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6 Bird Beak Types and How Birds Use Them to Eat

Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds ...
Yahoo

32 types of birds you might see in your backyard.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Feathered friends bring many benefits to our outdoor space, but the types of ...
Courthouse News Service

Africa’s large birds of prey facing ‘extinction crisis’: Study

The authors concluded that as a group, Africa's diurnal raptors — those active during the day like eagles — "are facing an extinction crisis, with more than two-thirds of the species examined ...
Post and Courier

For Center for Birds of Prey employees, 'this is not just a job, it's a lifestyle'

At the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, animals share a huge national spotlight. Since the mid-1990s, the Center for Birds of Prey has shown the talent, skill and majesty of predator birds and touted ...
New Scientist

Sharp decline of African birds of prey puts them at risk of extinction

Dozens of species of African birds of prey are in steep decline, with many now considered at risk of extinction, according to an analysis of data from across the continent. Farming and pesticide use, ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Outdoors: Why do birds have different types of wings?

“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...