To become a CMCA, a candidate must successfully complete a 16-hour course and pass the National Certification Examination. In addition, CMCA applicants must have a certain number of âpointsâ which can be obtained through attending CAI and other industry events, serving on a CAI â Illinois Committee, and participating on other levels.
in: Potoo. The potoos (POH-too) are a family, Nyctibiidae of Strisorean birds related to the nightjars, Oilbird, frogmouths and the swifts, hummingbirds and owlet-nightjars. The seven extant species of potoos all belong to the genus Nyctibius (NIC-tih-BYE-us).
The cassowary, the dinosaur bird of the Australian rainforests, looks like a massive prehistoric turkey walking on stilts with a huge helmet on its head.The Guinness Book of Records lists it as the world's most dangerous bird.hile the cute and cuddly Kola gets the all attention, the oddball cassowary, which is actually far more endangered than the koala, gets little funding and attention. With only 1,500 still left in the wild, this endangered rainforest bird faces certain extinction. It may not be long before it goes the way of the dodo.