Bird with a crown

An imperial mark of honour, a royal symbol of power or as a fashion accessory; crowns have been accessorized by the mankind since ancient times. However, there exist many distinct creatures, apart from humans, who possess exceptionally beautiful nature-gifted crowns (or crests) on their heads. Listed below are some birdies boasting their elegant crowns with pride. Have a look at these ten beautifully crowned birds. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • 1. Great Blue Turaco GREAT BLUE TURACO: (Photo Credit: Turquoise blue, black and yellow body plumage with a bright yellow and red tipped beak, and a blue-black raised crest. The Great Blue Turaco is an attractive and colorful bird found in equatorial Western Africa. It is the largest of all Turacos; can grow up to 76 cm in length. It is actively hunted for meat and feathers. The blue and yellow tail feathers are prized for making good luck talismans. It is also called as Kolonvo. 2. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO: (Credit: Michael Korcuska on flickr.com) A lovely white bird adorned with an expressive yellow crest. The Sulphur Crested Cockatoo is popularly demanded as a pet. Conversely, it is considered and even killed as a pest in some parts of Australia where it can be locally very numerous. These birds are innately curious and intelligent. A cockatoo named Snowball was noted to be the first non-human animal capable of synchronising movements to musical beats. 3. Crested Partridge The Crested Partridge ...

Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land. In flight they fold their head back against their shoulders, almost making the neck disappear. © Charlene Fortner | Macaulay Library •

Conservation status Populations rise and fall, with many apparently being killed during exceptionally harsh winters. Overall, however, species is widespread and common. Family Habitat Conifers in summer; other trees and brush in winter. Breeds in coniferous forest, including those of spruce, fir, Douglas-fir, and some pine woods. Winters in a wide variety of habitats, mainly in open deciduous woods, also in coniferous and mixed woods, mesquite brush, streamside thickets. This tiny bird is often hard to see in summer, when it lives high in tall conifers. In migration and winter, however, it often flits about low in woods and thickets, flicking its wings nervously as it approaches the observer. When it is truly excited (by a potential mate, rival, or predator), the male may erect his ruby-red crown feathers, hidden at other times. The song of the Ruby-crown is jumbled and loud, all out of proportion to the size of the bird. Photo Gallery Feeding Behavior Forages actively at all levels, from treetops to low brush, examining foliage, twigs, and major limbs for foods. Often hovers while taking items from foliage, and sometimes flies out to catch insects in mid-air. Compared to Golden-crowned Kinglet, does more hovering and flycatching, less hanging on twigs. Eggs 7-8, sometimes 4-9. In Pacific Northwest, 9-10 eggs, sometimes 7-12, a remarkably large clutch for small size of bird. Eggs whitish to pale buff, with brown spots often concentrated at larger end. Incubation is by fema...

Tufted Titmice are acrobatic foragers, if a bit slower and more methodical than chickadees. They often flock with chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers and are regular visitors to feeders, where they are assertive over smaller birds. Their flight tends to be fluttery but level rather than undulating.

Birds with long legs include American Avocet, American Bittern, American Flamingo, Australian Crane, and Black Stork. Birds with long legs can be found all over the world. They are a fascinating bunch, and their long legs help them to survive in a variety of habitats. Their long legs allow them to walk in areas that other birds cannot, and they often look graceful as they move through the trees or across the ground. While all birds have legs, not all of them have long legs. In fact, many bird species have very short legs. 33. Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Examples of Birds with Long Legs 1. American Avocet Scientific Name Recurvirostra americana Type of Animal Bird Range New Mexico, Canada, Florida, Puerto Rico and California Diet Omnivore The American Avocet is a shorebird. It is found in California, Texas, and New Mexico but spends the winter in Central America. They have long blue legs, which they use to wade through the water while they are hunting for food such as insects and small fish. 2. American Bittern Scientific Name Botaurus lentiginosus Type of Animal Bird Range the United States and Canada Diet Carnivore The American Bittern is a wading bird. It is found in the United States and Canada but spends the winter in Central America. They have long green legs, which they use to walk through tall grasses while hunting for food such as small fish and frogs. 3. American Flamingo Scientific Name Phoenicopterus ruber Type of Animal Bird Range Caribbean and South America Die...

It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of Fall and Once you take a closer look, you’ll see that sparrows have a beauty all their own. Check out your feeder birds with Winter Sparrow Birds These native sparrows are beloved feeder friends from fall through spring in most parts of the country; then they take off for breeding grounds to the north. Luckily for us, the birds begin singing before they leave our feeders in late spring. Discover 7 White-Throated Sparrow Courtesy Olivia Gallagher Abundant and familiar, the Don’t miss the 51 best White-Crowned Sparrow Courtesy Caleb Schmucker This dashing bird is an eye-catcher, its head topped with bold white stripes. This species leaves us about the time dandelions are turning to puffs: The parachute-topped seeds are a favorite food. Next time you see a Discover more Fox Sparrow Rob Ripma Even a brief visit from a fox sparrow—and that’s all we get in most places—is an occasion. Fox sparrows— among the largest and most beautiful of our native sparrows—spend the winter mostly in the southern states and go far north into Canada for the summer nesting season. They’re big, bold and a beautiful chestnut color (at least in the eastern U.S.) and, boy, can they sing! The key to identifying them is the mix of gray and foxy reddish brown, which is especially bright on the tail. In the West, their color is much duller, leaning toward gray in the Rockies and most of...