Amazing Birds and Facts -2

 Amazing Birds and Facts -2

6. Hyacinth Macaw

Hyacinth Macaws, Latin name Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, is seen in eastern and central South America.They measure about three feet long and weigh around 3 ½ pounds.They eat hard nuts and seeds.They have very strong beaks.

These birds are recognizable by their bright cobalt-blue feathers with yellow accents around their eyes and beak and are the most important of the parrot species known for being gentle and loud.

7. Quetzal

The Quetzal, Latin name Pharomachrus mocinno, are found in forests from Mexico to Panama.It is a foot long and weighst ¼ of a pound.They feed on  fruit, lizards, insects, and other small creatures.

Quetzal is of red, blue and green colors.

The male Quetzals have unique twin tail feathers that they lose once they mate, while the females don't have long twin tail feathers (nationalgeographic.com).

8. Hoopoe

  

The Hoopoe, Latin name Upupidae, sleep in Africa, Europe, and Asia.They get older to five inches long and weigh just 2 ounces.

These birds eat a spread of bugs including ants, beetles, crickets, locusts, and more.

They have long beak, black and white striped feathers, brown heads, and brown crest with black and white stripes on the ideas .

The Hoopoe is that the national bird of Israel.

9.Atlantic puffin 

The Atlantic puffin , Latin name Atlantic puffin , is found near the Atlantic . they're a few foot tall and weighs a few pound. Atlantic Puffins eat crustaceans and fish.

They have a black body, white chest, and vibrant orange feet. Their beak changes from bright orange to grey in the winter.

Their coloring is on the brink of penguins, but they appear more sort of a parrot than a penguin.

10. Green Wing Macaw Parrot

The Green Wing Macaw Parrot, Latin name Ara chloropterus, lives in central and northern South America.

They are about 40 inches long and weighs slightly below 3 pounds.

They eat berries, fruit, nuts, and seeds.

Green Wing Macaw Parrots are known for his or her bright red, blue, and green colors.

It has vibrant red feathers, with a green band around their wings and back, with blue on the ideas of their wings and tail feathers.