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Blue-wing Parakeet

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** Detail about Blue-wing Parakeet ** Blue-wing Parakeet is a large bird. The blue-wing parakeet, also known as the Malabar-parakeet ( Psittacula columboides ) is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India .  The Family of blue-wing parakeet is  Psittaculidae and The  order of blue-wing parakeet is  Psittaciformes . It's genus is  Psittacula.   The blue-wing parakeet is medium-sized parakeet, measuring 35 to 40 cm in length. The overall plumage of the blue-wing parakeet is bluish gray. The scapular and covert feathers are dark bluish gray. The average adult Malabar parakeet measures 15 inches (38 centimeters) in length. The Malabar parakeet has beautifully colored pulmage. The mass of blue-wing parakeet is 46 g.  The Blue-winged parrot mainly eats seeds of grasses. It adapts readily to captivity. The Blue-wing parrot lifespan is 21 years. It's higher classification is Rose-ring parakeets . It's conservation status is...

Temminck Tragopan

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** Detail about Temminck Tragopan ** Temminck Tragopan is the medium-sized Bird. Temminck Tragopan is found across the mountains of far " Northeast India ", " Central China ", far " Northern Myanmar " to " Northern Tonkin ". " Tragopan " is the bird genus in the family " Phasianidae ". It's order is " Galliformes " and it's species is " T. temminckii ". Temminck Tragopan scientific name is " Tragopan Temminckii ". Temminck Tragopan approximately "64 cm" long.  The diet consist mainly of berries, grass and plants . The Conservation status is Least concern (Population decreasing). Description: Temminck's tragopan  ( Tragopan temminckii)  is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm long, pheasant  in the genus Tragopan . The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, black bill  and pink legs. He has a bare blue facial skin, inflatable dark-blue lap...

King Vulture

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** Detail about King Vulture ** King Vulture is the large bird. This bird was found in " Central America " and " South America ". The order of this bird is " Accipitriformes ". It is a member of New World Vulture family " Cathartidae ". It is the only surviving member of the genus " Saracoramphus ", although fossil members are known. It is the species of " S. papa ".  King  Vulture scientific name is " Sarcoramphus papa ".  king vulture have been known to live for up to 30 years of captivity. King vulture grow to about 2.5 feet(0.8 meters) tall and can weight is 3.4 kg. It's height is 32 inches.  King vultures eat " Carrion " . It's conservation status is Population decreasing. Description: Excluding the two species of condors , the king vulture is the largest of the New World vultures. Its overall length ranges from 67 to 81 cm (26–32 in) and its wingspan is 1.2 to 2 m (4–7 ft). Its weigh...

Scarlet Ibis

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Detail about Scarlet Ibis: The Scarlet Ibis its found in South America and the Caribbean Islands . It's one of the Species is " E. ruber ". The Scarlet Ibis are the family " Threskiornithidae " and the order of " Pelecaniformes ". A single genus is " Eudocimus " . Scarlet Ibis scientific name is " Eudocimus ruber ". The Mass of this bird is "620 g(Adult)" and it's Length is "66 cm". It's conservation status is Least concern (Population Decreasing). The Scarlet Ibis is the only shorebird with red coloration in the world. Description: Adult plumage is virtually all scarlet. The feathers may show various tints and shades, but only the tips of their wings deviate from their namesake color. A small but reliable marking, these wingtips are a rich inky black (or occasionally dark blue) and are found only on the longest primaries – otherwise the birds' coloration is "a vivid orange-red, almost...

Humming Bird

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Detail about Hummingbird: The hummingbird are the smallest of the birds. Humming birds are native to the America and constituting the family Trochilidae . They are  the smallest of birds most species measuring 7.5 - 13 cm(in 3 - 5) in length. The order of this bird is Apodiformes .  The average of lifespan is probably 3-5 years. The speed of hummingbird is 75 km/hr. The mass of bee hummingbird is 1.6 - 2 g. and the length of bee hummingbird is 5 - 6.1 cm.  This bird of diet consists of small insect and spider, which they must sometime catch in mid-air.   The hummingbird scientific name is Trochilidae . The needle-like hummingbird bill of a hummingbird is its most unique physical trait. LifeSpan: Hummingbirds have long lifespans for organisms with such rapid metabolisms. Though many die during their first year of life, especially in the vulnerable period between hatching and fledging , those that survive may occasionally live a decade or more.  Among the...

Himmalayan Quail Birds

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Details about Himmalayan Quail Birds : The Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia Superciliosa) is a medium-sized quail belonging to the pheasant family. The Himalayan quail is native to India, found in Uttarakhand in north-west Himalayas. It's one of the species is "  Superciliosa " and it's genus is a " Ophrysia ". The Himalayan quail are the family of "Phasianidae" and the order of " Galliformes ". The last sightings recorded before 1877 were from Mussourie and Natural hill stations, suggesting that they prefer higher attitudes. This quail has long tail. The Himalayan quail scientific name is " Ophrysia Superciliosa ". It's conservation status  is critically Endangered. Description : The red bill and legs of this small dark quail and white spots before and after the eye make it distinctive. The male is dark grey with bleak streaks and a white forehead and supercilium. The female is brownish with dark streaks and gr...

Southern Ground Hornbill

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Detail about Southern Ground Hornbill: The Southern Ground Hornbill is a large bird and it is found in Africa . It's also found in Southern regions if Africa, ranging from Kenya to  South Africa . It's one of the Species is " B. leadbeateri ". The ground hornbills are the family " Bucorvidae " and the order of " Bucerotiformes ". A single genus is " Bucorvus " and it species is " B. leadbeateri ". Ground Hornbills are large, with adults around a metre tall. The southern ground hornbill scientific name is " Bucorvus leadbeateri ".  This is a large bird, height is "90 to 120 cm" long. The weight is "3.8 kg" and it's length is "100 cm". The diet of this bird is " Carnivore ". Description: This is a large bird, at 90 to 129 cm (2 ft 11 in to 4 ft 3 in) long. Females weigh 2.2 to 4.6 kilograms (4.9 to 10.1 lb), while the larger males weigh 3.5 to 6.2 kilograms (7.7 to 13...