Monday 31 October 2011

Hyacinth Macaw

Hyacinth Macaw

Flying Animal | Hyacinth Macaw | A. hyacinthinus | One of the costliest and most beautiful birds in the world. The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or Hyacinthine Macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length (from the top of its head to the tip of its long pointed tail) of about 100 cm (3.3 ft) it is longer than any other species of parrot. It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species, though the flightless Kakapo of New Zealand can outweigh it at up to 3.5 kg. very beautiful and Amazing While Generally Recognized easily, it can be confused with the far rarer Lear's Macaw and Smaller. Habitat loss and trapping wild birds for the pet trade has taken a heavy toll on Their population in the wild, and as a result the species is classified as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and it is protected by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

White-bellied Sea Eagle

White-bellied Sea Eagle
Flying Animal | White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | The White-bellied Sea-Eagle is a large raptor that has long, broad wings and a short, wedge-shaped tail. It measures 75–85 cm in length, and has a wingspan of 180–220 cm. Females weigh between 2.8 and 4.2 kg, and are larger than the males, which weigh between 2.5 and 3.7 kg. The plumage of adult birds is predominantly white and grey. The head, breast and belly, and the feathering on the legs, are white. The back and upper surfaces of the wings are grey, although the wings have black tips. The undersides of the wings are greyish-black around the distal edges, with a smaller area of white along the leading edge. The tail is grey at the base, and has a white tip. The bill is bluish-grey with a blackish tip, the iris is dark brown, and the legs and feet are a cream colour.

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

Flying Animal | White-tailed Eagle | This impressive bird is the largest European eagle, with huge club-ended wings which make the bright white tail seem small. The head and beak are large and protrude forward, giving the eagle a vulture-like appearance. The feathers are mottled shades of brown, with pale areas on both the upperwing and the underwing. Above the tail the feathers are reddish-brown, and pale stripes run down to the tip of the tai.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Palm-nut Vulture

Palm-nut Vulture

Flying Animal | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | The Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or Vulturine Fish Eagle, is a very large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles. It is the only member of the genus Gypohierax. Unusual for Birds of Prey, it feeds mainly on the fruit of the oil-palm though it also feeds on crabs, molluscs, locusts, fish and has been known to occasionally attack domestic poultry. This bird is an Old World vulture, and is only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, Cathartidae. It breeds in forest and savannah across sub-Saharan Africa, usually near water, its range coinciding with that of the Oil Palm. It is quite approachable, like many African vultures, and can be seen near habitation, even on large hotel lawns in the tourist areas of countries like The Gambia.

Friday 28 October 2011

Alap Eagle Spotted Tail


Flaying Animal | Alap Eagle Spotted Tail | Body length 29-31 cm. Fur upper body (back to tail) dark brown mottled brown don. While at the bottom of the white spotting brown. This animal species endemic to Sulawesi, which can be found in P. Talisel (North Sulawesi), P. Muna (Southeast Sulawesi), and P. Buton (Southeast Sulawesi). Residence in mangrove forests, lowland primary forest, hills, mountains den to a height of 900 meters. These animals rarely make a sound. These animals can perch on a tree branch in a long time to monitor the prey. Prey in the form of lizards, snakes, snails, grasshoppers, frogs, birds, bats den.

Paradise Parotia

Paradise Parotia
Flying Animal | Paradise Parotia | Parotia berlepschi | Cendrawasih Parotia These tiny animals. The bird was first discovered in the 19th century. The bird was named after Hans von Berlepsch, a German ornithologis. In an expedition in December 2005, the researchers found the back of this species in the Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia.

Wilson’s Bird of Paradise

Wilson’s Bird of Paradise

Flying Animal | Wilson’s Bird of Paradise | The Wilson's Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus respublica, is a small, up to 21 cm long, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is a red and black bird-of-paradise with a yellow mantle on its neck, light green mouth, rich blue feet and two curved violet tail feathers. The head is naked blue with black double cross pattern on it. The female is a brownish bird with bare blue crown. In the field the blue bare skin on the crown of the bird's head is so vivid that it is clearly visible by night, the deep scarlet back and velvet green breast are lush, and the curlicue tail gleams bright silver.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Flying Animal | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | The bald eagle, with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, is the proud national bird symbol of the United States—yet the bird was nearly wiped out there. For many decades, bald eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Pesticides like DDT also wreaked havoc on eagles and other birds. These chemicals collect in fish, which make up most of the eagle's diet. They weaken the bird's eggshells and severely limited their ability to reproduce. Since DDT use was heavily restricted in 1972, eagle numbers have rebounded significantly and have been aided by reintroduction programs. The result is a wildlife success story—the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has upgraded the birds from endangered to threatened.

Riflebird Paradise

Riflebird Paradise

Flying Animal | Riflebird Paradise | One of the best bird world. The Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus, is a medium-sized, up to 30 cm long, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise) family. The male is black with an Iridescent greenish blue crown, throat and central tail feathers. It has a curved black bill, black feet, dark brown iris and yellow mouth. The female is an olive brown bird with barred blackish below.

Astrapia Ribbon-tailed

Astrapia Ribbon-tailed

Flying Animal | Astrapia Ribbon-tailed | The scientific name commemorates the great naturalist and New Guinea explorer Fred Shaw Mayer, who was believed to have discovered the bird in 1938. However, it is now believed that explorer Jack Hides discovered the bird, while Mayer became interested in it later.

Lesser bird of paradise

Lesser bird of paradise
Flying Animal | Lesser bird of paradise | Become a bird one world's most expensive because a lot of advantages. The Lesser Bird-of-paradise is a medium-sized, up to 32 cm-long, maroon-brown with a yellow crown and brownish-yellow upper back. The male has a dark emerald-green throat, a pair of long tail-wires and is adorned with ornamental flank Plumes at the which are deep yellow Their base and fade outwards into white. The female is a bird with a dark maroon-brown head and whitish underparts. Further study is required, but it seems a Likely That birds of paradise also possess toxins in Their skins, derived from Their insect prey. It resembles the larger Greater Bird-of-paradise, but the male of the species has a dark That chest, whereas the female is entirely brown (no whitish underparts).

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Cendrawasih Panji

Paradise Banner

Flying Animal | Cendrawasih Panji | Paradise Banner | or the scientific name Pteridophora Alberti is a kind of small-sized babbler bird, with a length of about 22cm, from a single genus Pteridophora. Adult males have black hair and dark yellow, her head there are two strands of wire scaly feathers glossy blue-sky, which reaches 40cm in length and can be enforced at the time attracts the females.

Sunday 16 October 2011

Scaly-breasted Falcon

Bondol Eagle
Flying Animal | Scaly-breasted falcon | Bondol Eagle | Scaly-breasted eagle measuring approximately 45 cm. Scaly-breasted eagle has a white color with black vertical streaks of head, neck, belly and brown color on the back wing to the tail. Scaly-breasted falcon has a habit of hovering flight while stalking its prey and if prey has seen the Scaly-breasted eagle will fly swooping to catch prey.

Black Eagle

Black Eagle

Flying Animal | Black Eagle | I. malayensis | Black Eagle is a kind of bird of prey from the Accipitridae tribe, and the only member of the clan Ictinaetus. Birds are very beautiful and a symbol of bravery and courage and the black eagle is named so because of the color of fur entirely black.

Cendrawasih Goldi

Cendrawasih Goldi
Flying Animal | Cendrawasih Goldi | Paradisaea decora | large-sized paradise with a length of 33 cm and olive brown. This bird is one of the types of birds of Paradise. Male birds have a hairy chest in yellow and dark green with purplish gray chest, yellow iris and beak, mouth and legs gray. Her body was adorned with ornamental feathers dark red waist and two long hair-like wires. Male birds differ from other types of Paradisaea because his chest hair is purplish gray. Female bird is not feathered and furry brown ornamental olive and orange-brown underneath.

Cendrawasih Gagak

Lycocorax pyrrhopterus

Flying Animal | Cendrawasih Gagak | Paradise crow is one kind of paradise, paradise is like a crow. Cendarwasih like a crow-sized with a length of about 34 cm. Its fur is dark, soft and silky. Beak black, carmine red eye color, and have a voice call is reminiscent of barking dogs. Males and females alike. Females slightly larger bird than the male birds.

Blue Cendrawasih


Flying Animal | Blue Cendrawasih | His name reminds one of the names Taxi transportation in Indonesia. This bird measures approximately 30 cm, black, iris dark brown, legs gray. Male birds decorated with feather wings with a dominance of blue-purple color. So that is also called the Blue Paradise. Blue Bird of Paradise is a bird endemic to Papua New Guinea. Distribution area includes the mountainous southeast of Papua New Guinea.

Cendrawasih Raggiana

Cendrawasih Raggiana
 
Flying Animal | Cendrawasih Raggiana | Regional distribution Raggiana Paradise found in the tropical rain forest, lowland forest, hills and mountains of the south island of New Guinea, from sea level to an altitude of 1,500 meters. This species name commemorates a nobleman from Genoa, Italy named Francis Raggi. Raggiana Paradise is the national fauna of Papua New Guinea.

Cendrawasih Raja

Cendrawasih Raja

Flying Animal | Cendrawasih Raja | Cicinnurus regius | They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. Bird family members are known for the male bird feathers in many species, especially the fur is very long and complex that grows from the beak, wings or head. The size of Paradise birds of paradise from the King at 50 grams and 15 cm to Paradise Part-sickle Black at 110 cm-Crest and Paradise Manukod-rolled at 430 grams.

Thursday 13 October 2011

White Kakaktua

White Kakaktua
Flaying Animal | White Kakaktua | White cockatoo or the scientific name of Cacatua alba is a medium-sized bird, with a length of about 46cm, of the genus Cacatua. This bird is almost all white fur. On his head there is a large white crest that can be enforced. The flight feathers and tail yellow. Female birds are similar to male birds. Endemic to Indonesia, the distribution of white cockatoos are in the islands of North Maluku. This species is only found in primary forest and secondary island of Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Kasiruta, Mandiole and Bacan.

Kakatua maluku

Kakatua maluku

Flying Animal | Kakatua maluku | Cacatua moluccensis is a medium-sized bird, with a length of about 52cm, of the genus Cacatua. Birds are very beautiful and very good to become pets. These birds have white feathers mixed with red-pink color. On his head there is a large red-crested pink that can be enforced. The flight feathers and tail yellowish orange. Female birds are similar, and usually larger than males. Endemic to Indonesia, the Moluccan cockatoo distribution is in the South Moluccas. This species is found only in primary forest and secondary island of Seram, Ambon Island Haruku and Saparua.