Tropical Rain Forest Birds
The birds of the rain forest are the most beautiful in the world. A wide range of colors can be seen flying through the trees. Many species of tropical birds are kept as pets because of their looks.
Hundreds of species of parrot live in the rain forest. The scarlet macaw is just one of these. It is also one of the longest, stretching to a length of 3 feet from its head to the tip of its tail. When these macaws eat a poisonous fruit, they eat a special type of clay that gets rid of the poison.
Not every tropical bird was blessed with looks. The hoatzin looks more like a peacock without the pretty tail. Hoatzins are terrible flyers that crash land all the time! The brown kiwi is a flightless bird that looks more like a rodent with a long beak and feathers. They have special claws used for running, digging and defense.
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Range: Tropical South America
Habitat: Dense tropical forests
Natural Diet: Fruits and seeds
Diet at Rain Forest: Wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables supplemented with fresh seed mixture
Size: Females and males are very difficult to tell apart (monomorphic) both sexes are up to 30 inches long with tail feathers.
Rain Forest Facts: A large and colorful bird ,he Blue & Gold Macaw, is monomorphic, simply meaning that zookeepers cannot tell the males from the females by any visible means. The two sexes are identical from an external perspective, only a blood or DNA test will reveal the boys from the girls!
Status in Wild: Numbers are declining due to over collection for both the pet trade as well as loss of habitat.(Rainforest Adventures)
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