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The most distinctive feature of the species is the enormous bill, which is 8–12 centimetres (3.1–4.7 in) long. [12] The bill is the largest of any hummingbird and the largest with respect to body length for any bird. [10] The sword-billed hummingbird displays sexual dimorphism. Males have shorter bills but longer wings and tails than females.
The toucan has an extreme beak size, with the beak accounting for approximately forty percent of the bird's total body surface area. When compared to other birds, it is noted that the toucan is exposed to some of the warmest monthly temperatures and has the longest beak length. [ 5 ]
The largest predatory bird, specifically the largest eagle, is a source of contention. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) of neotropical forests is often cited as the most massive eagle, with wild females up to 10 kg (22 lb) in weight and captive females occasionally growing to weights of over 12 kg (26 lb). [44]
Pelican showing length of beak and size of pouch. Australian pelicans feed by plunge-diving while swimming on the surface of the water. They work in groups to drive fish to shallower water, where they stick their sensitive bills in to snatch their prey. Some feeding grounds in large bodies of water have included up to 1,900 individual birds. [10]
The American white pelican rivals the trumpeter swan, with a similar overall length, as one of the longest birds native to North America. Both very large and plump, it has an overall length of about 50–70 in (130–180 cm), courtesy of the huge beak which measures 11.3–15.2 in (290–390 mm) in males and 10.3–14.2 in (260–360 mm) in ...
The shoebill is a tall bird, with a typical height range of 110 to 140 cm (43 to 55 in) and some specimens reaching as much as 152 cm (60 in). Length from tail to beak can range from 100 to 140 cm (39 to 55 in) and wingspan is 230 to 260 cm (7 ft 7 in to 8 ft 6 in). Weight has reportedly ranged from 4 to 7 kg (8.8 to 15.4 lb).
The toco toucan, which has the largest beak relative to the size of its body of any bird species, is capable of modifying the blood flow to its beak. This process allows the beak to work as a "transient thermal radiator", reportedly rivaling an elephant's ears in its ability to radiate body heat.
With its long decurved bill and brown body, the curlew resembles the kiwi. So when the first Polynesian settlers arrived, they may have applied the word kiwi to the newfound bird. [11] The bird's name is spelled with a lower-case k and, being a word of Māori origin, normally stays as kiwi when pluralised. [12] [failed verification]