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These birds forage at night, catching insects in flight, and normally sleep during the day. Eastern whip-poor-wills nest on the ground, in shaded locations among dead leaves, and usually lay two eggs at a time. The bird will commonly remain on the nest unless almost stepped upon. [citation needed] The whip-poor-will has been split into two species.
Adult eastern cattle egret (Ardea coromanda) showing the red flush on the legs and bill, present at the height of the breeding season. The cattle egret is a stocky heron with an 88–96 cm (34 + 1 ⁄ 2 –38 in) wingspan; it is 46–56 cm (18–22 in) long and weighs 270–512 g (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 –18 oz). [14]
Honeyguide nestlings have been known to physically eject their hosts' chicks from the nests and they have needle-sharp hooks on their beaks with which they puncture the hosts' eggs or kill the nestlings. [14] African honeyguide birds are known to lay their eggs in underground nests of other bee-eating bird species.
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The territorial call, also given by opponents during fights, is a long preet with an upward inflection. The alarm call is a loud trilling whistle. The alarm call is a loud trilling whistle. Common calls, thought to be contact calls , are animated two-note calls variously described as terric, terric , cr-rook, cr-rook or put-put, put-put .
Yes, eggs and milk are safe to eat. However, Russo says it’s important to cook your eggs well and to wash your hands after handling eggs. “Don’t eat raw eggs,” he adds.
It lays white eggs in series of 3 to 7, for a total of 10 to 20 in a year. Each egg is laid in a different nest of a bird of another species, including some woodpeckers, barbets, kingfishers, bee-eaters, wood hoopoes, starlings, and large swallows. It is common for the female greater honeyguide to break the host's eggs when laying her own. [16]
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