Category: Birds
Birds are those warm blooded vertebrates that have feathers and wings. They lay eggs and have two legs.
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What Do Bald Eagles Eat | Bald Eagles Diet
The bald eagle is often seen soaring above water on broad 7.9’ wings. It is found in the North America (Alaska). Bald eagles are opportunistic feeders with an unusual ability to consume a diverse type of prey. However fish is the regular part of their diet. What Do Bald Eagles Eat The carrion-eater bald eagle…
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Where Do Penguins Live | Habitat and Distribution
Penguins are purely social birds. They gather around in large breeding colonies each consisting of thousands of individuals. These colonies are extremely noisy and often they take to the water in flocks. Where Do Penguins Live Penguins Geographic Range Except Galapagos penguin all penguins are found in the southern half of the world. Galapagos penguins…
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How Long Do Owls Live | Owls Lifespan
Owls have long been admired for their unique disposition yet they are least known for their lifespan and behavior. Depending on the environment each owl species has its own lifespan. Owls do not have a very long lifespan partly because many of them could not attain maturity age and partly due to the habitat loss.…
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Penguin Facts For Kids | A Flightless Bird
Penguins (Spheniscidae) are thought to have evolved during the Cretaceous period (140 – 65 mya) from an ancestor that could fly but also swim underwater to catch food. They are flightless birds and they are closest relatives of albatrosses (Procellariidae) and petrels, grebes (Gaviidae), and loons. Taxonomists believe that penguins flourished in the period from…
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Flamingo Facts For Kids | Habitat, Diet And Distribution
Flamingos are extremely social birds. They like to feed together in large numbers and live in colonies having more than one million birds. There are 5 species of flamingos namely Greater, Andean, James’, Chilean and lesser flamingos. The Greater flamingos are the biggest species while the smallest ones are Lesser flamingos. Unlike other birds, flamingo…
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Eagle Owl Facts | Eagle Owl Diet, Habitat, and Behavior
The largest owl in the owl family, eagle owl (Bubo bubo) belongs to the family of Strigidae and the order Strigiformes. The eagle owl is one of the least understood among nocturnal birds and has been the victim of ignorance for years. It has lost the major part of its range probably due to destruction…
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Blackbird Facts For Kids
A bird famous for its magnificent and soothing voice, blackbird mesmerizes its listeners through singing in the forest. As the name suggests, blackbird is completely black together with yellow beak gives a unique look. So let’s read some of the interesting blackbird facts for kids. Blackbird Facts For Kids The white blackbirds are known as…
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Bird Facts For Kids – Characteristics Of A Bird
What Is A Bird ? Anything that falls under the group of Aves is called a bird. Characteristics Of A Bird A bird: is warm-blooded; has two feet (also known as bipedal); has its body wrapped up in feathers; has light bones that are extremely helpful for its flight; has two wings; has a beak or bill…
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Snowy Owl Facts For Kids | Amazing Snowy Owl Behavior, Diet, Habitat, and Reproduction
It seems like two brownish eyes are looking right at you when you are confronted with one of the snowy owls in the snow, as the rest of the feathery body is lost in the white background. Their white color provides a natural camouflage not only to avoid predators but also to hide from their…
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Blue And Yellow Macaw Facts | Habitat And Diet
A bird distinguished by its colorful quills and enormous size, blue and yellow macaw is by far one of the beautiful species of parrots. Another name for this parrot is blue and gold macaw. For most people, who coop up this parrot, it is the apple of their eye. Blue and yellow macaw fancies living…
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Kiwi Bird Facts – Habitat, Diet, Egg, Behavior & Species
Let me introduce you to the astonishing kiwi bird through these remarkable kiwi bird facts which will give you an insight about the habitat, diet, egg, behavior and species of this amazing bird. Kiwi bird also known as Apteryx scientifically, is classified as a member of the family Apterygidae and is only found in New Zealand. Being a flightless…
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Blue Jay Facts | Blue Jay Behavior, Migration, Diet & Habitat
Few birds evoke such vivid-and-striking appearance as blue jay has. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) has long been recognized as a songbird with fairly noise calls. They are social and intelligent birds and fancy living in strong family bonds. They are almost equal in size to that of Western scrub-jay. Here i have gathered some of…
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What Do Woodpeckers Eat in Summer and in Winter
Woodpeckers have a long extensile tongue, which most species can stick out to astonishing lengths beyond the bill. The tongue has backward-pointing barbs at its tip, and the salivary glands of many species secrete a gluey substance that coats it so that insects adhere to it. When a woodpecker opens the tunnel of a borer,…
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Macaroni Penguin Facts | Amazing Facts about Macaroni Penguins
Let’s study the interesting macaroni penguin facts such as macaroni penguin diet, habitat, and reproduction. Macaroni penguin is the largest of the Eudyptes penguins. The penguin displays bluish-black undersides together with the white upper tail coverts; it has a black chin and throat which ends on the upper breast in a V-shape. Macaroni penguins have…
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Information About Penguins For Kids
Come and enjoy with me some of the most useful information about penguins. Penguins are the flightless seabirds that are perfectly adaptable for living in cooler climates and swimming at a speed not many creatures reach. They have flippers instead of wings which are covered with scale-like, stiff and short feathers. The penguin’s body is…
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