Birds

The grebes (Podicipediformes), like divers, are water-birds, but instead of having a connected web, each of the toes is fringed separately. They build floating nests directly on the water and their ...

Purple heron

Animals; Birds

A member of the herons and bitterns family (Ardeidae), the '''purple heron''', ''Ardea purpurea'', is somewhat smaller than the common heron. It is predominantly reddish brown; adult birds are grey ...

Squacco heron

Animals; Birds

A member of the herons and bitterns family (Ardeidae), and found in the same habitat with the purple heron is the small (18 inch long) buff '''squacco heron''', ''Ardeola ralloides''. This bird hunts ...

Greater adjutant stork

Animals; Birds

Like the vultures, marabous help rid Africa and southern Asia of carrion. These birds all have naked heads and a ruff of feathers surmounting the shoulders. A member in the family of storks ...