Chart 164 - Birds 2

Birds 2 Chart

Spectrum Chart - 164 : Birds 2

1. Macaw – Macaw is a New World parrot. Some of the species are large birds, the largest of the parrots. Macaws are native to Mexico, Central America, South America and formerly the Caribbean. Macaws, like all parrots, are unusually intelligent birds. Macaws eat a variety of foods including seeds, nuts, fruits, palm fruits, leaves, flowers and stems.
2. Bulbul - Bulbuls belong to Pycnonotidae family, They are medium-sized passerine songbirds. Bulbuls are short-necked slender passerines. The tails are long and the wings short and rounded. In almost all species the bill is slightly elongated and slightly hooked at the end. They vary in length from 13 cm for the tiny greenbul to 29 cm in the straw-headed bulbul.
3. Blue Jay - Blue jay is a songbird that belongs to the family of crows. It can be found in Central and Eastern parts of North America and South Canada. Blue jay is mostly blue-coloured. Face, throat and belly are white. Wings and tail are covered with white, black and blue plumage. It is an omnivore. It eats seed, nuts, acorns, fruit, insects, eggs and young birds. Blue jays are very intelligent birds. They can survive around 7 years in the wild.
4. Eagle - Eagle are large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae. Eagles have large, hooked beaks with a powerful eye sight. Eagles have powerful talons which help them catch prey. Eagles normally build their nests, called eyries, in tall trees or on high cliffs.
5. Peacock - Peacock is the national bird of India. Peacock is a bird of the Phasianidae family. Peacock feathers accounts for 60 percent of the bird's total body length and with a wingspan measuring 5 feet, it is one of the largest flying birds in the world. Peacock are omnivorous, they eat many types of plants, flower petals, seeds,insects and small reptiles such as lizards.
6. Kestrel - Kestrel is a small, chestnut brown bird of prey that is frequently seen hovering over grassland. Kestrels measure 32-39 cm from head to tail, with a wingspan of 65-82 cm. Kestrel readily adapts to human settlement, as long as sufficient swathes of vegetation are available, and may even be found in wetlands, moorlands and arid savanna.
7. Starling – Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. Starlings are native to the Old World, from Europe, Asia and Africa, to northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country and they eat insects and fruit.
8. Skylark – Skylark is a small bird that falls into the passerine bird. Skylark are tiny sized bird about 16 to 18 cm in length. It is found on different kinds of land, such as moorland, dunes, farmland and grassland. Currently they are on the red list of endangered species today.
9. Black Swan - Black swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. They are mostly black-feathered birds, with white flight feathers. The bill is bright red, with a pale bar and tip. Black swan measures between 110 and 142 cm in length and weighs about 3.7–9 kg
10. Pigeon - Pigeon any of several hundred species of birds constituting the family Columbidae. Pigeons are gentle, plump, small-billed birds with a skin saddle between the bill & forehead. Pigeons occur worldwide except in the coldest regions and the most remote islands.
11. Avocet - Avocet is a bird of medium size. It can weigh 11 to 15 ounces and reach between 16 to 18 inches in length. The most distinctive feature on the body of avocet is its long, upward curled beak. Avocets are carnivores. They consume mostly insects, worms, fish, mollusks, crustaceans and amphibians. Avocet can survive up to 5 years in the wild.
12. Nighthawk – Nighthawk is a nocturnal bird within the nightjar family. Nighthawks are medium-size with long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They usually nest on the ground. They feed on flying insects.
13. Bee-Eater – Bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. They have long downturned bills and pointed wings. As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat flying insects, especially bees and wasps.
14. Cockatoo – Cockatoo is a parrot that is any of the 21 species belonging to the bird family Cacatuidae. Cockatoos are recognisable by the showy crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots. Cockatoos are occurring naturally only in Australasia.
15. Oriole – Oriole is a bird in the family Oriolidae. They are found areas of Africa, Asia and Europe. They are around 20–30 cm in length.
16. Cuckoo - Cuckoo is a bird of the Cuculidae family. There are 54 species of cuckoo that can be found in the Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. Cuckoos are birds of the medium size. They can reach 12.6 to 14.1 inches in length. Cuckoo has long and pointed wings and long and thin beak. While flying, it resembles to hawk. Cuckoo feeds on insects. Cuckoo does not build its own nests, female cuckoo uses nests of other birds to lay her own eggs.
17. Owl - Owls are birds in the order Strigiformes. There are 200 species, and they are all birds of prey. Owls are Nocturnal. Owls are specialists at night-time hunting. They feed on small mammals such as rodents, insects and other birds and a few species like to eat fish as well. Owls can rotate their heads and necks up to 270 degrees in both directions.
18. Indian Bustard – Indian Bustard is a large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds. The great Indian bustard stands at about 1 m tall, having a somewhat long neck and quite long legs. It is classified as critically endangered in conservation status, with estimated population of about 250 birds.

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