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Peculiar birds include the Fogkop bird, the double-hanging crane ostrich, the king vulture, etc.
A brand new species of bird discovered in New Guinea, the Vogelop bird will perform a courtship dance like a bird of paradise to attract the opposite sex. When dancing, they have black feathers on their necks, which are semicircular like peacocks, which can highlight the blue feathers on their chests and eyes, making them look like grimaces.
The double weeping crane ostrich is a large bird that can reach a height of between 155 and 170 cm, and like our common ostriches, it has wings but cannot fly, and it lives mostly in the tropical rainforests of Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. Different from ordinary vultures, the king vultures are considered to be beautiful men in the vulture world, their necks have different colors of **, and there is an orange meat crown on their beaks, and they can definitely be regarded as the king of vultures by virtue of their appearance.
The habits of birds
Small birds are mostly active in places where there are human beings, and they are extremely lively, bold and approachable, but they are very vigilant and curious. Nest in human houses, such as eaves and wall holes, sometimes occupy the nests of house swallows, and in the wild, nest in tree holes. Except in winter, sparrows are almost always in the breeding period, laying about six eggs each time, the incubation period is about 14 days, and the young birds leave the nest in about a month.
Birds, also known as birds. Oviparous vertebrates covered with feathers, birds are mainly characterized by a streamlined body, and most of them live in flight. The body surface is covered with feathers, the general forelimbs become wings, the chest muscles are developed, the rectum is short, the amount of food is large and the digestion is fast, that is, the digestive system is hair and the state is savage, which helps to lose weight and is conducive to flying.
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1.Whalehead stork, blue-footed boobies, ** birds, two-horned hornbills, king vultures.
2.Whalehead Stork: The Whalehead Stork has a peculiar appearance that makes it look like a prehistoric animal.
3.When you see this tall bird, the feature that makes it look strange is its huge beak.
4.This beak is so large that it appears disproportionate compared to the rest of the body, especially in adult males.
5.It is about 9 inches long and 4 inches wide.
6.Blue-footed boobies: Blue-footed boobies look strange because their feet are blue.
7.Their feet are blue because their carotenoids come from eating fresh fish.
8.The concentration of the pigment determines the intensity of the color of the bird's feet.
9.Females are usually slightly larger than males and make very loud horn sounds.
10.Birds: Birds have huge, red, tough 'bags' that males inflate during mating ceremonies.
11.In addition, these birds catch their prey in two ways: one is to eat flying fish on the surface of the water and rely on other marine predators to push the fish out to the surface.
12.The second is in flight, where they steal food that other seabirds catch in the air.
13.This makes them known as "air thieves".
14.Two-hornbill: Also known as the Great Indian Hornbill or the Great Spotted Hornbill, the Great Hornbill is important in many cultures due to its huge size and striking color.
15.It looks strange because it has a yellow and black barrel lid on its huge beak.
16.From the front, this barrel is U-shaped, with a concave top and two ridges on both sides.
17.Vulture: The Condor King rules over multiple species of vulture that gather to feast on the carcass.
18.Their bodies look like other birds of prey, but what makes them look weird is their heads.
19.From the neck upwards, vultures erupt in vivid reds, purples, pinks, oranges, blues, and pinks.
20.They also have orange uncles on their faces and bright red circles around their eyes.
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The most famous birds in the world are: long-tailed widow bird, magnificent red-tailed wren warbler, royal flycatcher, king of Saxony, bird of paradise, green-biting cuckoo, Inca tern, curly-crested eagle, de Arno woodpecker, red-necked tannar finch, purple-breasted Buddhist monk, etc.
1. Long-tailed widow bird.
Almost all of these South African birds are named for their black plumage, and when they are in the middle of the body, they all have extremely long tails, and the male's tail can even exceed 50 cm, which is almost twice the length of his own body.
2. Magnificent slender-tailed wren.
Male birds have blue feathers all over their bodies when they breed, which looks very similar to female birds. But in fact, the feathers of the male birds are blue only on the wings and tail, and when you remove the feathers on their tops, you will see short light brown feathers, and the belly is also white feathers.
3. Royal flycatcher.
There are four species of crowned royal flycatchers, but they only emerge when courting and competing with other males, and when all the feathers on their heads are gone, they resemble a giant fan.
4. The king of Saxony, the bird of paradise.
The head feathers of this male are so strange that they were mistaken for taxidermy when they were first brought back to Europe as birds.
5. Green biting cuckoo.
Many people have praised it as the most beautiful bird in the world, it is the national bird of Guatemala and appears on the currency of Guatemala.
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The strangest bird in the world is the whalehead stork.
The whalehead stork is a large bird very close to the stork family, and it is the only species of the whalehead stork genus in the family Whalehead stork. Named for its powerful beak, the whalehead stork can reach up to 150 centimeters in length, with grey adult feathers and brown plumage when young, and it lives in the huge swampy areas of the Republic of Sudan and Zambia in the eastern tropics of Africa.
Fishing in muddy water, its diet is mainly barramundi, nesting on the ground and laying two eggs at a time. The number of whalehead storks is estimated to be between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals, most of which live in Sudan, and BirdLife International's conservation status has been classified as vulnerable, with habitat destruction, human disturbance and hunting being the main hazards.
The whalehead stork is a stork-like bird that is tall and has an average height of meters, weighs 4000-7000 grams, and has a wingspan of up to meters. The size of a white stork, the head is especially huge, and it is also the largest bird in existence. There is a very interesting, cute face.
Its huge, mottled beak makes it even more attractive.
The giant beak looks like the head of a whale, with its eyes located at the front of the head, on the same plane as the owl's eyes. The beak is wide and stout, the widest beak in the world, 12 centimeters wide, and the end of the beak is curved down into a hook shape, and the role of the beak is not trivial, not only the tip is sharp and abnormal.
And the periphery is also as sharp as a quick knife, able to penetrate the crocodile's thick **, and the upper and lower pieces clamp the prey like a workpiece being clamped on the fitter's vice. The plumage is slate-gray with a greenish sheen on the back, a short tail, and a short crest behind the head. The most striking features of the exterior are the large head and a particularly thick and large mouth in the shape of wooden boots.
However, its beak looks very heavy, in fact, it is very light, the male and female feathers are the same color, only the size of the body is different, the female is slightly smaller, the young bird is more brown, the back has no green luster, the beak is wide and colorless yellow-green, the iris is white to pale yellow, and the feet are black.
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Amazing Birds is a popular science book written by Paul Sweet.
Born in Bristol, England, Paul Sweet has been interested in natural history for as long as he can remember. After completing his studies in zoology at the University of Liverpool, he travelled to the Americas and Asia for several years before working at the Raffles Museum in Singapore. In 1991, he moved to New York to work at the American Museum of Natural History, where he is now the head of collections for the ornithology department, which has the largest collection of birds in the world.
Fantastic Birds:
The American Museum of Natural History is the largest natural history museum in the world, and one of its treasures is a 500,000-volume natural history library, as well as a collection of **, films, manuscripts and more.
For the book "Amazing Birds", we selected 40 rare books related to birds in the museum's collection. These captivatingly illustrated books have played an integral role in the development of the discipline of ornithology.
After Peter Capenonoro's fascinating roundup, Paul Sweet will take you on a journey through the time of the Keyhole, examining the works of the pioneers of the naturalists, illustrators, and explorers who defined ornithology, giving you a glimpse into the wonder and beauty of birds, the spirits of heaven and earth.
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