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Detail about Night Parrot: The  Night parrot ( Pezoporus occidentalis ) is a small parrot endemic to the continent of Australia . It is well known as being one of the most elusive and mysterious birds in the world, with no confirmed sightings of the bird between 1912 and 1979, leading to speculation that it was extinct. A relatively small and short-tailed parrot, the species colour is predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. Both sexes have this coloration. And his Conservation status are Endangered Scientific name is Pezoporus occidentalis . Description: A relatively small and short-tailed parrot, the species' colour is predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. Both sexes have this coloration. It is distinguished from the two superficially similar ground parrot species by its shorter tail and different range and habitat. Predominantly terrestrial, taking to the air only when panicked or in sear...

Detail about Blue Jay: The  Blue jay  (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae , native to North America. It resides through most of eastern and central United States , although western populations may be migratory. Resident populations are also found in  Newfoundland , Canada , while breeding populations can be found across southern Canada. It breeds in both deciduous  and Coniferous forest , and is common in residential areas. It is predominantly blue with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest; it has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Males and females are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. Four subspecies of the blue jay have been recognized.                                  The blue jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthr...

Detail about Sparrow :  Old World sparrows are a family of small passerine birds. They are also known as true sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family. The genus has about 30 species around the world. The best known of these is the house sparrow, Passer domesticus. And this birds scientific name is   Passeridae. House sparrows aren’t related to other North American sparrows, and they’re differently shaped. House Sparrows are chunkier, fuller in the chest, with a larger, rounded head, shorter tail, and stouter bill than most American sparrows . House Sparrow : The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a species of sparrow. It lives all over the world. It originally lived only in Europe and Asia. However, people travelled to new places and the house sparrow went to those places too. It is now the bird with the widest distribution. This means it lives in the most places. The species has about 50 subspecies. Distribution : Sparrow...

Detail about Apiales: The  Apiales  are an order of flowering plants. The families are those recognized in the APG III system . This is typical of the newer classifications, though there is some slight variation. Under the Cronquist system , only the Apiaceae and Araliaceae were included here, and the restricted order was placed among the rosids rather than the asterids. The largest and obviously closely related families of Apiales are Araliaceae , Myodocarpaceae and Apiaceae , which resemble each other in the structure of their Gynoecia . Andes plant scientific name is Asterids .  Taxonomy: Under the CronQuist system, only the Apiaceae and Araliaceae were included here, and the restricted order was placed among the rosids rather than the asterids. The Pittosporaceae were placed within the Rosales, and many of the other forms within the family Cornaceae. Pennantia was in the family Icacinaceae. In the classification system of ...

Detail about Rafflesia Arnoldii: Rafflesia arnoldii , commonly called the  corpse lily  or stinking corpse lily, is a species of flowering plant in the Parasitic genus Rafflesia . It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. It has a very strong and unpleasant odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname " Corpse flower ". The flower of Rafflesia arnoldii grows to a diameter of around one meter but the greatest measurement from a reliable source is 105 centimeters for one at  Palupuh Nature Reserve near Bukittinggi ,  Sumatra measured by Prof. This plant belong to Rafflesiaceae Family. It is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo .   Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum  (Amorphophallus titanum) and Talipot palm  (Corypha umbraculifera), those are technically clusters of many flowers . History: The first European botanist to fi...

Detail about Encephalartos Woodii: Encephalartos Woodii ,  Wood's cycad , is a rare cycad  in the genus Encephalartos ,  and is endemic  to the  ONgoye Forest  of KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa .  It is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild  with all specimens  being clones  of the type .  The specific and common name  both honour John Medley Wood , curator of the Durban Botanic Garden  and director of the Natal Government Herbarium   of South Africa, who discovered the plant in 1895. Discription: It is palm tree like, and can reach a height of 6 metres (20 ft). The trunk is about 30–50 centimetres (12–20 in) in diameter, thickest at the bottom, and topped by a crown of 50–150 leaves. The leaves are glossy and dark green, 150–250 centimetres (59–98 in) in length, and keeled with 70–150 leaflets, the leaflets falcate (sickle-shaped), 13–15 centimetres (5–6...

Detail about Nepenthes Tenax: Nepenthes Tenax  (From Latin:  tenax  "tenacious") is a lowland species of tropical pitcher plant  native to Northern Queensland , Australia. It is the third Nepenthes species recorded from the continent and its second endemic species. Nepenthes tenax is closely related to the two other Australlian Nepenthes  species: N.mirables and N.rowaniae. Nepenthes tenax grows to a height of around 100 cm with pitchers rarely exceeding 15 cm. The stem is usually self-supporting. In its natural habitat , it is sympatric with N. mirabilis and N. rowaniae . Simple and complex natural hybrids involving both of these species have been found.  Its Scientific name is Nepenthes tenax this plant Order is  Caryophyllales rank depend on spaces and its  Kingdom Plantae. Distribution: Nepenthes mirabilis has by far the widest distribution of any Nepenthes species and i...

Detail about Welwitschia: Welwitschia is a monotyphic gymnosperm genus , comprising solely the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis , endemic to the Namib desert within Namibia and Angola . The plant is commonly known simply as welwitschia in English, but the name tree Tumbo is also used. and  The species is dioecious , with separate male and female plants. Fertilization is carried out by insects including flies and true bugs. The commonest of the true bugs attending Welwitschia is a member of the family order of welwitschia is Welwitschiales   Class is Gnetopsida . Division and the decision  is Gnetophyta . Naming: Welwitschia is named after the Austrian botanist and doctor Friedrich Welwitsch, who was the first European to describe the plant, in 1859 in present-day Angola. Welwitsch was so overwhelmed by the plant that he, "could do nothing but kneel down and gaze at it, half in fear lest a touch should prove it a figment of the imagination." Joseph D...