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Let's look at these bright spots on our planet? namely delightful birds!
This species of birds named on honor of the wife of the English animal painter John Gould, who discovered this bright bird during his trip to Australia in the middle of the XIX century. These birds belong to the family of finches finch and its motley color some call them "guglovye" (in honor of the search engine)
This species has such a variety of species of feathers and has two or three kinds of coloring heads that ornithologists impossible to distinguish subtypes of these birds. And in doing so, they "help" and the birds themselves, freely mate, ignoring the variations of colors of its partners.
This bird stands out among all the birds with his long blue tail and the same bright blue tuft. Habitat this bright bird family Corvidae is North America. They live in pairs or in small family flocks, but during the flight to form larger groups.
Birds differ in ability to publish unusual sounds and imitate the voices of different birds, including many predators, from the attacks they suffer. This allows them to warn of the dangers of relatives, and also discourage other intruders in their habitat predators.
Blue jays do not migrate and thereby required to make stocks for the winter. And usually jay harvests of about 3-5 thousand acorns. And the interesting fact - at one time, these birds can bring 5 acorns - 2-3 pieces in the crop, another one in the mouth and one in its beak.
In the world there are nearly eight breeds of pigeons stealing one another. And the cost of some of them comes to tens of thousands of dollars. I'll tell you about one of the genera of the family of pigeons - Crowned Pigeon. In this genus includes three types of these beautiful birds - veeronosny, chestnut and golubohohly that, despite some external differences, have one similarity - bright and colorful headdress of the fan-shaped crest.
Habitats of these birds is New Guinea. Most often, they settle in the swampy forests of sago palms and kept in pairs or small groups. Particularly interesting for us is as a way to lure females - males literally beat the drum, because that is how we hear sounds for us, pouring out of the beaks of pigeons.
The most beautiful in this genus is considered victoria crowned pigeon. This individual has a chestnut-blue color lower body, slate-blue tones of the upper and beautiful crest on the head, consisting of fluff of feathers at the ends of which are small, triangular peaks.
This beautiful songbird passerine family having an average size was found in the middle of the XIX century, in both parts of America. And now representative of northern cardinals has 19 varieties. A distinctive feature is their sparkling on the body dark red, black mask on the eyes and bright coral-colored beak.
Most often, this feathered can be found in the southern parts of Canada, in the eastern United States and in Mexico. This bird, unlike most of the relatives is not shy of people. And very often near the house you can hear them singing variety. It was a bright singing style and sets them apart from all other representatives of the birds.
In Northern Cardinal used a whistle to scare away other males from their territories. Other - used to attract females. And by the third they are looking for a couple in the dark.
Externally, the hoopoe looks awkward - his little body with a funny tuft on his head and a huge elongated beak. However, he not only quickly flies, but also runs well on the ground. Apart from its chic red crest hoopoe wings have large black-and-white striped color. It goes all the hoopoe body covered with red feathers.
The population of these birds fall extensive. They can be seen in Portugal, Finland, China and India, in Africa and in Siberia. Hoopoes always prefer to live in open areas among the small trees, rather than choose a large bustling forest. It is worth noting an interesting feature of this. If hoopoes catches danger on the ground, they take an unusual position - it is pressed to the ground, wings spread wide, and putting up its beak.
This colorful bird is found in the central part of the Americas and is the largest model of the family of toucans. It has an iridescent black plumage with a bright yellow coloration on his chest and cheeks. However, such a "bright face" distinguishes this bird among other representatives of birds, and an unusually large and beautiful green beak red tide. This toucan beak is so huge that it takes a third of the bird's body.
Another interesting feature of the rainbow toucans - they do not like to fly and often move leaps through the trees.
These birds usually live in small flocks of 5 - 10 animals in the hollows of trees. And the interesting fact - because of its large beak in order to save space in small hollows toucans are sleeping, hiding his beak under the wings of a neighbor.
Birds of Paradise heroes of various myths and fairy tales really are the closest relatives to all the usual crows and sparrows. These interesting and positive birds live on the islands of New Guinea and account for as many as 45 varieties.
Because of such a huge number of species of birds of paradise to make some of their holistic way is simply impossible. Some species have bright plumage often red, blue and yellow colors. In others there is a bright feathers on the head, which sets them apart from other types of birds. And still others - have a bright fluffy tail. For a complete description of their unusual characteristics should result in some of the different representatives of these positive birds. And then everything will become clear to everyone.
It shows its unusual plumage only during the mating season, and upside down.
It has six color pens, comparable with the length of the entire body of the bird with tassels at the ends.
It has an unusual curved tail feathers inside.
Homeland of the most colorful representative pheasant family is part of the mountainous subtropical China. And the most favorite place for their settlement are bamboo thicket near the foot of the mountains. In the wild, most commonly used to live singly or in small groups.
Now this bird is one of the most popular fazanovodstve. And they got so its popularity due to the wide crest of a beautiful, long-collar robes and bright tail, which consists of 18 tail feathers. Such bright colors and beautiful golden pheasant plumage allowed by right to the title of one of the most beautiful birds.
Interesting fact. Despite the fact that these birds are able to fly in the event of danger, they prefer to flee and only in extreme cases, take off on the branches.
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