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The frigate bird appears on the national Flag of Kiribati. The design is based on its former colonial Gilbert and Ellice Islands coat of arms. The bird also appears on the flag of Barbuda, and is the national bird of Antigua and Barbuda. [72] There are anecdotal reports of tame frigatebirds being kept across Polynesia and Micronesia in the Pacific.
The Andean condor is the largest living land bird capable of flight if measured in terms of average weight and wingspan, although male bustards of the largest species (far more sexually dimorphic in size) can weigh more. [14] [19] [20] The mean wingspan is around 283 cm (9 ft 3 in) and the wings have the largest surface area of any extant bird ...
When attempting to identify a flying raptor Debus & Davies [3] recommend concentrating on the bird's silhouette (including shape of wings and proportions), flight style and vocalisations, rather than on details of colouration.
The common nighthawk or bullbat ( Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [3] [4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [3] [5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark [3] (gray, black and brown), [5] displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns ...
Common buzzard. The common buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [ 2] is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo [ 2] in the family Accipitridae. [ 2] The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China ( Tian Shan ), far western Siberia ...
Bird flight. A flock of domestic pigeons each in a different phase of its flap. Bird flight is the primary mode of locomotion used by most bird species in which birds take off and fly. Flight assists birds with feeding, breeding, avoiding predators, and migrating . Bird flight includes multiple types of motion, including hovering, taking off ...
Graeme spends most of his time looking for birds in the Durham dales [Getty Images] Graeme is, he says, a very "irritating" driver, but mindful of that, he always pulls over to let other motorists ...
6-9, see text. A hobby is a fairly small, very swift falcon with long, narrow wings. There are four birds called "hobby", and some others which, although termed "falcon", are very similar. All specialise in being superb aerialists. Although they take prey on the ground if the opportunity presents itself, most prey is caught on the wing; insects ...