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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...

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...

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...

Detail about Lyre bird: Superb lyrebird which gives the family its name. Its spectacular tail of fanned feathers, when spread out in display, looks like a lyre a musical instrument of ancient Greece). The male superb  lyrebird is 80-100 centimetres long, including his 55-centimetres-long tail. He is dark brown on the upper part of his body and lighter brown, with red-brown markings on his throat. His tail feathers are dark brown above and sliver-grey below.                     Females of the species are smaller than the males, with similar colouring but without the lyre-shaped tail . The females tail feathers are broadly webbed with reddish markings. Young male superb lyrebirds do not grow their lyre tails until they are three or four years old. Until this time, they usually group together and are known as 'plain-tails'. Description: The lyrebirds are large passerine birds, amongst the largest in the order. They a...