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Bălan
Bălan (Hungarian: Balánbánya) is a town in Harghita County, Romania. The town is known for its mines. Its name means "blond" in Romanian. Demographics The town is ethnically mixed with a total population of 7,902, of which 5,121 (64,8%) are Romanians and 2,724 (34,5%) are Székely Hungarians (2..
Bélabo
Bélabo is a town in Cameroon, lying on the Yaoundé – N'Gaoundéré railway line. Near the town lies a chimpanzee rescue centre. ..
Bélanger, Ontario
Bélanger, commonly known as Bélangerville, is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. Addresses in Bélanger are considered part of Azilda. From 1973 to 2000, Bélanger was part of the town of Rayside-Balfour, in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the Regional..
Bélapátfalva
Bélapátfalva County Heves Area 36.17 km² Population Total (2001)Density   346596 /km² Postal code 3346 Area code 36 Cistercian church in Bélapátfalva Bélapátfalva is a town in Heves county, Hungary, north of Eger. The site of the best preserved rom..
Béla Bakosi
Béla Bakosi (born 18 June 1962) is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics. Major achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfing..
Béla Balassa
Béla Balassa (1928-1991, born Budapest) was a Hungarian economist and world-renowned professor at Johns Hopkins University; most famous for his work with Paul Samuelson (Balassa-Samuelson effect). Studies 1948 Magyar Kereskedelmi Akadémia, Budapest1951 Budapest University1958, 1959 Yale Universit..
Béla Balázs
Béla Balázs (August 4 1884, Szeged – May 17 1949, Budapest), born Herbert Bauer, was a Hungarian-Jewish film critic, aesthete, writer and poet. He studied Hungarian and German at the university. His first writings on film, Der Sichtbare Mensch (The Visible Man) (1924), helped found German "film..
Béla Bartók
:For other uses, see Bartok (disambiguation). Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. Bartók is considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was..
Béla Bollobás
Béla Bollobás (born August 3, 1943 in Budapest, Hungary) is a leading Hungarian mathematician who has worked in various areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, combinatorics and graph theory. His first doctorate was for work in discrete geometry in 1967, after which he spent a year in..
Béla Bugár
Béla Bugár (born on 7 July 1958 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician. He is the leader of Party of the Hungarian Coalition. ..
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American virtuoso banjo player. He is most well known for his work with the band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, which he has described as "a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well a..
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz band, sometimes dubbed "blue-bop." The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively since then, often..
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (album)
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones was the first album by the band of the same name, released in 1990. "The Sinister Minister" won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Track listing "Sea Brazil" (Béla Fleck) – 3:43"Frontiers" (Fleck) – 6:08"Hurricane Camille" (Fleck) – 2:38"Half Moo..
Béla Gerster
Béla Gerster or Vojtech Gerster (* October 20, 1850 in Kassa (today Slovakia (Košice) - † August 3, 1923 in Budapest) was a notable engineer and canal architect. He took part in an early expedition to investigate a route for the Panama Canal, and was the chief engineer of the Corinth Cana..
Béla Glattfelder
Béla Glattfelder (born on 4 May 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade. Glattfelder is a substitute for the Commit..
Béla Guttman
Béla Guttman (Budapest, March 13, 1900 – August 28, 1981) was a Hungarian football manager who led many successful teams. He helped popularise the 4-2-4 formation (which had been pioneered by fellow countrymen Márton Bukovi and Gusztáv Sebes) around the world after the 1958 FIFA World Cup ..
Béla H. Bánáthy
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Béla H. Bánáthy is a founder of the White Stag Program for Scouts, Professor Emeritus at Saybrook Graduate School and President of the International Systems Institute. External links [Curriculum Vitae] ..
Béla Hamvas
Béla Hamvas (23 March 1897–7 November 1968) was a Hungarian writer, philosopher, and social critic. He was the first thinker to introduce the Traditionalist School of René Guénon to Hungary. Béla Hamvas was born in Prešov (Hung.: Eperjes) into the family of an evangelical pastor. The fa..
Béla III High School
Béla III High School (III. Béla Gimnázium) was founded in 1757. It can be found in Baja. School introduction There are more than 50 teachers in the young and innovative school staff. The school has both 4-year and 6-year courses between the ages of 12 and 18. There are about 700 students in 22..
Béla III of Hungary
Béla III Béla III of Hungary (Hungarian: III. Béla, Slovak: Belo III) (born 1148) was the King of Hungary from 1172-1196. He was the son of King Géza II and Euphrosyne, the daughter of Grand Duke Mstislav of Kiev. In 1164, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus concluded a treaty with ..
Béla II of Hungary
Béla II of Hungary, "The Blind" (Hungarian: Vak Béla, Serbian: Бела II) (1110- February 13, 1141) of the Arpad dynasty was King of Hungary from 1131 until his death. His father Prince Álmos led a rebellion against his brother King Coloman of Hungary, and as a result of this he and Béla were..
Béla Imrédy
--> Béla Imrédy de Ómoravica (December 29, 1891 - February 28, 1946) was Prime Minister of Hungary from 1938 to 1939. Born in Budapest to a Catholic family, Imrédy studied law as a young man before he started working for the Hungarian Ministry of Finance. Eventually becoming a skilled econom..
Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV c.1270 Béla IV (1206–May 3, 1270) was the king of Hungary between 1235 and 1270 and member of Arpad dynasty. Contents 1 Early Life and Family2 Mongol Invasions3 Other Wars4 Sources Early Life and Family Béla was the son of King András II and Gertrude ..
Béla I of Hungary
Bust of Béla at the National Historical Memorial Park in Ópusztaszer Béla I (Hungarian: I. Béla, Slovak: Belo I), was king of Hungary between 1061 and 1063. Baptized as Magnus, Béla was his pagan given name. Béla was a member of the Árpád dynasty, third son of Vazul and younger brother..
Béla Julesz
Béla Julesz (February 19, 1928–December 31, 2003) was a visual neuroscientist and experimental psychologist in the fields of visual and auditory perception. Dr. Julesz was the originator of the Random dot stereogram technique which led to the creation of the autostereogram. He also was the f..
Béla Károlyi
Béla Károlyi (born September 13, 1942 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania), is a world-renowned gymnastics coach. Together with his wife, Marta, (sometimes called Martha), Károlyi has coached United States and Romania Olympic teams to medal success. Károlyi pioneered the Romanian centralized gymnastics tr..
Béla Kiss
Béla Kiss (1877-19??) was a Hungarian serial killer. He is thought to have murdered at least 24 young women and attempted to pickle them in giant metal drums that he kept on his property. Béla Kiss was a tinsmith who had lived in Cinkota, Hungary since 1900 with his wife Marie. His neighbors cons..
Běla Kolářová
Běla Kolářová (née Helclová 1923, Terezín) is a Czech artist and photographer. In 1949 she married Jiří Kolář. She started photographing in 1956, since 1960s inspired by her husband turned her attention to the experiments with collages. In 1985 she followed her husband in exile in Paris. ..
Béla Kun
Béla Kun Béla Kun (born Béla Kohn) (February 20 1886, in Szilágycseh, today Cehu Silvaniei, Transylvania, Romania–probably in 1938 or 1939, in the Soviet Union) was a Hungarian Communist politician, who ruled Hungary for a brief time in 1919. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Earl..
Béla Magyari
Béla Magyari (born August 8, 1949 in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary) was Lieutenant Colonel of the Hungarian Air Force. He graduated from military pilot school "György Kilián" in 1969. He was selected as backup for Bertalan Farkas (the only Hungarian cosmonaut who has been to space) on Soyuz 36..
Béla Markó
Béla Markó (born September 8 1951) is a Hungarian politician and writer. He is the leader of the Hungarian Democratic Party in Romania. As part of the Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu government, which came to power on December 28 2004, he is vice prime-minister of Romania, in charge of culture, educat..
Béla Miklós
Knight Béla Miklós de Dálnok (1890–1948) was a Hungarian politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Hungary, at first in opposition, and then officially, from 1944 to 1945. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Béla Réthy
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Béla Andreas Réthy (born 14 December 1956 in Vienn..
Béla Schick
Béla Schick (July 16, 1877 - December 6, 1967), was a Hungarian-born American pediatrician. He is the founder of the Schick test. Works Child Care Today (1932) External links [link][link][Beyth haTphutzoth] ..
Béla Síki
Béla Síki (born February 21, 1923) is a Swiss pianist of Hungarian origin. He was born in Hungary, where he was a student in Budapest of Leo Weiner and Ernest von Dohnanyi at the Franz Liszt Music Academy. He moved to Switzerland in 1945, where he studied with Dinu Lipatti and won, the 1948 Genev..
Béla Szabados
Béla Szabados (born February 18, 1974 in Békéscsaba) is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. He studied at the University of Southern California. External link [Profile on FINA-website] ..
Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr (born July 21, 1955 in Pécs, Hungary) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter widely considered as the most unique artist to rise from Hungary in the past 20 years. This article was based on and expanded from Jason Ankeny's biographical piece in All Movie Guide. Contents 1 ..
Béla Wenckheim
Béla Baron Wenckheim (Pest, February 16, 1811 – Budapest, July 7, 1879) was a Hungarian politician who served as prime minister for several months in 1875. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Bl'ast
BL'AST! formed in 1982 as a hardcore/punk/rock band from Santa Cruz, California known as M.A.D., which stood for Mutually Assured Destruction. The original line up consisted of Clifford Dinsmore on vocals, Steve Stevenson on guitar, Dave Cooper on bass, and Bill Torgerson on drums. Circa 1984, Mike ..
Bl(A)ck Tea Society
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Bla
Bla, population 15,000 (2004 est.), is a small town in Mali's Ségou Region, located 85 kilometers south of Ségou along Mali's main highway. Bla serves as a central location for NGO activity in the region and is a crossroads for transportation going northeast to Mopti and Gao, as well as south to..
BLA
BLA is a Three Letter Acronym that could mean: Bachelor of Liberal ArtsBaltimore and Annapolis Railroad (AAR reporting mark BLA)Balochistan Liberation ArmyBarcelona, Venezuela airport – IATA airport code BLABavarian Liberation Armyβ-lactamaseBlack Liberation ArmyBusiness Licensing Author..
Blaa
Two Blaas A Blaa is a doughy, white bread bun (roll) peculiar to Waterford City and County, Ireland. The blaa, often mis-spelt as 'bla' or 'blah', is usually very soft, and covered with layers of flour. Deliciously soft and tasty, a variety of blaa which is more chewy, and a variety with a c..
Blaabjerg
Blaabjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 254 km², and has a total population of 6,509 (2005). Its mayor is Preben Olesen. The site of its municipal council is the town of Nørr..
Blaafarveværket
Blaafarveværket in Modum, Norway, was in the mid 19th century the largest industrial company in Norway, employing more than 2,000 workers. The works mined and manufactured cobalt blue, and covered 80 percent of the world market. The company was founded by the Dano-Norwegian king in the 1770s, and..
Blaarkop
Blaarkop is a breed of cattle. Blaarkop is Dutch for blister head. Its main breeding area is in Groningen (province), Netherlands. The breed has been mentioned as early as the 14th century. From the 19th century, there are also Blaarkoppen in the Utrecht and Leiden regions. The Blaarkop breed is s..
Blab
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Blab! is the name of a comic book anthology. ..
Blabbermouth
Blabbermouth may refer to: Blabbermouth.net, a website that provides news about heavy metal music covering tours and music festivals like Ozzfest and Gigantour.[BlabberMouth PR], a Texas-based PR firm that serves small and medium-sized businesses throughout the US. This is a [disambi..
Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal news, hard rock news, and album reviews. Blabbermouth.net was co-founded and run by Borivoj Krgin. While the idea of Blabbermouth.net was conceived in early 2000, the website was actually launched in March 2001, and Roadrunner Records began host..
Blaberus giganteus
Blaberus giganteus, the giant cockroach, is one of the world's largest cockroaches, potentially longer than the giant burrowing cockroach, though not as heavy. Their length can reach 90 mm. Giant cockroaches are found in tropical areas of Panama, the West Indies, and northern South America. ..
Blaby
Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6,240 (2001 figures). Its name probably came Old Norse Blábýr = "farmstead or village belonging to a man named Blár". The -r is a case ending. There seems to have..
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C.
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C. is a football club based in Leicestershire, England. In 1993, they changed their name from Whetstone Athletic F.C. to their present name. In the 2003-04 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Leicestershi..
Blaby (district)
Blaby District Shown within Leicestershire Leicestershire within England Geography Status: District Region: East Midlands Admin. County: Leicestershire Area:- Total Ranked 222nd130.47 km² Admin. HQ: Blaby ONS code: 31UB Demographics Population:- Total ()- Density ..
Blaby (UK Parliament constituency)
Blaby County constituency Blaby shown within Leicestershire, and Leicestershire shown within England Created: 1974 MP: Andrew Robathan Party: Conservative Type: House of Commons County: Leicestershire EP constituency: East Midlands Blaby is a constituency represented in the House ..
Blaby local elections
Blaby Council is elected every four years. Contents 1 Political control2 Council elections3 By-election results4 External links Political control Independent 1973 - 1976 Conservative 1976 - 1995 No overall control 1995 - 1999 Conservative 1999 - Council elections Blaby C..
Blace
Blace (Блаце) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 5,465, while population of the municipality was 13,759. ..
Blachernae
Blachernae is a suburb in the northeastern section of Constantinople. It was the site of a spring and a number of churches were built there, notably by Pulcheria in the 5th century and by Justinian I in the 6th century. These were originally outside the city walls, until 627 when the walls were expa..
Blachernitissa
The Blachernitissa Blachernitissa, also called Theotokos of Blachernae or Our Lady of Blachernae, is a 7th-century icon representing the Holy Theotokos, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Theotokos was considered to be an intercessory protectress of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. Accord..
Blachia
Blachia is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 12 species, found from India to Central Malesia. Synonyms Deonia Pierre ex Pax ..
Blachownia
Blachownia is a town in Poland, in Silesian Voivodship, in Częstochowa County, about 10 km west of Częstochowa. It has 9,967 inhabitants (2004). External links [Official town website][Town map][Map, from mapa.szukacz.pl] ..
Blach Intermediate School
Blach Intermediate School, founded in September of 1958, is a middle school serving grades 7-8 in Los Altos, California, USA. It is part of the Los Altos School District. Blach Middle School is named after Georgina P. Blach after a dedication ceremony on December 11, 1958. It's "rival school" is ..
Black
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Black's Beach
Black's Beach is a de facto clothing optional beach in La Jolla, California. It is perhaps the largest nude beach in the United States. It is situated north of downtown La Jolla and south of Torrey Pines State Park. Access is available from La Jolla, Torrey Pines State Park, or via trails down ..
Black's Law Dictionary
Black's Law Dictionary, 7th edition Black's Law Dictionary has traditionally been regarded as the definitive legal dictionary for the law of the United States. It was founded by Henry Campbell Black. It has been cited as legal authority in many Supreme Court cases (see Secondary authority). ..
Black(band)
Black is a Alternative Rock band in Bangladesh. It has five members. Band Members Jon - VocalsTahsan - Vocals & KeyboardsJahan - GuitarsMiraz - BassTony - Drums & Percussion Albums Black first made an appearance in the album world in G-Series' mixed album, "Chharpotro", where their song "Chena Du..
Black+White
Black+White is a bimonthly Australian magazine published by Studio Magazines that debuted in the summer of 1992. For a period it was also known as (Not Only) Black+White magazine. Black+White showcases art, photography and graphic design as well as interviews with celebrities and features on popula..
Black, Alabama
Black is a town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 202. Geography Black is located at [31°0′40″N, 85°44′40″W] (31.011112, -85.744365)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total a..
Black, Brown, and Beige
Black, Brown, and Beige is a jazz suite written by Duke Ellington for a concert at the Carnegie Hall in 1943. It was dedicated to telling the story of Africans in the United States, and the place of slavery and the church in their history. Known by Ellington as "B, B, & B" according to Irving Towns..
Black, Brown, and Beige (album)
Black, Brown, and Beige Album by Duke Ellington Released 1958 Recorded 1958 Genre Jazz Length Re-release: 72:48 Label Columbia '''Producer Irving Townsend Professional reviews All Music Guide [link] Duke Ellington chronology Live at the 1957 Stratford Festival (1957) Black..
Black, Hawthorn & Co
Black, Hawthorn and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear., They took over the Quarry Field Works which had been opened in 1835 by John and Ralph Coulthard, known as John Coulthard and Son which became R. Coulthard and Company in 1853 when the partnership was dissolved. ..
Black, Missouri
Black is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, Missouri. It is located on Missouri State Highway 49 on a branch of the Black River. It is about six miles north of Centerville. It is located near Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. ..
Black-and-white
A black-and-white portrait. This article is about the term as used in media and computing; for more specific uses, see Black and White. b/w is also commonly used with old 45 and 78 RPM records and stands for "backed with" and thus refers to the flip side (commonly called "B side") of the reco..
Black-and-white colobus
Black-and-white colobus are the Old World monkeys which bear a striking resemblance to skunks. They are of the genus Colobus and are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. The word "colobus" comes from Greek ekolobóse "he cut short" and is so named because its thumb is ..
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
The Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) is one of the two species of ruffed lemurs. Like all lemurs, it is native only to Madagascar. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs can grow up to 2 ft long, although typically a little smaller, and are about 7-10 lbs. Their lifespan in captivity is ab..
Black-and-white Tanager
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Black-and-white Warbler
The Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in northern and eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida. This species is migratory, wintering in Florida, Central America and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to we..
Black-and-yellow Tanager
The Black-and-yellow Tanager, Chrysothlypis chrysomelaena, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This small tanager is an endemic resident breeder in the hills of Costa Rica and Panama The Black-and-yellow Tanager is found in the foothills and slopes on the Caribbean side of the central mountain ran..
Black-Ash Inheritance
Black-Ash Inheritance is a 1997 melodic death metal MCD by In Flames. It was released as a preview of the upcoming album Whoracle. The tracks were later included on a reissue of The Jester Race. The track "Gyroscope" was later released on the following album, Whoracle, and the track "Behind Space"..
Black-backed Grosbeak
The Black-backed Grosbeak, Pheucticus aureoventris is a large finch type bird found in South America. They are often kept as cagebirds. References BirdLife International (2004). [Pheucticus aureoventris]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Data..
Black-backed Jackal
Contents 0.1 Appearance0.2 Behaviour0.3 Diet0.4 Reproduction0.5 Habitat0.6 Sources1 References Appearance The Black-backed jackal is an African canine with a fox-like appearance, tan fur, and a thick stripe of black and silver running down its back. They weigh ..
Black-backed Woodpecker
The Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) is a medium-sized woodpecker. Adults are black on the head, back, wings and rump. They are white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars. Their tail is black with white outer feathers. Like the similar American Three-toed ..
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
The Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberia, northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form P. o. arenarius (Pallas, 1775) is found in Kazakhstan, western China and northe..
Black-bellied slender salamander
The Black-bellied slender salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris) is a small species of salamander, about 3.1 to 4.3 cm long. It has a worm-like body, a small head and small limbs, and a long cylindrical tail, often twice the length of its body. The Black-bellied slender salamander can have a black..
Black-bellied Tern
The Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda is a tern found near large rivers in South Asia. They have a black belly in the summer and a deep forked tail. They can sometimes resemble Whiskered Terns but the deeper fork and the black on the lower belly distinguish it from the shallow fork and black cl..
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Viera Wetlands, South-Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Viera, Florida, USA June 17, 2006 The Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) is a whistling duck which breeds in the southernmost USA and tropical Central and South America. Th..
Black-billed Amazon
The Black-billed Amazon, Amazona agilis, is a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Sometimes called the Black-billed Parrot, this Amazon parrot is mostly green with small patches of red on the wing and sometimes flecked on the head. Its bill makes it easy to separate from most other Amazons, including the Y..
Black-billed Capercaillie
The Black-billed Capercaillie is a large grouse species closely related to the more widespread Western Capercaillie. The Black-billed Capercaillie is a sedentary species which breeds in the larch taiga forests of eastern Russia as well as parts of northern Mongolia and China. The appearance of th..
Black-billed Cuckoo
The Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo. Adults have a long brown tail and a black bill. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a red ring around the eye. Juveniles are drabber, and the eye ring is greenish. Their breeding habitat is edge..
Black-billed Magpie
The Black-billed Magpie is a large bird in the crow family that occurs in the western half of North America from Alaska to Oklahoma. Externally, it is almost identical with European Magpie, Pica pica, and is often considered conspecific. However, the American Ornithologists' Union splits it as a s..
Black-billed Nightingale-thrush
The Black-billed Nightingale-thrush, Catharus gracilirostris, is a small thrush endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is found in the undergrowth of wet mountain oak forests and second growth, typically from above 1350 m altitude to patches of scrubbery beyond the timberli..
Black-billed Sicklebill
The Black-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus albertisi also known as Buff-tailed Sicklebill is a medium-sized, up to 35cm long, brown bird of paradise with bare maroon grey skin around its eye, buff colored tail, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and black sickle-like bill. Male is adorned with dark horn-lik..
Black-billed Turaco
The Black-billed Turaco, Tauraco schuetti, is a medium sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and southern Sudan. Description 40cm; ranging in w..
Black-billed Whistling Duck
The Black-billed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a whistling duck which breeds in the West Indies. Alternative names are West Indian Whistling Duck and Cuban Whistling Duck. The Black-billed Whistling Duck is widely scattered throughout the West Indies including a large breeding populatio..
Black-billed Wood Dove
The Black-billed Wood Dove (Turtur abyssinicus) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert. This species is abundant in near desert, scrub and savannah. It builds a stick nest in a tree, often an acacia, and lays two cream-colo..
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity : 1894-1912 is a book by Thomas S. Kuhn, the philosopher and historian of science better known for The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Black-Body Theory, published by University of Chicago Press, 1987, looks at the early development of quantum m..
Black-browed Albatross
The Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae. It is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List, but is the most widespread and common albatross. The subspecies T. m. melanophris breeds in the Cape Horn area, the Falkland Islands and ..
Black-capped Chickadee
The Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus or Poecile atricapillus, is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Adults have a black cap and bib with white sides to the face. Their underparts are white with rusty brown on the flanks; their back is grey. They have a short da..
Black-capped Kingfisher
The Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata, is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia. This most northerly of the Halcyonidae is resident over much of its range, but northern populations are migratory and the wintering r..
Black-capped Petrel
The Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It is also known as the Diabolin. The extinct Jamaica Petrel (P. caribbaea) was a related dark form, often considered a subspecies of this bird. The Black-capped Petrel breeds on cliffs in the ..
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a South American squirrel monkey, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. References Rylands et al (2003). [Saimiri boliviensis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a..
Black-capped Vireo
The Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapillus, is a small bird native to the United States and Mexico. It has been listed as an endangered species in the United States since 1987. The IUCN lists the species as vulnerable. The Black-capped Vireo is a songbird about 12 cm (4.5 inches ) in length. Sexu..
Black-cheeked Warbler
The Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys) is a New World warbler which is a resident breeding bird endemic to the mountains of central and southern Costa Rica and western Panama. It is normally found in oak forests with a dense bamboo understory from 2500 m altitude to the timberline, b..
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
The Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani, is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador. This woodpecker occurs in the higher levels of wet forests, semi-open woodland and old second growth. It nests in an unlined hole 6-30 m high in a dead tree. The clut..
Black-Chested Buzzard Eagle
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird. Female Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail...
Black-chinned Sparrow
The Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis, is a small sparrow. This passerine bird is generally found in chaparral, sagebrush, arid scrublands, and brushy hillsides, breeding in the Southwestern United States (western Texas to southern California), and migrating in winter to north-central Me..
Black-collared Jay
The Black-collared Jay or Collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata, is a jay. References BirdLife International (2004). [Cyanolyca armillata]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least c..
Black-crested Antshrike
The Black-crested Antshrike, Sakesphorus canadensis, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical South America in Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil and northeastern Peru. This is a bird of undergrowth in mangrove or other swampy forest..
Black-crested Bulbul
The Black-crested Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typica..
Black-crested Titmouse
The Black-crested Titmouse, Baeolophus atricristatus (also known as the Mexican Titmouse), is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Once considered a subspecies of the Tufted Titmouse (B. bicolor), it is now recognized as a separate species. It is native to southern Texas, ..
Black-crowned Night Heron
The Black-crowned Night Heron (in Europe, often just Night Heron), Nycticorax nycticorax, is a medium-sized heron. Adults are 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked ..
Black-crowned Tchagra
Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegala) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and were once included in that group. This species is found in the Arabian peninsula and most of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and ..
Black-Derman-Toy
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Black-eared Miner
The Black-eared Miner, Manorina melanotis, is a critically endangered honeyeater endemic to mallee woodland in south-eastern Australia. It is closely related to the much more widely distributed Yellow-throated Miner M. flavigula and the taxonomic status of the Black-eared Miner is the subject of s..
Black-eared Wheatear
The Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. This 13.5-15.5 cm (5.6 inch) long insectivorous spec..
Black-eyed pea
This article is about the vegetable. For the American hip-hop group, see The Black Eyed Peas. The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean, blackeye, field peas, lobiya or chawli, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown for its medium-sized edible bean, which mutates easily giving rise to a number..
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan may refer to one of several things: Black-eyed Susan is the usual common name of a number of garden flowers:*Rudbeckia hirta, a member of the sunflower tribe of the large family Asteraceae*A number of other members of the genus Rudbeckia*The Black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata, ..
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is raced at Pimlico Race Course each year. The race is open to fillies, age three willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The race carries a purse of $250,000. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is ..
Black-faced Antthrush
The Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Trinidad. This antthrush is a common and widespread forest bird which builds a leaf-lined nest in a cavity in a..
Black-faced Bunting
The Black-faced Bunting , Emberiza spodocephala , is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds in southern Siberia across to northern China and northern Japan. It is migratory, wintering in northeast ..
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), also called a large cuckoo-shrike, is a common bird in the Indian subcontinent (except Pakistan and NW India), Australia and the Solomon Islands. It has a protected status in Australia, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. They..
Black-faced Grassquit
The Black-faced Grassquit, Tiaris bicolor, is a small bird of the family Emberizidae, which also includes the buntings. It breeds in the West Indies except Cuba, on Tobago but not Trinidad, and along the northern coasts of Colombia and Venezuela. This is a common bird in long grass or scrub in op..
Black-faced Grosbeak
The Black-faced Grosbeak, Caryothraustes poliogaster, is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, which is a resident breeding species from southeastern Mexico to eastern Panama. This species breeds in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills from sea level to about 1000m altitude, and is fou..
Black-faced Monarch
The Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis is a passerine bird. It was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped with the drongos in the family Dicruridae, which ha..
Black-faced Solitaire
The Black-faced Solitaire, (Myadestes melanops) is a bird in the thrush family endemic to highlands in Costa Rica and western Panama. This is a bird of dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps in wet mountain forest, normally from 750 to 3000 m altitude. It disperse as low as 400 m in the wet seaso..
Black-faced Spoonbill
The Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) has the most restricted distribution of all spoonbills, and it is the only one currently regarded as endangered. Confined to the coastal areas of eastern Asia, it seems that it was once common throughout its area of distribution. Currently, it has a niche..
Black-faced Treepie
The Black-faced or Black-browed Treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis) is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the Corvidae (crow) family. This bird is slightly smaller than a Blue Jay and has the typical compact body and long tail of this group. The forehead, face and bib are black with the chest..
Black-faced Woodswallow
The Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus) is a woodswallow. This swallow is 19 cm long. It is the most widespread species in the family Artamidae. They live in Australia, New Guinea and the Sunda Islands, including Timor. References BirdLife International (2004). [Artamus cinereus]..
Black-figure pottery
The black-figure pottery technique is a style of ancient Greek pottery painting in which the decoration appears as black silhouettes on a red background. Originated in Corinth during the early 7th century BC, it was introduced into Attica about a generation later. Other notable black-figure potter..
Black-footed Albatross
The Black-footed Albatross, Phoebastria nigripes, is a large seabird from the North Pacific. It is one of three albatross that range in the northern hemisphere, nesting on isolated tropical islands. Contents 1 Description2 Behavior and Range2.1 Range2.2 Breeding2.3 Fee..
Black-footed Cat
The Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) is a small wild cat distributed over South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and marginally into Zimbabwe. The habitat of this cat species are arid semi-desert and savannah, like the Karoo and parts of the highveld, but it is only sparsely distributued in Kalahari Des..
Black-footed Ferret
The Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) is a small carnivorous North American mammal closely related to the Steppe Polecat of Russia, and a member of the diverse family Mustelidae which also includes weasels, mink, polecats, martens, otters, and badgers. It should not be confused with the domes..
Black-footed Gray Langur
The Black-footed Gray Langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey found in south India. References Wikispecies has information related to: [[Wikispecies:|}}}]] ..
Black-fronted Dotterel
The Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) is a small, slender plover, widespread throughout most of Australia and New Zealand. It is common in freshwater wetlands, around the edges of lakes and billabongs, and in shallow, temporary claypan pools. It is also found occupying saline mudflats an..
Black-fronted Duiker
The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons), is a small antelope found in central and west-central Africa. It averages 22 pounds and a shoulder height of 17 inches. It has been found as far south as northern Angola. References wildaboutyou.com - [link] ..
Black-fronted Parakeet
The extinct Black-fronted Parakeet or Tahiti Parakeet (Cyanoramphus zealandicus) was endemic to the Pacific island of Tahiti. It was discovered on James Cook's first voyage in 1769, on which the two specimens now in Liverpool and the one in the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum in Tring appear ..
Black-fronted Titi
The Black-fronted Titi, Callicebus nigrifrons, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. References Rylands et al (2003). [Callicebus nigrifrons]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justifica..
Black-headed Bulbul
The Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is called merbah siam in Malay. It is common in lowland forest, and well-distributed all over Peninsular Malaysia and West Malaysia. It has bright-yellow plumage with black bluish glossy head, and bl..
Black-headed Bunting
The Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds in southeast Europe east to Iran. It is migratory, wintering in India. It is a rare but regular wanderer ..
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike
The Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melanoptera) is a species of cuckooshrike found in south and south-east Asia. References BirdLife International (2004). [Coracina melanoptera]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes..
Black-headed Duck
The Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is a South American duck allied to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae of the family Anatidae. It is a small dark duck, the male with a black head and mantle and a paler flank and belly and the female pale brown overall. They live in s..
Black-headed Grosbeak
The Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus, is a medium-size seed-eating bird in the same family as the Northern Cardinal, the Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, P. ludovicianus with which it hybridises on the Great Plains. The 19cm lon..
Black-headed Gull
The Black-headed Gull, (Larus ridibundus), is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. This gull is 38-44cm long ..
Black-headed Heron
The Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is mainly resident but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season. This species usually breeds in the wet seas..
Black-headed Ibis
The Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae, which breeds in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Japan. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2-4 eggs. It occurs in marshy wetlands inland and on the coast, where it..
Black-headed Lapwing
The Black-headed Plover or Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape. ..
Black-headed Marmoset
The Black-headed Marmoset (Callithrix (Mico) nigriceps) is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. References [Infonatura] Wikispecies has information related to: [[Wikispecies:|}}}]] ..
Black-headed Munia
The Black-headed Munia, or Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla, formerly Lonchura malacca atricapilla) is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. The Black-headed Munia is..
Black-headed Night Monkey
The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. References Heymann & Brazil Threatened Species Workshop participants (2003). [Aotus nigriceps]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUC..
Black-headed Saltator
The Black-headed Saltator, Saltator atriceps, is a seedeating bird in the cardinal family. It breeds from central Mexico to eastern Panama. This is a species of dense vegetation. Two black-marked pale blue eggs are laid in a bulky grass-lined cup nest up to 3 m high in a thicket between April and..
Black-headed Spider Monkey
The Black-headed Spider Monkey, Ateles fusciceps, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. References [Infonatura] Wikispecies has information related to: [[Wikispecies:|}}}]] ..
Black-headed Uakari
The Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) is a New World primate from the Pitheciidae family. It is native from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, living in the Amazonian Rain forest, specially in the seasonally flooded forests called "igapos". They are live in large groups, up to 100 individ..
Black-hooded Oriole
The Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The f..
Black-lored Tit
The Black-lored Tit, Parus xanthogenys, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a resident breeder in the Himalayas and peninsular India. This is a common bird in open tropical forests, but does not occur in Sri Lanka. It is an active and agile feeder, taking insects and spiders fr..
Black-mantled Tamarin
The Black-mantled Tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis, is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. References Defler & Rodríguez-M (2003). [Saguinus nigricollis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006..
Black-naped Monarch
The Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea), also known as the Black-naped Blue Monarch, is a small passerine bird. It was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped ..
Black-naped Oriole
Diet=insects and fruits The Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds found in south Asia. This is easily differentiated from the Golden Oriole by the broad black eye stripe continuing to join on the nape. The bill is also stouter than that of the fo..
Black-naped Tern
The Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The tern is about 30cm long with a wing length of 21-23cm. Their beaks and legs are black, but the tips of their bills are yellow. They have long, forked tail..
Black-necked Crane
The Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is a large, whitish-gray crane. It has a black head and upper neck apart from a whitish postocular patch and red crown patch. It has black primaries and secondaries. The Black-necked Crane breeds on the Tibetan Plateau, with a small population in adjace..
Black-necked Grebe
The Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis †, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It is known in North America as the Eared Grebe. It breeds in vegetated areas of freshwater lakes across Europe, Asia, Africa, northern South America and southwest and west United States. Nort..
Black-necked Screamer
The Black-necked Screamer (Chauna chavaria) is a species of bird in the small family Anhimidae, the screamers. It is a resident breeder in northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. References BirdLife International (2006). [Chauna chavaria]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN..
Black-necked Stilt
The Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, is a locally abundant resident of North American wetlands and coastlines, including the coastal areas of California and Mexico, much of the interior western United States, and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida D. A. Sibley, The Sibley Fie..
Black-necked Stork
The Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species, which is a resident breeder in southern Asia and Australasia, from India east to New Guinea and the northern half of Australia. In Australia it is also known as a ..
Black-necked Swan
The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is a waterbird of South America. This swan breeds in Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and on the Falkland Islands. In winter, this bird migrates northwards to Paraguay and southern Brazil. The Lag..
Black-necked Weaver
The Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) is a resident breeding bird species in much of tropical Africa from Senegal and northern Angola east to southern Sudan and Tanzania. This weaver occurs in forests, especially in wet habitats. It builds a large coarsely woven nest made of grass and c..
Black-on-black
Black-on-black is an English language idiom used to describe something that is invisible or intentionally obfuscated, such as warnings or fine print. It can also refer to cars, in the sense of having all black rims, paint, and/or interior. ..
Black-ray goby
The Black-ray Goby (Stonogobiops Nematodes) is a species of marine goby and is a member of the family of High Fin Gobies. This type of goby is also sometimes attributed the common name "Shrimp Goby" or "Watchman Goby". This is due to the interesting symbiotic relationship that these gobies can fo..
Black-rumped Agouti
The Black-rumped Agouti, Dasyprocta prymnolopha, is an agouti species from the Dasyproctidae family. It is an endemic species found only in the northeast portion of Brazil. References Baillie (1996). [Dasyprocta prymnolopha]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retriev..
Black-rumped Flameback
The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker is a woodpecker which is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of South Asia. This flameback is a species associated with open forest and cultivation. It nests in a tree hole, laying t..
Black-shouldered Kite
The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia. Like all the elanid kites, it is a specialist predator of rodents. The name "Black-shouldered Kite" was formerly used for a European and African species, Elanus caeruleus, and the Australian..
Black-shouldered Opossum
The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta), also known as the White-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. It's found in multistrata evergreen Amazonian forests of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It's a rare animal species and, probably, highly arboreal. When in cap..
Black-spot goatfish
The black-spot goatfish (Parupeneus signatus) is a goatfish of the family Mullidae, found in the western Pacific ocean, from north east New Zealand to New Guinea, in shallow waters. Its length is between 20 and 50 centimetres. The black-spot goatfish has the twin chin barbels typical of goatfishe..
Black-striped Capuchin
The Black-striped Capuchin, Cebus libidinosus, is a capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. References [Infonatura] Wikispecies has information related to: [[Wikispecies:|}}}]] ..
Black-striped mussel
The black-striped mussel is a small marine bivalve mollusc originating from Central and South America. It is closely related and ecologically similar to the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha). Like the zebra mussel, the black-striped mussel is a significant pest outside its natural range. Refere..
Black-striped Weasel
The Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa) is one of the most enigmatic mammals in the north-east Oriental region, even though it occurs from Nepal east through north east India and southern China to Vietnam, and south to central Laos at altitudes from 1000m to 2500m.Choudhury, A. U. 1997a. C..
Black-tailed Deer
Like all deer, black-tailed deer are herbivores. Male black-tailed deer, like this one from Olympic National Park, develop antlers in the summer. The Black-tailed deer is a species of deer found in western North America. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the mule deer, as..
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) is a small, insectivorous bird which ranges throughout the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nonmigratory and found in arid desert areas year-round. The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher reaches about 4.5 to 5 in..
Black-tailed Godwit
The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large shorebird. It is a relatively long-legged member of the godwit genus. Adults have blue-grey legs and a very long straight bill with a slight upward curve and pink at the base. The neck, breast and belly are brick red in breeding plumage, off white..
Black-tailed Gull
The Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) is a medium-sized (46cm) gull resident in East Asia, including China, Japan and Korea. It has yellow legs and a red and black spot at the end of the bill. As the name suggests, it has a black tail. The bird has a cat-like call, giving it its Japanese nam..
Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
The Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus melanurus, is a South American porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. References [Natureserve.org] ..
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
The Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) is the common hare of the western United States and Mexico, found at elevations from sea level to up to 3000 m. Like other jackrabbits, the Black-tailed Jackrabbit has unmistakable long ears, and the long powerful rear legs characteristic of hares. ..
Black-tailed Marmoset
The Black-tailed Marmoset (Callithrix (Mico) melanura) is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. Compared to other marmosets, they have a very isolated habitat. The fur of the Black-tailed Marmoset is colored dark brown, with a striking white or yellow-white ..
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
The Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), is found in the Great Plains of North America from about the USA-Canada border to the USA-Mexico border. Unlike some other prairie dogs, these animals do not truly hibernate. The Black-tailed Prairie Dog can be seen aboveground in midwinter. ..
Black-tailed Skimmer
The Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a European dragonfly. The male has a blue abdomen with a black tip and transparent wings, and the female has a yellowish brown body with black zigzag marks along the abdomen and the transparent wings. This species has expanded its range, assiste..
Black-tailed Tityra
The Black-tailed Tityra, Tityra cayana, is a medium-sized passerine bird. It was formerly placed in the cotinga family, but is now usually treated as a tyrant flycatcher, although Stiles and Skutch separate the tityras as part of a separate family, the Tityridae. The Black-tailed Tityra breeds f..
Black-thighed Grosbeak
The Black-thighed Grosbeak, Pheucticus tibialis, is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, which is endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. This species breeds from about 1000m altitude (Pacific slope) or 1500 m (Caribbean slope) up to 2600 m and is found in canopy, w..
Black-throated Accentor
The Black-throated Accentor , Prunella atrogularis, is a small passerine bird found across temperate and subarctic Asia. It is migratory, wintering in India and other parts of southern Asia. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe. The Black-throated Accentor builds a neat nest low in spruce th..
Black-throated Blue Warbler
The Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Adult males have white underparts with black throat, face and flanks; the upperparts are deep blue; immature males are similar with upperparts more greenish. Females have olive-brown upper..
Black-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver, known in North America as Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica), is a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family. Contents 1 Description2 Distribution3 Behaviour4 Miscellaneous5 References Description Breeding adults are 63 cm to 75 cm in length with a..
Black-throated Gray Warbler
The Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These birds have a black crown, a white face, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, grey upperparts with black streaks on their back and white underparts with black streaks on the flanks. A..
Black-throated Green Warbler
The Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is 12 cm long and weighs 9 g, and has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green back and pale underparts with black streak..
Black-throated Mango
The Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to northeasterm Bolivia, southern Brazil and northern Argentina. It is also common on both Trinidad and Tobago. It is a local or seasonal migrant, with some birds moving up to 1000 miles, although ..
Black-throated Munia
The Black-throated Munia or Jerdon's Mannikin (Lonchura kelaarti) is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in the hills of southwest India, the Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka. The endemic Sri Lankan subspecies, L. k. kelaarti is sometimes considered to as a s..
Black-throated Sparrow
The Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) is a small sparrow primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the Desert Sparrow, due to its preferred habitat of arid desert scrub. The Black-throated Sparrow reaches a length of about 4.5-5.5 i..
Black-throated Trogon
The Black-throated Trogon, Trogon rufus, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It breeds in lowlands from Honduras south to western Ecuador and northern Argentina. It is a resident of the lower levels of damp tropical forests, and prefers the deep shade of the understory. ..
Black-Throated Wind
Black Throated-Wind is the 2nd track on Bob Weir's Ace album. It was written by Weir and Barlow. ..
Black-tufted Gerbil
The black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus, is distributed mainly southwestern Arabian Peninsula. References Baillie (1996). [Gerbillus famulus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. ..