Everglades Snail Kite birds are found in some parts of Southern Florida. Distinguishing between the male snail kite and the female one is easy, by using their physical appearance. The color of their legs is the major distinction feature. The male one has Red legs and cere, with the female one having yellow to orange legs with cere. These birds have features which make their identification easy whether female or male. They have a dark, sharp hooked beak, with the upper side being white in color, and also in their under tail coverts. They have long, broad, and rounded wings which appear to extend beyond tips of tail at rest. With these characteristics one can identify them easily. This is a bird which mainly feed on fresh using their strong curved beaks. This makes it a specialist species (Sauer, Hines and Fallon 2).
American robin is a bird with both of the sexes having similar characteristics especially on the appearance. The only slight difference is that the females are less brightly colored compared to the males. It is a large bird with long legs, a long tail, and a light yellowish bill. Like the other birds of their family, their thrushes are generally spotted. The birds are mostly active during the day. At night, the birds assemble in large flocks. A wide variety of this family is found in Washington and unbroken rainforest. These birds mainly feed on soft invertebrates like the earthworms in breeding seasons. Their diet changes with the change in seasons, in winter they change their diets to berries and other types of the fruits what makes it a general species.
Wood storks are tall birds which stand up to 2-4 feet tall, weighing 7-10 pounds. They are the tallest marine birds with a long neck without feathers on their neck. They are quiet birds and croak like frogs and at times, they hiss like snakes. This quietness is associated with the fact that they lack muscle attachment to their voice box. The birds urinate on their legs to cool or bring their body temperature down. The urine evaporates to the air, the heat energy absorbed cools their legs off by lowering the temperatures. Wood storks are specialist birds or species. They live near water, in places such as swamps, marshes, and ponds where they feed on small fish, tadpoles, and crayfish. This bird is mainly found in North America.
Double crested Cormorants are specialist large bird’s species which are two feet tall from the ground, with a wingspan of four feet. In most cases they are black in color with an orange throat. Their feet are webbed to enable them to swim in water when looking for food. The appearance of the male birds changes during the breeding season mainly by a curly black crest on their heads. Double cormorants can swim, dive, and as well fly for a long distance to look for places, where they can get food (Sauer, Hines and Fallon). In most cases they are found in groups that are seen when migrating, feeding, and roosting periods.
In breeding seasons double-crested Cormorants work together in colonies in building the eggs laying nests. These nests are built with sticks, twigs, feathers, grass, and trash among other materials. Their habitant is mainly near water, in places such as lakes and rivers where they can catch small fish to feed on (Sauer, Hines and Fallon 4).
Works Cited
Sauer, J R, et al. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis. 1966-2009. Web.