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Also Known As	Erythrurini

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A Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) with a red face, turquoise and black head, purple chest, yellow belly, and green back perches on a thin branch.

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turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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