The Bigger, Bizarre, & Beautiful Flashcards
What bird is this?
Smooth-billed Ani
Their coloration is black overall, with some bronzy gloss on their upper parts, which may be seen in optimal light.
They have flat heads, very heavy, rounded beaks, long tapering tails, and short, rounded wings.
Smooth-billed Ani thrive in many human-altered habitats, including parks, sugarcane fields, and suburbs. They are often drawn to herds of cattle that flush prey as they move through fields. They typically capture prey using quick pounces but occasionally use short flights.
What birds are these?
Smooth-billed Ani
Juvenile
Smooth-billed Anis have the most unusual breeding habits of any bird in Colombia. They’re highly social birds that live in small groups of up to five pairs plus their offspring. Amazingly, the group will construct a nest together, then all the females will lay their eggs inside this same nest. All members of the group also share incubation and chick feeding duties.
This species is zygodactyl, meaning it has two toes pointing backward and two pointing forward.
What bird is this?
Scarlet Macaw
Their plumage is bright scarlet red overall with yellow and blue wings. They have bare white skin around the eye, light yellow eyes, and a white upper beak. These stunning birds are a symbol of the rainforest in Colombia.
Look for Scarlet Macaws in humid, lowland rainforests, open woodlands, river edges, and savannas. They often flock to clay licks, which are natural deposits of clay that the Macaws eat for minerals.
What bird is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Andean Guan
Large chickenlike bird widespread in the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. Found at higher elevations than most other guans; from the upper subtropics to the temperate zone. Rather dull brown overall with distinct frosty-white chevrons and streaks covering head and breast. Slightly warmer rufous on lower belly. Reddish legs. Sexes alike.
What bird is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Andean Guan
Usually in pairs or small groups, often bustling about noisily in the middle to upper levels of trees but can also perch inconspicuously. Feeds on fruit.
What bird is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Andean Guan
