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Manu Minute

Manu Minute

  • Black francolins are a little over a foot in length. Males have black heads with a brownish-colored “crown” and white patches below and behind their eyes. Females and juveniles are mostly mottled-brown in color.
    Hari K Patibanda
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    Flickr
    On today's Manu Minute, we have got the scratchy calls of a common game bird. Thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology for these recordings of black francolins.
  • Nīhoa finches have black legs and large feet, with sturdy, seed-eater bills. They are smaller than their relatives, the Laysan finches.
    Koa Matsuoka
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    HPR
    The Nīhoa finch is one of two endemic bird species that call Nīhoa Island home. About 3,000 finches live on the tiny island, which is now part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.