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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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Marine Day, Japan
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National Frog Month
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Hiding in plain sight
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Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Kings of the Kalahari
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World Space Week begins
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Oktoberfest begins!
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An ice cap-puccino
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Autumn equinox
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Veterans Day
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World Teachers Day
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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European beech forest, Belgium
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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Quebec City for Winter Carnival
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Evidence of human habitation
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Canada s $20 view
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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World Bamboo Day
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