Our moodily lit crested partridge is a female. Though her plumage includes vibrant green and copper, the male sports the red crest that gives the bird its most common name. Unless you travel to the biogeographic region of Southeast Asia known as Sundaland, you may have to head to your local zoo to get a glimpse of this bird. But don’t look for it up in the trees--the crested partridge prefers to walk, not fly.
A crested partridge
Today in History
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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The scene of a literary crime
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The moai you know
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It s ∞ Day!
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Upstate autumn
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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High seas commerce
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Barn owl, England
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Antarctica Day
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Fog above the forest
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Eastern grey kangaroos in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Aloe in bloom
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Marine Day in Japan
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Purple flowers and Golden Week