the encyclopedia of birds c

the encyclopedia of birds c

... minutus. The 7 other species of gulls comprise 6 other genera.Lesser black-backed gullgrEat Black‑BackEd gull The great black-backed gull often attacks colonies of other seabirds and crushes ... species of gulls. Close relatives of the great black-backed gull include the Pacific gull, L. pacificus, the common gull, L. canus, the slaty-backed gull, L. schistisagus, and the little ... pelican helps the cormorant fish by blocking out the sun’s glare with its shadow. In return, it picks off the fish that flee to the surface to escape the cormorant.ã The ancient practice of...

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... his body tilted forward and neck inflated; the head never reaches below the level of the shoulders. The booming display is performed with a fully inflated neck, the wings drooping, and the tail ... lappets are loose folds of skin hanging off the side of the face; featherless, they pick up less of the putrid fluids and flesh that the vulture devours. The white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps ... forests of podocarps (evergreen coniferous shrubs) and hardwoods, but they’re also found in dry, open forests, scrubland and meadows surrounded by woodland. Because of clearance of native...

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... birds of prey, especially the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinas, due to the excessive use of pesticides in recent decades. The red-breasted goose nests very close to the nests of these birds ... beetlesUnknownRed-Billed Quelea 757Red-Billed Queleaã ORDER ãPasseriformesã GENUS & SPECIES ãQuelea queleaã FAMILY ãPloceidaeKEY FEATURESã African relative of the sparrow, the quelea feeds ... of red-breasted geese during the last few decades, from an estimated 50,000 birds in the mid-1950s to a recent decline to 20,000. The decline of this species is related to the decline in birds...

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... lories andlorikeets, cockatoos and the cockatiel, macaws,conures, parakeets andamazons. Parrots rangefrom the small lovebirds of Africa to large macaws of South America. Theseadaptable birds arefound ... at6,600'; it also occurs at sea level, in mangrove swampsalong the West African coast. The African gray is anadaptable species and takesadvantage of large oil palmplantations in West Africa. ... of South America, to the mountains of Europe and the plains of Australia, share certain common features of anatomy andphysiology as well as habitat and breeding. But there are also significant...

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... eagle’s powerful clutches, the snake is trapped. Using its sharp beak, the eagle will rip the head off the snake. 3Meal in tow The eagle flies off with the snake’s tail hanging from the bird’s ... mimic. It copies the songs of other larks and of waders, including the curlew and redshank.ã Birds from the east of the skylarks range are larger than those farther west; northerly breeders ... backwaters cut off from the main flow of rivers. In winter, the smew flies south to reservoirs, ponds and rivers, often well away from trees. Unlike many ducks, it can take off with just a...

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