Most beautiful birds in the world This presentation is very informative for the 2nd standard’s students.

2. About :
The Grey Crowned Crane
The African Crowned Crane is one of the
most charming birds in the African savannah, which is it
the southern part of the Sahara desert. However, the
bird prefers to nest in wetter habitats to keep it cool and
comfortable. These birds may also be found flying
around the lakes, and some flatlands near rivers. It is
also important to note that this bird does not migrate, so
they usually stay where they are. With the outstanding
and attractive features of this bird specie, it is no wonder
why more people are drawn to them.
Behaviour of:
Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing,
and jumping. It has a booming call which involves
inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking
sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane
species. Dancing done at any time of the year.
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3. About :
The Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
The Blue-and-yellow Macaw also known as
the Blue-and-gold Macaw is a large South American
parrot with blue top parts and yellow under parts. It is a
member of the large group of geotropically parrots
known as macaws. It inhabits and woodland of tropical
South America.
There has been a small breeding population
in Miami-Dade County, Florida, since the middle 1980s.
They are popular in aviculture because of their striking
color, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace.
These birds can reach 76 to 86 cm (30 to 34
in) long and weigh 900 to 1500 grams (1.9 to 3.3 lbs.),
making it one of the larger members of its family.
Behaviour of:
Macaws in the wild can be very aggressive, but as babies
they can be very playful.
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4. About :
The Northern Cardinal is a North American
bird in the genus Cardinals; it is also known colloquially
as the redbird or common cardinal. It can be found in
southern Canada, through the eastern United States
from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. It is
found in woodlands, gardens, shrub lands, and swamps.
Since cardinals barely moult into a dull color during
winter, they still appear breath-taking in the cold
months.
Description :
The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized
songbird with a body length of 21 cm (8.3 in). It has a
distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face
which is black in the male and grey in the female. The
male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull red-brown
shade. The Northern Cardinal is mainly on insects
and fruit.
The Northern Cardinal
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5. About :
Our peafowl are known as Indian Peafowl, or
Indian Blue. The males are known as peacocks, while
the females are peahens, and the offspring are
peachicks. Typically people tend to refer to them all,
regardless of gender, as peacocks, even though the
collective name is actually “Peafowl”.
Description :
Indian Blues are the most commonly kept
domestic peafowl because of their mild, timid nature.
Green peafowl are less common because they tend to be
too aggressive.
Our peafowl will let people get relatively
close to them but are not tame enough to be touched or
petted. The only exception is when you have food in
your hands, which they will happily take from your
fingers if offered
Peacocks
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6. About :
The “Toco Toucan” also known as the Toucan
or Common Toucan, is the largest and probably the best
known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open
habitats throughout a large part of central and
eastern South America.
Description :
The Toco Toucan has a striking plumage with
a mainly black body, a white throat, chest and upper tail-coverts,
and red under tail-coverts. What appears to be
a blue iris is actually thin blue skin around the eye. This
blue skin is surrounded by another ring of bare, orange
skin. The most noticeable feature, however, is its huge
bill, which measures from 15.8 to 23 cm (6.2 to 9.1 in)
in length, which is yellow-orange, tending to deeper
reddish-orange on its lower sections and culmed, and
with a black base and large spot on the tip It looks
heavy, but as in other toucans it is relatively light
because the inside largely is hollow.
Toco Toucan
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7. About :
The Atlantic Puffin also known as the
Common Puffin is a species of seabird in the auk family.
It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean with two
related species, the Tufted Puffin and the Horned Puffin,
being found in the north eastern Pacific.
The Atlantic Puffin spends the autumn and winter in the
open ocean of the cold northern seas and returns to
coastal areas at the start of the breeding season.
Description :
The Atlantic Puffin is sturdily built with a
thick-set neck and short wings and tail. It is 28 to 30
centimetres (11 to 12 in) in length from the tip of its
stout bill to its blunt-ended tail. Its wingspan is 47 to 63
centimetres (19 to 25 in) and on land it stands about 20
cm (8 in) high.
The male is generally slightly larger than the
female, but they are coloured alike.
The Atlantic Puffin
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8. About :
The Mandarin Duck breeds in eastern Siberia,
China, and Japan and winters in southern China and
Japan. There is a small free-flying population in Britain
stemming from the release captive bred ducks. It is 41–
49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.
Habits:
The Mandarin lives in the forests of China and Japan.
They prefer wooded ponds and fast flowing rocky
streams to swim, wade, and feed in.
Description :
The adult male is a striking and
unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent
above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers".
The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the
flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back.
The Mandarin Duck
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9. About :
The Hoopoe is a colourful bird that is found
across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of
feathers. It is the only extant species in the family
Upupidae. One insular species, the Saint Helena Hoopoe,
is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoe
is sometimes elevated to a full species. Like the Latin
name “upupa”. The English name is an onomatopoeic
form which imitates the cry of the bird.
Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 25–32 cm
(9.8–12.6 in) long, with a 44–48 cm (17.3–19
in) wingspan weighing 46–89 g. The species is highly
distinctive, with a long, thin tapering bill that is black
with a fan base. The strengthened musculature of the
head allows the bill to be opened when probing inside
the soil. The hoopoe has broad and rounded wings
capable of strong flight; these are larger in the northern
migratory subspecies.
The Hoopoe
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10. About :
The Golden Pheasant or "Chinese Pheasant"
is a game bird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous
birds) and the family Phasianidae. It is native to forests
in mountainous areas of western China, but feral
populations have been established in the United
Kingdom and elsewhere.
Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 25–32 cm
The adult male is 90–105 cm in length, its
tail accounting for two-thirds of the total length. It is
unmistakable with its golden crest and rump and bright
red body. The deep orange "cape" can be spread in
display, appearing as an alternating black and orange fan
that covers all of the face except its bright yellow eye
with a pinpoint black pupil. Male at Kuala Lumpur Bird
Park, Malaysia Males have a golden-yellow crest with a
hint of red at the tip. The face, throat, chin, and the
sides of neck are rusty tan. The wattles and orbital skin
are both yellow in colour, and the ruff or cape is light
orange
The Golden Pheasant
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11. About :
The Indian Pitta is a medium-sized passerine
bird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and winters
in southern India.These birds are found in thick
undergrowth and are often more easily detected by their
calls.
Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 25–32 cm
The Indian Pitta is a small stubby-tailed bird
that is mostly seen on the floor of forests or under dense
undergrowth, foraging on insects in leaf litter.
It has long, strong legs, a very short tail and
stout bill, with a buff coloured crown stripe, black
coronal stripes, a thick black eye stripe and white throat
and neck. The upper parts are green, with a blue tail,
the underpants buff, with bright red on the lower belly
and vent.
The Indian Pitta
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