1. About :The Grey Crowned CraneThe African Crowned Crane is one of themost charming birds in the African savannah, which is itthe southern part of the Sahara desert. However, thebird prefers to nest in wetter habitats to keep it cool andcomfortable. These birds may also be found flyingaround the lakes, and some flatlands near rivers. It isalso important to note that this bird does not migrate, sothey usually stay where they are. With the outstandingand attractive features of this bird specie, it is no wonderwhy more people are drawn to them.Behaviour of:Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing,and jumping. It has a booming call which involvesinflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honkingsound quite different from the trumpeting of other cranespecies. Dancing done at any time of the year.1

2. About :The Blue-and-Yellow MacawThe Blue-and-yellow Macaw also known asthe Blue-and-gold Macaw is a large South Americanparrot with blue top parts and yellow under parts. It is amember of the large group of geotropically parrotsknown as macaws. It inhabits and woodland of tropicalSouth America.There has been a small breeding populationin Miami-Dade County, Florida, since the middle 1980s.They are popular in aviculture because of their strikingcolor, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace.These birds can reach 76 to 86 cm (30 to 34in) 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 babiesthey can be very playful.2 3. About :The Northern Cardinal is a North Americanbird in the genus Cardinals; it is also known colloquiallyas the redbird or common cardinal. It can be found insouthern Canada, through the eastern United Statesfrom Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. It isfound in woodlands, gardens, shrub lands, and swamps.Since cardinals barely moult into a dull color duringwinter, they still appear breath-taking in the coldmonths.Description :The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sizedsongbird with a body length of 21 cm (8.3 in). It has adistinctive crest on the head and a mask on the facewhich is black in the male and grey in the female. Themale is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull red-brownshade. The Northern Cardinal is mainly on insectsand fruit.The Northern Cardinal3 4. About :Our peafowl are known as Indian Peafowl, orIndian Blue. The males are known as peacocks, whilethe females are peahens, and the offspring arepeachicks. Typically people tend to refer to them all,regardless of gender, as peacocks, even though thecollective name is actually Peafowl.Description :Indian Blues are the most commonly keptdomestic peafowl because of their mild, timid nature.Green peafowl are less common because they tend to betoo aggressive.Our peafowl will let people get relativelyclose to them but are not tame enough to be touched orpetted. The only exception is when you have food inyour hands, which they will happily take from yourfingers if offeredPeacocks4 5. About :The Toco Toucan also known as the Toucanor Common Toucan, is the largest and probably the bestknown species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-openhabitats throughout a large part of central andeastern South America.Description :The Toco Toucan has a striking plumage witha mainly black body, a white throat, chest and upper tail-coverts,and red under tail-coverts. What appears to bea blue iris is actually thin blue skin around the eye. Thisblue skin is surrounded by another ring of bare, orangeskin. The most noticeable feature, however, is its hugebill, which measures from 15.8 to 23 cm (6.2 to 9.1 in)in length, which is yellow-orange, tending to deeperreddish-orange on its lower sections and culmed, andwith a black base and large spot on the tip It looksheavy, but as in other toucans it is relatively lightbecause the inside largely is hollow.Toco Toucan5 6. About :The Atlantic Puffin also known as theCommon Puffin is a species of seabird in the auk family.It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean with tworelated species, the Tufted Puffin and the Horned Puffin,being found in the north eastern Pacific.The Atlantic Puffin spends the autumn and winter in theopen ocean of the cold northern seas and returns tocoastal areas at the start of the breeding season.Description :The Atlantic Puffin is sturdily built with athick-set neck and short wings and tail. It is 28 to 30centimetres (11 to 12 in) in length from the tip of itsstout bill to its blunt-ended tail. Its wingspan is 47 to 63centimetres (19 to 25 in) and on land it stands about 20cm (8 in) high.The male is generally slightly larger than thefemale, but they are coloured alike.The Atlantic Puffin6 7. About :The Mandarin Duck breeds in eastern Siberia,China, and Japan and winters in southern China andJapan. There is a small free-flying population in Britainstemming from the release captive bred ducks. It is 4149 cm long with a 6575 cm wingspan.Habits:The Mandarin lives in the forests of China and Japan.They prefer wooded ponds and fast flowing rockystreams to swim, wade, and feed in.Description :The adult male is a striking andunmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescentabove the eye and reddish face and "whiskers".The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and theflanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back.The Mandarin Duck7 8. About :The Hoopoe is a colourful bird that is foundacross Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' offeathers. It is the only extant species in the familyUpupidae. One insular species, the Saint Helena Hoopoe,is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoeis sometimes elevated to a full species. Like the Latinname upupa. The English name is an onomatopoeicform which imitates the cry of the bird.Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 2532 cm(9.812.6 in) long, with a 4448 cm (17.319in) wingspan weighing 4689 g. The species is highlydistinctive, with a long, thin tapering bill that is blackwith a fan base. The strengthened musculature of thehead allows the bill to be opened when probing insidethe soil. The hoopoe has broad and rounded wingscapable of strong flight; these are larger in the northernmigratory subspecies.The Hoopoe8 9. About :The Golden Pheasant or "Chinese Pheasant"is a game bird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceousbirds) and the family Phasianidae. It is native to forestsin mountainous areas of western China, but feralpopulations have been established in the UnitedKingdom and elsewhere.Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 2532 cmThe adult male is 90105 cm in length, itstail accounting for two-thirds of the total length. It isunmistakable with its golden crest and rump and brightred body. The deep orange "cape" can be spread indisplay, appearing as an alternating black and orange fanthat covers all of the face except its bright yellow eyewith a pinpoint black pupil. Male at Kuala Lumpur BirdPark, Malaysia Males have a golden-yellow crest with ahint of red at the tip. The face, throat, chin, and thesides of neck are rusty tan. The wattles and orbital skinare both yellow in colour, and the ruff or cape is lightorangeThe Golden Pheasant10 10. About :The Indian Pitta is a medium-sized passerinebird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and wintersin southern India.These birds are found in thickundergrowth and are often more easily detected by theircalls.Description : The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 2532 cmThe Indian Pitta is a small stubby-tailed birdthat is mostly seen on the floor of forests or under denseundergrowth, foraging on insects in leaf litter.It has long, strong legs, a very short tail andstout bill, with a buff coloured crown stripe, blackcoronal stripes, a thick black eye stripe and white throatand neck. The upper parts are green, with a blue tail,the underpants buff, with bright red on the lower bellyand vent.The Indian Pitta9 11. Thank You! TheBestBirdsLis Copyright 2014.