Crested Wood Partridge
CRESTED WOOD PARTRIDGES LIVE IN GROUPS OF UP TO 15 BIRDS. PARENTS WILL RAISE FOUR TO EIGHT CHICKS TOGETHER. IF THE BROOD IS LARGER, THE PARENTS WILL RAISE HALF OF THE GROUP SEPARATELY. These birds are...
View ArticleSuperb Starling
SUPERB STARLINGS’ EGGS HATCH IN JUST 13-15 DAYS! Living around 15 years, Superb Starlings are very colorful birds with a black head, blue backs, and reddish brown. Their feathers have an iridescent...
View ArticleLories/Lorikeets
LORIES AND LORIKEETS HAVE ADAPTED TO TOLERATE HOT AND COLD TEMPERATURES. There are more than 50 different species. Lories and lorikeets are colorful, small, brush-like tongued birds, living from 10-15...
View ArticleFlamingos
YOU WILL OFTEN FIND OUR FLAMINGOS MARCHING OUTSIDE THEIR EXHIBIT DURING THE FLAMINGO MINGLE! Caribbean Flamingos are bright pink or salmon in color, a result of eating shrimp. Chilean flamingos are...
View ArticleYellow-billed Hornbill
WITH THEIR DISTINGUISHING, DOWNWARD-CURVING BILLS, THESE HORNBILLS ARE FOUND IN FORESTS, SAVANNAS AND SHRUBLANDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA. THAT NAMESAKE FEATURE HAS ALSO EARNED THEM THE NICKNAME, “FLYING...
View ArticleHelmeted Guinea Fowl
ALTHOUGH HELMETED GUINEA FOWL HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLY, THEY PREFER TO SPEND THEIR TIME ON THE GROUND. The Helmeted Guinea Fowl gets its name from the horn “helmet” on the top of their head and the...
View ArticleGreen Woodhoopoe
THESE COLORFUL BIRDS ARE KNOWN FOR DEEP GREEN, BLUE, AND PURPLE FEATHERS, MAGNIFICENT BRIGHT RED BEAK, AND LOUD, CHATTERING CALL – KUK-UK-UK-UK-UK! Found exclusively in the bush and woodlands of...
View ArticleBlue-Bellied Roller
THE BLUE-BELLIED ROLLER GETS ITS NAME NOT JUST FROM ITS VIVID COLORING BUT ALSO THE ACROBATIC, “ROLLING” FLIGHT PATTERNS WHEN COURTING A POTENTIAL MATE! These beautiful birds also have a dramatic...
View ArticleArctic Fox
WITH THICK, SNOWY-WHITE FUR AND A BIG BUSHY TAIL, THE ARCTIC FOX IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED FOR LIFE IN COLDER CLIMATES. Blending into the snowy climate they live in gives Arctic foxes a stealthy advantage,...
View ArticleTaveta Golden Weaver
TAVETA GOLDEN WEAVERS TEND TO BREED IN COLONIES. AS THEIR NAME SUGGESTS, THESE BIRDS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR SPECTACULAR NEST-BUILDING SKILLS. Sometimes they will fill an entire tree with nests. Taveta...
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