Some interesting facts about birds.....

Most beautiful bird :Pheasant family:1.Pea fowl 2.Himalayan Monal 3.Kalij Pheasant

The smallest bird of India : Flower Pecker-length-8cm

The largest Indian bird: Sarus crane-length-156 cm

Rarest Indian bird: 1.Himalayan Quail 2.Jourden's courser 3. Pink headed duck

How long does bird live:

1. kite: 25 yrs.

2. Pigeons: 22-30 yrs.

3. Peacock: 20 yrs.

4. Sparrpw: 5-8 yrs.

Recrd: 1.Vulture: 52 yrs. 2.Horned owl:68 yrs.

The longest migratory journey is performed by Arctic tern- a distance of over 17000 km each way.

The egg of the hummingbird is the world's smallest bird's egg; the egg of the ostrich, the world's largest.

Pigeons can reach speeds up to 100 mph.

Swifts, doves, falcons, and sandpipers can approach 200 mph.

The only known poisonous bird in the world is the hooded pitohui of Papua, New Guinea. The poison is found in its skin and feathers.

Penguins, ostriches, and dodo birds are all birds that do not fly.

Generally long-distance migrants seem to start out at about 5,000 feet and then progressively climb to around 20,000 feet.The most impressive altitude record is that of a flock of Whooper Swans which was seen on radar arriving over Northern Ireland on migration .