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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World Migratory Bird Day
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Aerial view of Palmanova, a fortress city in Friuli, Italy
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White Desert National Park, Egypt
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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Till the cows come home
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International Rock Day
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World Turtle Day
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Nature Photography Day
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It s Census Day—make it count
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World Penguin Day
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Frog Month
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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It’s oh so quiet
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Making it work—in Norway
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Oymyakon, Russia
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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Don’t look down
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Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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A palace for the public
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A horse of many colors
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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Cadini di Misurina, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy
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A snuggling ball of cute
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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