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Emperors are the largest of all penguins—an average bird stands some 45 inches tall. These flightless animals live on the Antarctic ice and in the frigid surrounding waters.

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Plump, smooth-plumaged bird with a sleek crest and white and yellow markings on wings. Mostly clean gray with brighter rusty wash on the face. Look for rich rufous undertail. Breeds in open coniferous forests at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere. Winter range depends on fruit crops; sometimes descends much further south in large numbers. Often found in flocks feasting on fruiting trees like crabapple and mountain ash. Listen for their ringing trills, often given while flying overhead. Compare with Cedar Waxwing in North America and Japanese Waxwing in Asia; Bohemian is larger and grayer, with a different wing pattern and no yellow on the belly.

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The sandhill crane is a large, elegant bird known for its long neck, distinctive red cap, and loud, trumpeting calls. It inhabits wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural fields across North America, migrating long distances between breeding and wintering grounds.

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The Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red irises. It is part of a genus (Goura) of four unique, very large, ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests and by its deep 'whooping' sounds made while calling.[3] Its name commemorates the British monarch, Queen Victoria.

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Tufted Puffins dress up for breeding season with impressively long, pale yellow head plumes. Red-rimmed eyes and an immense red bill offset a bright white face. In the nonbreeding season, they have a gray face, only a hint of plumes, and an orange-and-gray bill. Most of the year they live at sea, from subtropical Pacific waters up to the Arctic Ocean. Young birds may live entirely on the open ocean, returning to land only when they are 3 years old to breed on the nesting cliff where they hatched.

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One of the iconic birds of the Andes. Fairly large, significantly larger and chunkier than a thrush. Found in cloud forest at middle elevations, most often at a dawn display site where males make piglike squeals and jump and dance for females. Sometimes seen elsewhere in the forest, especially at fruiting trees. Males can be either brilliant crimson or orange, always with black wings and broad silver tertials, orange legs, and puffy rounded crest. Female duller brown with smaller crest; note staring pale eye. Nests on large rocks or cliff faces. Only similar species is Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, but no range overlap.

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The satin bowerbird, native to eastern Australia, is known for its striking blue-black plumage and intricate courtship behavior. Males build elaborate bowers adorned with blue objects to attract females, showcasing their artistic and architectural skills.

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The hoatzin, also known as the "stinkbird" due to its odor, is a unique bird native to the Amazon rainforest of South America. It is notable for its blue face, spiky crest, and bright orange-red eyes. Hoatzins are herbivorous and primarily feed on leaves, making them one of the few birds to have a foregut fermentation digestive system similar to cows.

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Hoopoes (/ˈhuːpuː, ˈhuːpoʊ/) are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers which can be raised or lowered at will. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops. In fact, some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together but split the Madagascar hoopoe. The Eurasian hoopoe is common in its range and has a large population, so it is evaluated as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, their numbers are declining in Western Europe. Conversely, the hoopoe has been increasing in numbers at the tip of the South Sinai, Sharm el-Sheikh. There are dozens of nesting pairs that remain resident all year round.

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The kingfisher is a brightly colored bird known for its striking plumage and its skill in catching fish from rivers and streams. It has a distinctive sharp, pointed bill adapted for diving into water to capture its prey.

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The Golden Pheasant, native to China, is known for its spectacular plumage featuring golden crests, red bodies, and long, colorful tails. They inhabit mountainous forests, where males display vibrant colors during courtship, while females blend into their surroundings with more subdued plumage.

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There are eight living species of pelicans (Pelecanus species) on our planet, all of which are water birds and water carnivores that feed on live fish in coastal regions and/or interior lakes and rivers. The most common in the United States are the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and the Great White (P. anocratalus). Pelicans are members of Pelecaniformes, a group of birds that also includes the blue-footed booby, tropicbirds, cormorants, gannets, and the great frigate bird. Pelicans and their relatives have webbed feet and are well adapted to catching fish, their primary food source. Many species dive or swim underwater to capture their prey.

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Sooty black bird with a large, heavy bill that is bone-white in males, dark in females. Some males have a bright white eyebrow, while others have an entirely black head. Females have reddish skin around the eye and a weaker, paler eyebrow stripe. Inhabits lowland mature forests. Travels singly, in pairs, or in small flocks, typically at lower levels in the forest than the large hornbills. Gives distinctly un-birdlike growling calls.

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A small bird of prey (raptor) with broad wings with blunt wing tips and a long tail. Small hooked bill suitable for eating meat. Tail is banded in all plumages with four or five bands. The sexes are different in size, the female is larger than the male. Sparrowhawks have barred underparts in all plumages, with the barring extending across the underwings, breast, belly and flanks. Males are bluish-grey above and often have orangey-brown barring on the breast, belly and underwing coverts; the rest of the barring is brown. Females are grey above with brown-grey barring on the underparts. Juvenile birds are dark brown on the upperparts with finely marked feathers; the underparts are coarsely and irregularly barred.

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Cowboys sometimes called these owls 'howdy birds,' because they seemed to nod in greeting from the entrances to their burrows in prairie-dog towns. Colorful fiction once held that owls, prairie-dogs, and rattlesnakes would all live in the same burrow at once. A long-legged owl of open country, often active by day, the Burrowing Owl is popular with humans wherever it occurs, but it has become rare in many areas owing to loss of habitat.

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The vampire ground finch, native to the Galápagos Islands, is aptly named for its peculiar feeding habits, which include drinking blood from other birds. Its specialized diet sets it apart from other finches, showcasing the remarkable adaptations that have evolved in the isolated ecosystems of the Galápagos.

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Umbrella Cockatoo is a strikingly beautiful bird known for its vibrant white plumage and distinctive crest that resembles an open umbrella when raised.With their affectionate and social nature,they make charming companions,but their intelligence and need for attention require dedicated care from experienced bird owners

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The Steller’s jay is a bold and aggressive species frequently found scavenging in campgrounds, picnic areas, and feeding stations in the West. The bird’s flight is strong and steady, with wings rarely flexed above horizontal. Polytypic. Length 11.5".

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With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs.

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The cassowary is a large flightless bird its appearance with glossy black feathers, a vibrant blue and purple neck, and a prominent casque atop its head. Known for its shy yet territorial nature, the cassowary is often reclusive but can exhibit aggression when provoked, utilizing its sharp claws as a defense mechanism.

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