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A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

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A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

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A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

Photo: An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Photo: Long-tailed glossy starling ( Lamprotornis caudatus) from the private collection of Cornel Roels of Choussy, France.

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Long-tailed glossy starling ( Lamprotornis caudatus) from the private collection of Cornel Roels of Choussy, France.

A common Myna or Indian Myna, (Acridotheres tristis tristis) from a private collection.

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A common Myna or Indian Myna, (Acridotheres tristis tristis) from a private collection.

Photo: American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

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American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

Photo: White-cheeked turaco (Tauraco leucotis leucotis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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White-cheeked turaco (Tauraco leucotis leucotis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Photo: A protected masked bobwhite quail, Colinus virginanus ridgwayi, at the Phoenix Zoo.

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A protected masked bobwhite quail, Colinus virginanus ridgwayi, at the Phoenix Zoo.

Photo: A critically endangered California condor, Gymnogyps californianus. was brought in after dislocating its wing, most likely after flying into the Navajo Bridge in N. AZ.

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A critically endangered California condor, Gymnogyps californianus. was brought in after dislocating its wing, most likely after flying into the Navajo Bridge in N. AZ.

Photo: A bald eagle named Bensar at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

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A bald eagle named Bensar at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

Photo: Curly hair tarantula (Brachypelma albopilosum) at the Topeka Zoo.

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Curly hair tarantula (Brachypelma albopilosum) at the Topeka Zoo.

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