How did the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers get their common names? Shannon explains in this clip - check out the full episode on both woodpeckers to hear more! open.spotify.com/episode/3elU...

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What do an Eastern Meadowlark from North America and a Yellow-Throated Longclaw from Africa have in common? More than you’d think! 🐦 In our 'Field Trip', Dr. John Bates reveals how these two distant species evolved to look almost identical — an incredible example of convergent evolution in nature.

John shows the similarities between the racket tails on these two birds from different parts of the world. To see more, check out our YouTube page (link below) and listen to our podcast with new episodes dropping every week!

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Have you listened to our Red-headed Woodpecker episode yet? Here's a teaser - it is available wherever you get your podcasts! (link below as well)

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John makes his case for why he loves the Olive-sided Flycatcher in this week's episode! Here's a link to the full episode, also available wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2QFB...

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Field Trips! John explains the big difference in weight between pelican bones and ostrich bones. Make sure to follow our YouTube page for more Field Trips! www.youtube.com/@BirdsofaFea...

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Charles Darwin wrote letters to Alfred Russel Wallace discussing Kingfishers :) Check out our latest episode to hear more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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A new episode of our Kingfisher series with Jenna Mccullough dropped today! Hear about Jenna's travels around the world, as well as how Kingfisher biology has influenced things like architecture. Available wherever you get your podcasts (also here!!): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

John talks about the different Parrot species that he saw in Peru! We had such a blast talking all about his recent trip to Peru and all of the amazing birds that he saw. Tune in to our latest episode to hear more!

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John talks about his recent trip to Peru in our latest episode. We talked a lot about Inca Terns, but John also saw one of the pod's favorite birds: The Hoatzin! Here is a link to listen (also available wherever you get your podcasts) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Reminder to check out our YouTube page for our 'Field Trips' where John and Shannon show you a behind the scenes look at some of the amazing birds in the collection! #birds #museum #podcast