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The red-billed quelea (/ ˈ k w iː l i ə /; [3] Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz)—migratory, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
This group of conspicuous birds have mainly whitish underparts and head, grey upperparts, long tails, and a long curved red bill which lacks a casque. The sexes are similar, but the female has a smaller bill. They are generally large, at 42 centimetres (17 in) long, but the entire group is considered one of the smaller hornbills.
Compared to other birds, they are a more mid-to-large sized bird, growing to be between 30 and 37 cm (12–15 in.) in length and a weight of 230–425 g (8.1–15.0 oz). Red-billed pigeons have a very distinctive call, described to be a long, high-pitched call consisting of a coooo followed by three cuk-c'-c'-coo notes. It follows an ascending ...
Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. Red-billed tropicbird, ... Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs ...
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. African openbill, Anastomus lamelligerus; Black stork, Ciconia nigra; Abdim's stork ...
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
Red-billed tropicbird: Phaethon aethereus: ... Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Common name
The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings. Their bodies tend to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. White ibis, Eudocimus albus (R) Glossy ibis, Plegadis ...