Australia. Guide to Australia

‘Birds’

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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Cockatoo ( Cacatuidae, son. Kakatoeidae) - Psittaciformes inhabiting bird family in Australia.
Cockatoo parrots is quite large, that reach up to 70 Centimeters, distinguishing feature of these birds elongated feathers on the crown and forehead, that differ from the general plumage.

Coloring consists of white cockatoos, black, pink and yellow tones, and these birds is completely absent green. Males and females are equally colored cockatoo, but females are smaller than males.

In short tail cockatoo, curved beak, long and very massive. Mandible these parrots wider mandible in its widest part and therefore the edge mandible superimposed on the narrower upper mandible like a bucket. Such an arrangement is typical bill for cockatoo.

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