Endemic

Natural to or characterstic of a certain people or place; native; indigenous

KikiDoodle & Purrmaids

KikiDoodle & Purrmaids

@kikidoodle.bsky.social

While I'm talking about birds in film, I have another observation.

As the name implies, California quail is endemic to the areas near California.

Hummingbirds are new world birds, ONLY found in the Americas.

So they should not be in your old world based media.

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TranSpread

TranSpread

@transpread.bsky.social

In HR, researchers first built a robust phylogenetic framework for all six species in the genus using genomic and transcriptomic data, then compared the demographic histories of the widespread O. violaceus and the mountain endemic O. taibaiensis.
#Polyploidization
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/u...

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Drhoz

Drhoz

@drhoz.bsky.social

https://drhoz.tumblr.com/post/812192870152929280/3585-scaevola-pilosa-hairy-fan-flower #3585 - Scaevola pilosa - Hairy Fan-Flower

Another WA endemic, found from the Perth region and down the coast to the Dunsborough area, growing in sandy loam and laterite soils.

Kalamunda NP.

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