Definition of Rufous. Meaning of Rufous. Synonyms of Rufous

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Definition of Rufous

Rufous
Rufous Ru"fous, a. [L. rufus.] Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; tawny.

Meaning of Rufous from wikipedia

- Rufous #A81C07 Rufous (/ˈruːfəs/) is a color that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron. The first recorded use...
- Other common names include the rufous scrub robin, rufous bush chat, rufous bush robin and the rufous warbler. It breeds around the Mediterranean and east...
- The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known...
- grouse Rufous babbler Rufous bristlebird Rufous casiornis Rufous chatterer Rufous cisticola Rufous coucal Rufous crab hawk Rufous fieldwren Rufous fishing...
- peninsularis proposed by Oldfield Thomas in 1898 was a skull and a pale rufous skin of a male lynx from Baja California Peninsula. Lynx fasciatus pallescens...
- The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America and is the national bird...
- The rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is found in the forested...
- The rufous owl (Ninox rufa), also known as the rufous boobook, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It was described in 1846 by John Gould, an...
- white-breasted hawk (A. chionogaster), plain-breasted hawk (A. ventralis), and rufous-thighed hawk (A. erythronemius). The American Ornithological Society and...
- The descriptive term rufous-fronted is part of the common name of a number of different bird species: Rufous-fronted antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons)...