11-09-2019, 10:02 PM
Suggestions approved! It’s impressive that you included a phylogenetic tree.
I think it would be interesting if the crowned crane had turquoise “crown” feathers.
Yes, we could certainly have a “bustrich.” The secretary bird/seriema equivalent might as well
be related to cranes if you think that would be best.
Sure, the mousebird looks good. It kind of reminds me of a cute bird in my area that we call the “tufted titmouse” (yes, I know it’s a ridiculous name): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_titmouse
(I learned some interesting facts from reading that Wikipedia article. My favorites were “they can be curious about humans and will sometimes perch on a window ledge and seem to be peering into the house” and “they line the nest with soft materials, sometimes plucking hair from a live animal such as a dog.” Hmm, I wonder how the dogs feel about that practice!)
On the topic of birds, maybe we could have something similar to the lilac-breasted roller: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac-breasted_roller
Would we have baobab trees? Besides being nesting sites for birds, they’re also pretty cool in and of themselves.
I think it would be interesting if the crowned crane had turquoise “crown” feathers.
Yes, we could certainly have a “bustrich.” The secretary bird/seriema equivalent might as well
be related to cranes if you think that would be best.
Sure, the mousebird looks good. It kind of reminds me of a cute bird in my area that we call the “tufted titmouse” (yes, I know it’s a ridiculous name): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_titmouse
(I learned some interesting facts from reading that Wikipedia article. My favorites were “they can be curious about humans and will sometimes perch on a window ledge and seem to be peering into the house” and “they line the nest with soft materials, sometimes plucking hair from a live animal such as a dog.” Hmm, I wonder how the dogs feel about that practice!)
On the topic of birds, maybe we could have something similar to the lilac-breasted roller: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac-breasted_roller
Would we have baobab trees? Besides being nesting sites for birds, they’re also pretty cool in and of themselves.