Beautiful Birds Around the World
The Shoebill Storks Birds The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Although it has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified in the order Ciconiiformes, its true affiliations with other living birds is […]
MIAMI: A small, dark-feathered bird known as the common swift flies for 10 months on end without ever landing, the longest time spent aloft of any known bird, scientists said Thursday. The findings in the US journal Current Biology confirmed a 46-year-old hypothesis, first offered by British researcher Ron Lockley, that these birds spend […]
The Indian roller is brilliantly colored having bright green feathers on its body and reddish purple feather on the wing. The top of his head is also brilliantly colored. It is about the size of a pigeon and it is called roller, because at times when flying in the air it will tumble and roll […]
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General habits: The Knysna Lourie, or Knysna Turaco, is usually seen flying between forest trees, or hopping with agility along branches. Turacos are social, moving in small, noisy flocks. Feeding habits: It feeds mainly on fruits and berries, with seeds, leaves, insects, and earthworms making up the rest of its diet. [images cols=”three” lightbox=”true”] [image […]
Birds are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. Aves ranks as the tetrapod class with the most living species, approximately ten thousand. [images cols=”three” lightbox=”true”] [image link=”3027″ image=”3027″] [image link=”2568″ image=”2568″] [image link=”2362″ image=”2362″] [image link=”1960″ image=”1960″] [image link=”1088″ image=”1088″] [image link=”1089″ image=”1089″] [image link=”1090″ image=”1090″] [image link=”1092″ image=”1092″] [image link=”1093″ image=”1093″] [image link=”1931″ image=”1931″] […]
Birds are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. Aves ranks as the tetrapod class with the most living species, approximately ten thousand.
