in western-central Europe.

 

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Birds Darter – Animals Coloring Book Pages Sheet

The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae having a single genus Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN.

 

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Birds Curlew – Animals Coloring Book Pages Sheet

The curlews, genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew’s call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, “messenger”, from courir, “to run”.

 

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