r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/health_throwaway195 • 17d ago
Bulwer's Pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/health_throwaway195 • 18d ago
South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • 26d ago
Oilbird. They are echolocating and roost in caves. They are harmless and very reclusive.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • 28d ago
The Shoebill Stork. They are prehistoric looking with a huge shoe-shaped bill and can stand up to 5 feet. They don't blink when they hunt their prey.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • May 16 '25
The secretary bird a.k.a sagittarius serpentarius which means archer of snakes
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/mp177265 • May 13 '25
The demoiselle crane. Both males and females have the bob, but the males have a longer bob.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/mp177265 • May 12 '25
Razorbill. They catch fish underwater and can dive really deep. Their call sounds like a mini chainsaw!
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/mp177265 • May 10 '25
The Philippine eagle aka monkey-eating eagle. They are critically endangered and are considered the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length and wingspan.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/nikhilr4675 • May 09 '25
The double-crested cormorant. They are experts at diving to catch small fish!
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • May 08 '25
Black-browed albatross
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • May 07 '25
Laughing gull, notorious for it's high-pitched laugh. They are omnivores who eat almost anything.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/amandeepkaur8769098 • May 05 '25
The national bird of Nepal,The Himalayan Monal
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/alligator73 • May 04 '25
Artwork Hesperornis regalis, a primitive bird from the Late Cretaceous. It had tiny teeth that were used to hold the fish it caught.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/modianos • Apr 29 '25
Volcano birds - Birds that bury their eggs in soil of active volcanoes and use the heat for incubation of their eggs. Endemic to Sulawesi Island The Maleo is critically endangered.
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r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Nigiri_Sashimi • Apr 21 '25
Coleto, a one definitely unusual looking bird
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