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Most echium have a blue or purple color but ...
Sexual dimorphism, males have blue stripes ...
Attractive blue inflorescences tapering to ...
long species. The breeding male is unmistakable, with his reddish underparts ...
Flowers are borne in whorls, held on spikes rising above the foliage. Flowers ...
, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily ...
looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "
and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "
stems rising. The flowers have a beautiful indigo
feathers wear away to reveal the striking
long species. The breeding male is unmistakable, with his reddish underparts ...
blue-grey cap. The female is drabber and ...
blue-grey cap. The female is drabber and ...
Males are very consistent in appearance, the uppersides being violet-
violet-blue, rarely purple, surrounded by ...
the rest of the underparts are very-light green to yellow. The remiges are ...
The head and thorax are dark green with a
Male. The male has wings of yellowish brown background, almost completely ...
hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with
The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch ...
pale with a border of black veins and the underside of the eye is
pale with a border of black veins and the underside of the eye is
has a 34–39 cm (13–15 in) wingspan. The upper parts are glossy
branched in some species. Some species produce coloured bracts at the apices. ...
pale with a border of black veins and the underside of the eye is
pale with a border of black veins and the underside of the eye is
closely related to Pinus canariensis (
the thorax are red-brown. The eyes are brown above and
Australia since 1871 where it is called the Wanderer. It is resident in the ...
since 1871 where it is called the Wanderer.[3][4][5] It is resident in the ...
