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[4] [7] It is a long-legged, slender shorebird with a long, thin beak. [1] Other common names include the Hawaiian black-necked stilt , the aeʻo (from a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for stilts), [ 8 ] the kukuluaeʻo (a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for “one standing high”), [ 6 ] [ 8 ] or it may be referred to as the Hawaiian ...
Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops.These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family.
The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin. This list of birds of Wisconsin includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and accepted by the Records Committee of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSORC). As of July 2022 there were 441 species and a species pair included in the official list. Of them, 96 are classed as accidental, 34 are classed as casual, 53 are ...
In flight, the legs and feet are generally held in a horizontal position, pointing backwards. Toes are long and thin, with three pointing forwards and one backwards. [8] The Pacific reef heron has two colour morphs, the light and the dark. A white heron with a droplet of water on its beak in Forest Park. The bill is generally long and harpoon-like.
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". Common crane, Grus grus (A) LC; Hooded crane, Grus monacha (A) VU; Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis LC (ssp. nesiotes and pulla: E)
The black-and-yellow tropical bird stares curiously into the camera overlooking a section of road near Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, its beak open as it appears to squawk loudly.
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
Some species of male birds dance to impress their mates, such as the complicated dance routine of the little red-capped manakin or the flashy display of the male peacock. In other species, the ...