Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus; Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
The giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos and a recent sighting in Yok Đôn National Park, Vietnam. It is sometimes placed in the genus Thaumatibis.
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus; Pied stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus; Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
The long-billed plover is a medium-sized wading bird about 19–20 centimetres (7.5–7.9 inches), and weighing around 41–70 grams (1.4–2.5 oz). [6] The different body parts of males and females are similar in size.
The wildlife of Cambodia is very diverse with at least 162 mammal species, [1] 600 bird species, [1] 176 reptile species (including 89 subspecies), [2] 900 freshwater fish species, [1] 670 invertebrate species, and more than 3000 plant species. [1]
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe.
YouTube, Facebook and other sites remove the videos with graphic content, but scores of other clips of cute monkeys jumping and playing remain, generating thousands of views and subscribers.
The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is greyish or white with glossy black wings and tail and the adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible.