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Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. One species has been recorded in Indiana.
In bird flight aerodynamics, the area of interest is the total wing area, that is, the area of both wings plus the area of the intervening portion of the body known as the "root box". [10] The root box is estimated from a measurement of the wing width at the base (the root chord ) and the difference between the wingspan and two times the extent ...
Turkey vultures at the Indiana Dunes. This is a list of birds of the Indiana Dunes. [1] The Indiana Dunes (state park and national park) protect over 15,000 acres (61 km 2) of dunes and shoreline. From the barren sand beaches to the inter-dunal ponds and the intervening forest, this area is inhabited by 271 identified species of birds.
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The largest bird of all time was likely the elephant bird Aepyornis maximus, which was estimated to have weighed 275–1,000 kilograms (610–2,200 lb) and stood at 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. [4] [5] The largest wingspan of all time likely belonged to Pelagornis sandersi at roughly 5.2 m (17 ft). [6]
These birds are some of the largest wading birds in South Carolina, standing over one meter tall and with a wingspan of 60 inches, and are the only species of stork that reside in the United ...
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A bird strike was recorded at this height in 1973. Common crane: Grus grus: Gruidae: 10,000 metres (33,000 feet) This height was recorded above the Himalayas. [2] This great height allows them to avoid eagles in mountain passes. [2] Bar-headed goose: Anser indicus: Anatidae: 8,800 metres (29,000 feet) [2] [4] [5]