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The different bills’shapes

Introduction

Show me your bill, I will know what you eat!

Page 1
Seed eaters and insectivorous (small species)

Page 2
Ducks – Geese
Herons – Egrets
Cranes
Ibises
Spoonbills
Openbills
Flamingos
Pelicans
Umbretta
Broadbill
Shoebill

Page 3
Shorebirds
Seabirds

Page 4
Nectar-eaters
Woodpeckers
Piculets
Hoopoes
Kingfishers

Page 5
Toucans, Toucanets, Araçaris - Hornbills
Parrots and Cockatoos

Page 6
Owls
Birds of prey and vultures 

 

Text and pictures by Nicole Bouglouan

Sources:

L’ENCYCLOPEDIE MONDIALE DES OISEAUX - Dr Christopher M. Perrins -  BORDAS - ISBN: 2040185607

THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC by Mark Beaman, Steve Madge - C.Helm - ISBN: 0713639601

 

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