Australia. Guide to Australia

‘Birds of Australia’

Eastern reef heron ( Egretta sacred) - A bird of the family tsaplevyh, inhabiting Australia and the island Tasmania.

The body length of the eastern reef heron 57-67 inches,wingspan of 90 before 110 Centimeters, and weighs more than a bird 400 grams.

In the eastern reef heron gray plumage,yellowish and short legs, and on the chin, throat and a thin white stripe. The beak of the eastern reef heron brown, yellowish eyes, during the breeding season in the neck and back pain birds appear long and fancy feathers.

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The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck ) - A bird of the family pelikanovyh, living on the sea and river shores,marshes and coastal islands across Australia.

Australian Pelican - the largest flying bird of Australia, wingspan of the pelican 2,5 до 3,4 Metres away,вес - от 5 до 6beforeounds,length of the bird's body 1,6 — 1,9 Meters,length of the beak 40-50 Centimeters.

An important role in feeding the pelican's beak is sensitive to the throat sac, which accommodates 9-13 liters of water. Australian pelican never uses the throat pouch for food storage, it is used as a trapping network and a capacity for short-term retention of food. At the time when something falls out of the food in the bag to the pelican, He closes his beak, and clutching to his chest, that allows you to remove water from the beak of a bird, and transfer production to the position, suitable for swallowing.

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Lirohvost or bird-liryo ( Menuridae) - A family of passerine birds inhabiting Australia and includes two types of.

* Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
* Alberts Lyrebird (Alberti Menura) - A bird slightly smaller than the Superb Lyrebird, their maximum 90 cm for males and 84 cm in women.

Alberts Lyrebird was named in honor of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, it is less showy appearance than the Superb Lyrebird, and is found only in small areas Квинсленда.

The name of the Lyrebird was a truly spectacular because of its tail, which consists of 16 highly modified feathers - two long feathers in the middle of the tail, Two broad feast aimed at an angle to the first, and 12 in between.

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