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Troupial (Icterus icterus icterus)
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Where found: South America. Their range from northeastern Colombia east through Venezuela and into Aruba, Isla Margarita, Curaçao, southwest Guyana, Brazil, eastern Ecuador, Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
Diet: Insects and fruits.
Length: Up to 9 inches.
Description: Bright yellow body covering. This bird has a black head, back, tail, and wings. The wings also have white markings on them. It closely resembles its relation, the Baltimore oriole.
Pairs are monogamous and mated throughout the year.
Violet turaco (Ausophaga violacea)
Where found: Edge of evergreen forests, usually along rivers in glades and valleys, of central and southern Africa.
Diet: Fruit eaters, but they will also eat insects and snails.
Length: Up to 14—30 inches.
Description : Males and females have two vivid feather pigments: green and red. The body is green while the under wings and head are a bright crimson color. These birds have long, broad tails and short, rounded wings. The necks are slender and their tails are long.
Black-backed gulls (Larus marinus)
Where found: North Atlantic coastal areas, but expanding farther south along the East Coast and into the Great Lakes.
Diet: Birds, eggs, fish, crustaceans.
Description: Largest seagull in the world, it may reach up to 31 inches. It has a white under body with a black back and wings. The beak is yellow and the legs pink.
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis))
Where found: Northern South America in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Surinam.
Diet: Primarily fruit, some insects.
Description: Smallest of the toucans reaching a length of about ten inches. The beak is only two and a half inches long. The female has a brown head and neck, and the male has a black head and neck.
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Where found: Eastern Africa from Uganda, southern Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania.
Diet: Ants, termites, and other insects as well as fruit.
Description: Approximately 7 inches in length, this bird’s main colors are blue and green on the back, and a chestnut belly. The head is primarily black.
Blue-crowned motmot (M. momota coeruliceps)
Where found: Woodland, forest clearings, and gardens, ranging from northeastern Mexico throughout Central America and most of South America with the exception of Chile and Argentina. The CPZ subspecies is found only in northeastern Mexico.
Diet: Insects, small lizards, and fruit.
Description: A large bird, an adult may reach 15-17 inches. This subspecies has a green body tinged with orange, a blue crown, a black mask and black bill. The tail is long and may swing side to side while perched in a tree branch. There are two elongated black dots on the chest.
Red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra)
Where found: Primarily in New Guinea, but may range as far as northeastern Australia- high up in the rainforest canopy.
Diet: Fruit, especially figs, and insects.
Description: Adults may reach up to 13 inches. Males have a long red tail that emerges as two long wires. The birds’ nether regions are brown, and they are yellow from the neck up. The masks are black and reveal red eyes. Females are a plain, brown bird with tan chest and black mask.
Fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)
Where found: Coastal areas of New Guinea and Australia.
Diet: Fruit and insects.
Description: Adults are approximately 12 inches in size. They are gray and tan, with a strong black bill. The chest is streaked and the back is spotted.
Blue-throated conure (Pyrrhura cruentata)
Where found: Lowland forests of eastern Brazil.
Diet: Seeds, fruit, and nuts.
Description: A member of the parrot family, it is of medium size, reaching approximately 12 inches. The feathers are green, red, blue, and brown.
Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)
Where found: Inland Australia, in neither arid nor extremely humid climates.
Diet: Seeds, grains, fruits, tubers and some insects
Description: About 14 inches, white feathered with a yellow band in the crest.
White-fronted parrot (Amazona albifrons albifrons)
Where found: In rainforests and savannas of Central America and southern Mexico.
Diet: Fruit and seeds.
Description: Approximately 9-10 inches in length. Green plumage, red around the eyes, and a white patch of feathers on the crown. The beak is yellow and the feet are gray.
Magpie shrike (Corvinella melanoleuca)
Where found: Savannahs of southeastern Africa.
Diet: Insects, small birds or mammals, and reptiles.
Description: These birds have hooked beaks, similar to a bird of prey. Their tails are extremely long giving it the alias of the Long-tailed shrike. Feathers are primarily black with white on the back.
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