an ancient empire founded by Tangut people.

A barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

A large shrub or small tree of the western US, Cercis occidentalis, sometimes grown for its bright pink or magenta spring flowers and formerly used by the Indians to make baskets.

plural of western barn owl

A type of sandpiper, (Calidris mauri)

Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

plural of western marsh harrier

Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.

Phylloscopus bonelli, a species in the Phylloscopus genus of warblers.

(colloquial) Nothing much is happening; the situation is stable, or stagnant.