These Birds Have Better Names Than Most Bands

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The "Bird Call Kid": How one boy turned his biggest fear into a viral miracle A singing Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, perching on a post. (sandra standbridge/Getty Images)

There’s a new list out ranking the greatest bird names of all time, and honestly, birds have better names than most garage bands. The top ten include Horned Screamer, Supertramp Fantail, Plains-wanderer, and somehow, number one is just...Mallard. That’s right, after all the drama, the winner is basically: duck. (I think Blue-footed Booby should’ve been higher...)

Miami Goombay Festival starts today, 5-9pm at Armbrister Park in Coconut Grove, with free admission.

Broward gets a World Cup warmup on Sunday. Lauderhill’s “Broward Welcomes the World” event is at Central Broward Park - soccer, food trucks, vendors, family activities and live entertainment.

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