Birds Animal Notebook

African greater flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Flamingos hold their head upside down and sweep it from side to side in the water, filtering out plankton.	African spoonbill - Platalea alba Water-straining. Spoonbills locate tiny food items by sweeping their bills through the water. The bill snaps shut when it senses food.	Bald eagle - Haliaeetus Ieucocephalus These distinctive markings do not develop until the birds are between 5 and 6 years old.	Barn Owl - Tyto alba Powerful feet with sharp claws are needed for grasping prey.	Boat-billed heron - Cochlearius cochlearius This is the only heron species that does not have a long, cylinder-shaped beak.
Cinerous vulture - Aegypius monachus With head held low to the ground, they fluff up their feathers as they hold their wings out and tail up.	Crested screamer - Chauna torquata The male screamer has a spur on his elbow which he uses for protection.	Egyptian goose - Alopochen aegyptiacus Quarrelsome birds during breeding season.	Gray crowned crane - Balearica regulorum Spectacular gold feathers on the head create a crown.	Greater rhea - Rhea americana Several females lay their eggs in a single nest-the male incubates the eggs and raises the chicks.
Hammerkop - Scopus umbretta In Africa, their nests are used by many different animal species for shelter and breeding.	Hooded vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus The hooded vulture has a beak that is weaker than most others.	King penguin - Aptenodytes patagonica This is the second largest penguin. The largest penguin is the emperor penguin.	Lappet-faced vulture - Torgos tracheliotus This vulture's powerful beak allows it to tear into carcasses that other vultures cannot open.	Macaroni penguin - Eudyptes chrysolophus Swimming through the water. These birds use their wings to literally fly, not swim, through the water.
Ostrich - Struthio camelus Ostriches weigh up to 350 pounds. An ostrich egg weighs about 5 pounds and is equal to 30 chicken eggs.	Peafowl - Pavo cristatus The feathers on the males are displayed to attract potential mates.	Rockhopper penguin - Eudyptes crestatus These penguins can often be seen climbing on rocky outcroppings.	Ruppell's griffon vulture - Gyps rueppellii Head feathers would get dirty when the birds reach deep into a carcass to feed.	Saddle-billed stork - Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Large and colorful, this stork's beak has a yellow flap of skin which looks like a saddle.
Scarlet ibis - Eudocimus ruber The bright red color of the feathers is acquired from the pigment-rich crustaceans that these birds eat.	Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator Their long necks allow them to graze on vegetation on the bottom of lakes.	Turkey vulture - Cathartes aura Feeding on decaying animals is messy, so vultures have few head feathers to keep clean	White Stork - Ciconia ciconia White storks may use the same nest for many breeding seasons.	White-naped crane - Grus vipio Using their pointed beak, these cranes will search the ground for tubers, seeds, and insects to eat.
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