Birds Species Guide
Feathered, winged, egg-laying vertebrates equipped with lightweight hollow bones and incredible flight capability.
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Birds Encyclopedia & Field Guide
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic vertebrates representing the sole surviving lineage of theropod dinosaurs. Equipped with lightweight pneumatic (hollow) skeletal systems, high-efficiency flow-through respiratory air sacs, and exceptionally acute stereoscopic eyesight, birds inhabit every global ecosystem from polar ice sheets to oceanic thermal currents.
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
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Birds of Prey
Falcons, Eagles, Hawks, Kites
Owls
Nocturnal Hunters, Barn & Horned Owls
Parrots & Macaws
Tropical, Highly Intelligent
Songbirds & Passerines
Thrushes, Finches, Warblers
Waterfowl
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Shorebirds & Herons
Egrets, Storks, Plovers
Woodpeckers
Trunk Climbers & Tree Tappers
Hummingbirds
Nectar Feeders & Rapid Hoverers
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Birds Species Guide
Showing 6 species
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The iconic national bird of the United States, famous for its snowy white head, deep brown body, bright yellow hooked beak, and soaring flight.
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
A massive brown raptor of open mountains and plains, named for the rich golden feathers on the back of its head and neck.
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
A distinctive owl with a pale heart-shaped facial disc, dark nocturnal eyes, and silky feathers designed for completely silent flight.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
The fastest animal in the entire animal kingdom, renowned for its bullet-shaped aerodynamic body, hooded helmet markings, and 390 km/h hunting dives.
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
A dazzling Neotropical parrot boasting bright scarlet-red plumage, blue and yellow wing bands, a long pointed tail, and a powerful hooked beak.
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
The tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species, endemic to the freezing ice shelves of Antarctica where it breeds during the brutal dark winter.