Birds

Category Archives: Birds

Peregrine Falcon – Duck Hawk The Peregrine Falcon is also known as a duck hawk in North America. Physical Characteristics …Read More

Gannet – Largest North Atlantic Seabird The gannet is the largest sea bird in the North Atlantic. They can dive …Read More

Red Kite – Bird Of Prey The Red Kite is a fairly large sized bird of prey that comes from …Read More

Puffins – Species of Auk Puffins are any of three small species of auk: Atlantic, Tuffed, and Horned. Physical Characteristics …Read More

There are two species of this bird, the red-billed and the white-winged and its closest relative is the crow. They …Read More

A booby is a seabird closely related to the gannets. The name means dunce, stupid or clown in Spanish slang …Read More

Cormorants are a variety of marine diving sea birds and are related to pelicans. They are long-lived and have been …Read More

Frigate birds are also called Man of War or Pirate birds and are related to pelicans. Although they are sea …Read More

The Coopers Hawk was named after William Cooper, a naturalist who helped to found the New York Lyceum of Natural …Read More

The Peacock is also called a peafowl. The peacock is India’s national bird and it is Punjab’s provincial bird. In …Read More

Kookaburras are very well known for their strange cry because it sounds somewhat like very loud and echoing laughter. Kookaburras …Read More

Golden Eagles are one of the large birds of prey and are part of the Accipitridae family of birds. It …Read More