Showing posts with label Birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birds. Show all posts

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Macaw

Animals Territory | Macaw | Macaws are small to large, long tailed, often colourful New World parrots. Of the many different Psittacidae (true parrots) genera, six are classified as macaws: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca. Previously, the members of the genus Primolius were placed in Propyrrhura, but the former is correct in accordance with ICZN rules.

 Macaw
 Macaw pictures

Penguin

Animals Territory | Penguin | Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater.

 Penguin
 Penguin pictures

Turkey

Animals Territory | Turkey | Turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris. One species, Meleagris gallopavo (commonly known as the Wild Turkey) is native to the forests of North America. The domestic turkey is a descendant of this species. The other living species is Meleagris ocellata or the Ocellated Turkey, native to the forests of the Yucatán Peninsula. Turkeys are classed in the taxonomic order of Galliformes.

 Turkey
 Turkey pictures

Owl

Animals Territory | Owl | Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 extant bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g., the Northern Hawk Owl). Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland and some remote islands.

 Owl
 Owl pictures

Flamingo

Animals Territory | Flamingo | Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other tucked beneath the body. Young flamingos hatch reddish gray plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed healthy flamingo is colorful and hence a desirable mate, a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished.

 Flamingo
 Flamingo pictures

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Palm cockatoo

Animals Territory | Palm cockatoo | The Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus) also known as the Goliath Cockatoo, is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family. It is the only member of the subfamily Microglossinae and the only member of the monotypic genus, Probosciger. Its unique position within the cockatoo family has been confirmed by genetic studies of its left foot's most rear-facing claw.

Palm cockatoo
 Palm cockatoo pictures

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Keel-billed toucan

Animals Territory | Keel-billed toucan | The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) also known as Sulfur-breasted Toucan or Rainbow-billed Toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. Including its bill, the Keel-billed Toucans ranges in length from around 17 to 22 inches (42-55 cm). Their large and colorful bill averages around 5-6 in (12-15 cm), about one-third of its length.

Keel-billed toucan
Keel-billed toucan pictures

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Peregrine falcon

Animals Territory | Peregrine falcon | The Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache". As is typical of bird-eating raptors, Peregrine Falcons are sexually dimorphic, females being considerably larger than males.

Peregrine falcon
 Peregrine falcon picutres

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