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Spirit of Manila Airlines: Sarimanok, a legendary bird of the Philippines. Srilankan Airlines: 'Monara' from the mythical Dandumonara Yanthra (a flying machine that resembles a peacock). Varig: Varig's first logo was an image of Icaro and its wings. After the adoption of the "star" (in fact it was a stylished compass) the Icaro figure was ...
When attempting to identify a flying raptor Debus & Davies [3] recommend concentrating on the bird's silhouette (including shape of wings and proportions), flight style and vocalisations, rather than on details of colouration.
It is likely the name was used as juvenile birds were taken while journeying to their breeding location (rather than from the nest), as falcon nests are often difficult to get at. [28] The Latin term for falcon, falco, is related to falx, meaning "sickle", in reference to the silhouette of the falcon's long, pointed wings in flight. [4]
A silhouette (English: / ˌ s ɪ l u ˈ ɛ t /, [1] French:) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually ...
Pelagornis sandersi comparison with the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and the wandering albatross (Diomeda exulans). The sole specimen of P. sandersi has a wingspan estimated between approximately 6.06 and 7.38 m (19.9 and 24.2 ft), [9] giving it the largest wingspan of any flying bird yet discovered, twice that of the wandering albatross, which has the largest wingspan of any extant bird (up ...
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The mute swan is one of the heaviest extant flying birds. In several studies from Great Britain, males (known as cobs ) were found to average from about 10.6 to 11.87 kg (23.4 to 26.2 lb), with a weight range of 9.2–14.3 kg (20–32 lb) while the slightly smaller females (known as pens ) averaged about 8.5 to 9.67 kg (18.7 to 21.3 lb), with a ...
Some estimations of lifespans of wild birds has exceeded 50 years. In 1983, the Guinness Book of World Records considered the longest-lived bird of any species with a confirmed lifespan was an Andean condor that died after surviving 72 years in captivity, having been captured from the wild as a juvenile of undetermined age. [20]