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  • Rufous Hornero

    Rufous Hornero

    The Rufous Hornero is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America, and is the national bird of Argentina and Uruguay. Predators of adult and young rufous horneros include birds of prey such as the black-chested buzzard-eagle Buteo melanoleucus, small mammals, domestic cats, and a number of species of snakes and possibly lizards. However, its covered nest probably reduces predation risk.

  • Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle

    Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle

    Cassin’s hawk-eagle,  or Cassin’s eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae. Their comprises of squirrels, small birds and rodents. It mimics larger birds of prey. It even mobs other raptors. It is found in central, western and eastern rainforest region of Africa.

  • Satin Bowerbird

    Satin Bowerbird

    The satin bowerbird is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia. They predominantly frugivorous as adults, though they also eat leaves and a small amount of seeds and insects. Males build specialised stick structures, called bowers, which they decorate with blue, yellow, and shiny objects, including berries, flowers, snail shells, and plastic items such as ballpoint pens, drinking straws and clothes pegs. Male…

  • Cooper’s Hawk

    Cooper’s Hawk

    Cooper’s hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. Cooper’s hawks are known as bold and aggressive predators. This predator is known to consume vertebrate prey almost exclusively. Birds are by far the leading prey for Cooper’s hawks in most areas.

  • African Sea Eagle

    African Sea Eagle

    The African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It had a wingspan of about 7′. The African fish eagle feeds mainly on fish, which it swoops down upon from a perch in a tree, snatching the prey from the water with its…

  • Chilean Blue Eagle

    Chilean Blue Eagle

    The Chilean Blue  Eagle is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family Accipitridae. It lives in open regions of South America. The food of this carnivore consists mainly of mid-sized mammals. . It may compete for carrion with the much larger Andean condor. It is found in mountainous or hilly terrain with sparse vegetation, shrubland or (in the south of its range) Nothofagus forest.

  • Wild Boar

    Wild Boar

    The Indian boar, also known as the Andamanese pig or Moupin pig, is a subspecies of wild boar native to Indian subcontinent. The Indian boar differs from its European counterpart by its large mane which runs in a crest along its back from its head to lower body, larger, more sharply featured and straighter skull, its smaller, sharper ears and overall lighter build.

  • Sparrowhawk

    Sparrowhawk

    The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings.

  • Bee Hummingbird

    Bee Hummingbird

    The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird  is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. It is the world’s smallest bird. The bee hummingbird is the smallest living bird. Females are 6.1 cm (2+3⁄8 in) long, and are slightly larger than males, which have a length of 5.5 cm (2+1⁄8 in). Like all hummingbirds, it is a swift, strong flier.