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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Lunar eclipse
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
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Bidding summer adieu
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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On this shore, history was made
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Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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World Teachers Day
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It s Coffee Day
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Red fox
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Martin Luther King Day
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Walking among the giants
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Things are looking up
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An historic forest
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Castle Day in Japan
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Fin whales: A success story
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Black bear cub emerging into spring
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Surströmming Day
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Presidents Day
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
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