Tag: tropical

  • The Wild Life of the Nicobar Pigeon

    The Wild Life of the Nicobar Pigeon

    Order| Columbiformes While it may come as a shock, the Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) is indeed a Pigeon. It’s also the closest living relative of the now extinct Dodo bird! These birds are named for an island chain of the coast of India where many of them live, though they…

  • #SundayFishSketch: Butterflyfish

    #SundayFishSketch: Butterflyfish

    Butterflyfish area group of around 120 species in the Family Chaetodontidae. The one in this weeks #SundayFishSketch is the Copperband butterflyfish.