Filled with unique facets, these birds have some of the most amazing and incredible beaks in the entire world. When Mother Nature decides to endow an animal with special features, she does it with style! We are ready to present you 15 birds with incredible beaks.
Malay kalao
(Buceros rhinoceros) has a name as impressive as its incredible beak. On top of his beak is the so-called helmet, which bears a striking resemblance to the horn of a rhinoceros. A strong beak helps the Malay kalao to extract fruits from thin branches of trees. And the impressive helmet is used as a resonating chamber to create loud sounds with it.
Spruce crossbill or common crossbill
Spruce crossbill(Loxia curvirostra) has the most amazing beak of its entire family of finches. But for him, this is the perfect way to get to the main source of nutrition, the seeds that are found in the cones of coniferous trees. Even from tightly closed cones, the crossbill can get its favorite delicacy thanks to the unusual shape of the beak.
Black water cutter
Black water cutter(lat. Rynchops) has a truly unique beak among waders, and indeed among all North American birds. Although the beak is large, it is very thin, and its lower part is longer than the upper one. These features of the beak make it ideal for the type of feeding that the black water cutter uses. During the flight, he lowers the lower part of the beak into the water, and when he feels a fish in it, he snaps the upper part of the beak. Black water cutters are the only bird species in the North and South America with the technique of such nutrition.
rose spoonbill
Looking at rose spoon(lat. Platalea ajaja) it is not difficult to guess how this bird got its name. The roseate spoonbill is one of several species of spoonbill, all of which have this unique bill shape. It feeds in shallow fresh and coastal waters. Walking from side to side, the pink spoonbill uses its beak to get crustaceans, aquatic insects and small fish out of the water.
The beak that looks like a wooden shoe makes shoebill a skilled master of fishing and of course is the bird's greatest attraction. The same beak prevents the bird from getting any other food, and if it becomes difficult with the usual food, it is threatened with starvation. The shoebill is a fierce predator that easily and quickly kills its prey with its sharp beak.
Curlew
Curlew(lat. Numenius) is a North American coastal bird that spends the winter on the coast, and hatches its chicks in the grass in pastures. His long beak ideal for both habitats: in winter period- to catch shrimps and crabs living in deep holes, and during the nesting period - to pick up earthworms. Its beak is one of the longest among waders and competes only with the beak of the Far Eastern curlew. The female has a longer beak than the male, and a slightly different shape. When the male's bill is symmetrically rounded along its entire length, the female's bill is slightly rounded at the base and more pronouncedly curved at the tip.
sword-billed hummingbird
Among the 15 birds with incredible beaks, we could not pass by the hummingbird family and its representative. sword-billed hummingbird(lat. Ensifera ensifera) has the longest beak of any bird in the world in relation to its body size. Indeed, it is the only bird that sometimes has a beak longer than its body. Such an amazing beak helps to feed on the nectar of flowers with especially long corollas, which is not available to other species of hummingbirds.
Big Indian kalao
Another owner of a bright beak from the family of hornbills is big indian kalao(lat. Buceros bicornis). This is one of the largest representatives of the family. On top of its already amazing bright yellow with black beak, the Indian kalao has an additional helmet. Although at first glance it seems to serve no purpose, the hollow helmet can be used for sexual selection.
big toucan
We could not leave aside a bird with an incredible beak - big toucan(lat. Ramphastos toco). Its amazing beak is well-suited for peeling fruit skin, intimidating other birds, and scaring off predators. The beak is made of honeycombs of keratin, so it is not very heavy. This structure also helps it regulate body temperature. Recent research suggests that by regulating blood flow to the beak, a large toucan can release more heat without overheating.
rainbow toucan
Another type of toucan with a particularly amazing beak is rainbow toucan(lat. Ramphastos sulfuratus). Its beak has the same features as the great toucan but adds more vibrant colors. That's why he gets his rainbow name.
American white pelican
All pelicans have a truly amazing beak, with a pouch of skin called a throat pouch that connects to the underside of the beak. This unique structure acts as a fish net and water filter. During the breeding season american white pelican(lat. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) uses its beak for its screaming sounds. This is the only species of pelican with a horn on the top of its beak.
Flamingo
Flamingo(lat. phoenicopterus) are quite popular and famous birds, but we very rarely pay attention to their amazing beak. The underside of the beak has a hairy filter-like structure that helps separate food from dirt and water.
Kiwi
Kiwi(lat. Apteryx) is the only bird that has nostrils at the tip of its beak. In all other birds, the nostrils are located higher, usually at the base of the face. But not the kiwi. The bird has an exceptional sense of smell and, along with specially placed nostrils, uses it to find food in the forest floor.
The flashy red and black stripes on its beak are the source of the different nicknames for this colorful bird: "sea clown" and "sea parrot". But the bold colors on the Atlantic puffin's beak are just the beginning of what makes this beak so special. The teeth on the upper jaw of the beak help the bird carry more than 10 fish in it at the same time.
American Avocet
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) has an elegant, delicate appearance that extends all the way to its long, remarkably thin, and slightly upcurved beak. Walking from side to side in shallow water, she catches crustaceans and insects. Although the beak of the American Avocet looks too thin and delicate, it serves as an excellent weapon in the fight against opponents.
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African vulture, or Ruppel's vulture
A bird of prey from the vulture genus. The species is named after the German zoologist Eduard Rüppel.
November 29, 1973 over Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, a vulture collided with a passenger plane at an altitude of 11,277 m.
geese
They fly to India over the Himalayas at an altitude of 8830 m.
Whooper swan
On December 9, 1967, about 30 whooper swans were seen at an altitude slightly above 8230 m. They were flying from Iceland to winter in Loch Foyle, on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The height was confirmed by the workers of the tracking station.
The highest acceleration
Red-headed melanerpes, or red-headed woodpecker- a bird from the genus melanerpes woodpeckers.
The beak of the red-headed woodpecker, chiseling the bark of a tree, moves at a speed of 20.9 km / h, which is why the bird's brain, when the head is thrown back, experiences a negative acceleration g = 10.
The fastest diving flight
peregrine falcon- a bird of prey from the falcon family
According to experts, in a swift dive flight, the peregrine falcon is able to reach speeds of over 322 km/h, or 90 m/s.
For example, in 2005, according to unofficial data, a case was recorded when a bird flew at a speed of 389 km / h.
The fastest level flight
Black swift, or tower swift- a small bird of the swift genus, the swift family.
The black swift has a flight speed of up to 111 km/h
Longest migration route
Arctic tern- a small bird of the tern family
The Arctic tern is the only bird that migrates seasonally from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and travels up to 70,000 kilometers a year. Some individuals of this species fly over 80 thousand kilometers per year.
Its migration route leaves up to 40,000 kilometers one way, or about 2.4 million km in a lifetime (30 years)!
Gray petrel.
During migration, the length of its flight averages about 65,000 km. These birds spend up to 200 days a year on long-haul flights.
Highest land speed
Ostrich.
He can run at speeds up to 72 km / h, taking steps of 3.5-4 meters
Young ostriches already at the age of one month can run at speeds up to 50 km / h.
The highest speed in water
gentoo penguin
A species of the genus Chinstrap penguins of the penguin family, related to the Adélie penguins and chinstrap penguins.
Under water, gentoo penguins reach a speed of 36 km / h,
Deepest Dive
emperor penguin
He can dive to a depth of 540 meters and, if necessary, spend up to 15 minutes under water.
The hardiest bird
polar duck
The polar duck is able to withstand temperatures of -110 degrees Celsius.
The largest flightless bird
African ostrich- keelless flightless bird, the only one modern representative ostrich family
His height is up to 2.75 meters, weight - up to 456 kilograms.
Heaviest flying bird
African great bustard- a bird of the bustard family.
The male reaches 120 cm in length and weighs up to 19 kg; the female is much smaller.
The smallest bird
Bee Hummingbird or Bumblebee Hummingbird
The growth of this bird is only 5.7 cm, and the weight is 1.6 g. The heart of a bird makes 300 to 500 beats per minute.
Hummingbird hovering in front of a plant, making over 90 wing beats per second
The largest wingspan
wandering albatross is a bird of the albatross family.
Wandering albatrosses reach a length of up to 117 cm and have the largest wingspan - up to 325 cm.
An albatross can fly up to 1000 km per day.
The most feathered bird
Swan.
On one of the swans, 25,216 feathers were counted.
The most wingless bird
Kiwi
Kiwi is the only bird on our planet without wings and a tail. The kiwi's body is covered with hair-like feathers, it lives in the forests of New Zealand.
The loudest bird
The quietest bird
Common pika.
She makes sounds so high that they can hardly be heard.
Most frequent wing beats
Blue-tailed Amazonia- bird of the genus hummingbird
It makes up to 80 strokes per second in a calm flight. But a frightened bird can make 200 strokes per second.
The rarest wing beats
american vulture
Vultures from the family Cathartidae during the flight make one stroke per second.
The largest lexicon
Jaco, or gray parrot is a bird of the parrot family.
Its lexicon is over 800 words.
longest living bird
Great white-crested cockatoo is a bird of the cockatoo family.
Life expectancy is 50-70 years (in captivity - more than 80 years).
The sharpest vision
peregrine falcon - bird of prey from the falcon family
He can see a pigeon at a distance of more than 8 kilometers.
The biggest eyes
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Ostrich.
The eyes are about 5 centimeters in diameter (larger than the brain of an ostrich).
The most poisonous bird
Pitoui
The most voracious bird
Tody.
They eat up to 65% of their weight per day. To feed a chick, a pair of todies makes an average of 140 flights.
The most common poultry
chickens
Of the total number of birds on earth, which is approximately 100 billion, about 3 billion are domestic chickens.
The most common wild birds
red-billed weaver- a representative of the sparrow order.
Over 10 billion of these birds live in West Africa! Even the annual destruction of over 200 million weavers does not affect their numbers.
The biggest nest
Weavers.
They create giant nests on telegraph poles in the Kalahari Desert, Australia
Weed chickens.
They live in Australia, by the time they lay their eggs they build voluminous earthen structures up to 5 meters high and up to 15 meters across.
The smallest nest
At bumblebee hummingbirds.
They are the size of a thimble.
The biggest egg
At the ostrich
The size of an ostrich egg: length -15-21 cm, weight - 1.5 - 2 kg (this is approximately 25-36 chicken eggs).
The largest live bird egg weighed 2,589 kg and was laid by a female ostrich on a farm owned by Kerstin and Gunnar Sahlin in Sweden in 2008.
The largest chicken egg
The record-breaking egg was laid by a hen Harriet from Eastwood, Essex, UK.
23 centimeters in diameter, 11.5 centimeters long and weighs just over 163 grams. At the same time, the weight of an ordinary egg ranges from 56 to 70 grams.
The smallest egg
Hummingbird egg weighs less than 0.4 g, length - up to 1 cm
Pictured is an ostrich egg, a chicken and a bee hummingbird
The tiniest egg ever laid was hatched on October 5, 1998 by a German scallop canary and is owned by Dutchman M.J. de Rizhk (M.J. de Rijck). The length of the egg is 7 mm, the diameter is 5.22 mm, and the weight is 0.027 grams.
The smallest chicken egg
A chicken egg just 2 cm wide and weighing 2.58 grams was discovered by the wife of 55-year-old Chinese Ho Daiyou when she was moving a chicken cage.
Currently the smallest chicken egg in the world is considered an egg owned by an American Donnie Russell (Donnie Russell) who found an egg 2.1 cm long or the size of a penny and weighing 3.46 grams.
Birds are amazing creatures of nature, their diversity is amazing. Every continent has its amazing representatives. And despite the danger to people, one cannot deny the fact that birds of prey can be very beautiful.
This bird is also called Eagle buzzard. It belongs to the hawk family, because of the gray color it vaguely resembles a dove, but is much larger. The beak is concave, yellow in color, as well as the paws. The head, neck, breast are dark gray, the belly and the inside of the wings are white. Length is from 70 to 90 cm males are smaller than females
Distributed in South America - from Venezuela to Brazil, but rarely seen in Europe.
Aguya feeds on rodents, small mammals, snakes. On the fly - in the sky, it is difficult for this bird to hunt, because the paws are not strong enough. In view of this, more often hunting takes place on the ground; it is difficult for prey to escape from a sharp, powerful beak.
IN different time Ospreys can be found almost anywhere in the world (with the exception of Antarctica). Since it breeds and goes to winter in both hemispheres.
It belongs to predators, but feeds only on fish, although there are exceptions, and snakes, squirrels and mice get into the Osprey's beak.
The length of this bird is half a meter, and the wingspan is 2.5 times larger. Due to the length of the wing, there is an interesting curve at the joint. The outer part of the body is brown with white spots, and the head and inside are white. The Osprey has a brown stripe on its head - from the beak to the back of the head, passing through the eyes, and from this, it resembles a bandage mask.
Kestrels easily adapt to all conditions, because of this they can be found on almost every continent, the number of this species over 4 million. It is also found in Russia, it is not protected by the Red Book, unlike its fellow - Steppe Kestrel.
This is a small bird 20 cm long, and the wings are 2 times larger. The color of the plumage is different, there are brown, brown, gray, but all have black specks all over the body. The eyes are expressive, large and black, like beads, and the feathers near the eyes are yellow, which further emphasizes them. Appearance males are brighter than females, and besides, they are smaller. But this does not prevent them from being earners while hatching chicks. Beak small, rounded.
It feeds on small rodents, insects and even attacks sparrows and nestlings of other birds.
A bird with long thin legs, whose height can reach 1.5 meters, and weight - up to 4 kilograms. It has an interesting color: the paws are half black - they resemble culottes (men's knee-length pants that were worn in the 18th century). The neck, belly and halves of the wings are gray, closer to the tail they are black. Orange skin is visible around the eyes and beak. This bird got its name for the black feathers on its head - before, court secretaries inserted a goose quill with which they wrote into their wig so as not to lose it.
The secretary bird lives in Africa, in the savannah. Favorite delicacy - snakes, amphibians. It also feeds on rodents and their eggs. Before eating prey, the Secretary stuns it with its beak and tears it apart with its sharp claws.
The peregrine falcon is distributed throughout the world, but is included in the Red Book of Russia as a small species. It is the fastest bird. Despite the fact that in a normal flight the swift wins, when diving, the average speed of the Sapsan 320 km/h, and the maximum registered - 390 km/h.
In color, males and females do not differ from each other, but, like many other birds, females are larger. The plumage of the wings and tail is gray with a blue tint and transverse black stripes, the tip of the tail and wings are black. The neck and belly are white, also spotted with black. Legs, mandible and eye area are yellow. From the lower eyelid to the throat, the Peregrine Falcon has an area where the feathers are black, this feature resembles a mustache.
This is the most strong bird in the world, is capable of killing a 7-kilogram monkey, and also attacks sloths, anteaters, and birds. If the harpy feels danger from a person, then the attack cannot be avoided, it is a very aggressive and excitable bird.
The South American harpy has the ability to hunt large animals thanks to its large massive paws, with long powerful claws. The beak is small but strong. The feathers throughout the body of the bird have several shades of gray, the belly and neck are white, and there is a wide black “collar” on the chest. On the back of the head there are several long gray feathers that rise if the harpy is restless and resemble "horns".
Recognized national bird United States, his image is on many state symbols of the country. Lives in North America.
The appearance of the bird is bright and concise - most of the body is dark brown or black, the head and neck are white, the beak and paws are bright yellow, because of this contrast, the eagle looks very beautiful. But such a description is only suitable for adult birds, young eagles, up to 6 years, wear a more prosaic color - heterogeneous gray.
The food is quite varied: fish, small bird, carrion and more. Eagles sometimes hunt in pairs, with one distracting while the other attacks.
Is national symbol Philippine Islands, lives only in this region and is strictly protected by the law of this country. Very rare bird, on the brink of extinction.
This eagle is also called the Philippine monkey-eater, sometimes it hunts in pairs. It also feeds on bats, squirrels, snakes, and is even capable of attacking other birds of prey.
The length of the monkey-eater reaches 1 meter, the body is large, the paws are powerful, the beak is large and strong blue. From the chest to the paws, the plumage is white, the wings and back are brown. On the head is a lush tuft of white-brown color, which looks like a “hairstyle”.
Barn owl is common on many continents, but in Russia it can only be found in the Kaliningrad region.
It is a small bird 40 cm and weighs less than a kilogram. Feathers are fluffy and soft, body white color, and the wings are buffy, with a red tint in gray speck and with small stripes. Distinctive feature– facial corolla in the shape of a heart with a red border. The eyes are completely black. Feeds on rodents, shrews and small bird species.
Beautiful bird of prey, most of whose body plumage is white, but the outer part of the wing and half of the inner one is dark gray or black. Because of this contrast, the eagle looks very interesting and unusual for hawks like it.
It lives along the coasts of Asia, in Australia. He is the hero of many Australian fairy tales, a symbol of the national park, and is also depicted on a banknote in $10,000 in Singapore.
It feeds on fish, reptiles, bats, attack other birds: herons, petrels, swans.
Light yellow and dangerously sharp
The big harpy, in the book of Cozens, is the record holder for the strength of the paws among birds of prey, as well as for the size and weight of the prey killed and carried away by it - the Bolivian howler monkey, weighing 6.8 kg. With a body length of one meter, it is the largest avian predator in the world. In addition to sloths, they prey on pigs, goats, and foxes. Harpies even eat snakes - they stick them on their light yellow seven-centimeter claws, like on skewers.
longest beak
The beak of the sword-billed hummingbird is almost as long as the bird itself. The beak of the female is 11-12 cm, while the bird itself is 13 cm. Still, the sweetness of glory for the sword-billed hummingbird is probably not as interesting as the sweetness of the nectar that she can get with her beak: they can even get it from Brugmansia flowers (the Germans call them the angelic horn). They have to use their paws to clean their plumage.
The crested auklet can recognize an ornithologist with its eyes closed - it is the bird with the strongest sense of smell.
Achievements
Achievements are not inventions of mankind. Cozens shows us records for the fastest flapping of wings, the best imitators of voices, the finest hearing, and even the strangest ways to cool down.
Is, is, is
Which bird do you think has the best appetite? A fat goose that slowly walks, pecks at grass or grain? Or a large predator that kills especially big booty and then stuff her belly? All wrong. The largest glutton in the bird world is the tiny multicolored tody, a West Indian relative of the common kingfisher. In one day, he eats 1596 insects! And during the breeding of chicks even more, because todi chicks feed on average 140 times a day. Author's comment: "You need to beware of small insects!"
satanic spawn
The parents of the chicks have a great concern: while they are looking for food, the chicks become easy prey for predators. Well, if a security system is installed in the nest. Hoopoes treat their nests with an odorous secret for protection, since most predators are small mammals with a keen sense of smell. Hoopoes can fly away from the nest more calmly than other birds for another reason: chicks have the art of protection. A predator has crept up - the intended victim is shelling it with a sharp-smelling substance. With a targeted stream of urine, the chick “shoots” at a distance of up to 60 cm. Such uninvited guests as snakes are met by chicks with sharp beaks. The survival rate of hoopoe chicks is unusually high. Therefore, the author awarded them the title of "defending chicks." Kalao chicks cannot do this. The "chauvinist" is rather more of a gentleman, since the "imprisonment" of the female serves the safety of the family until the chicks can fly.
Nature is extreme, but also economical, as the book "Avian World Records" shows in an entertaining way. I would most like to quote all 130 examples. And show masterful photos of each champion.
Birds are one of the most fascinating and beloved creatures on earth. They provide an unparalleled experience with nature to millions of people around the world. For the most part, birds are considered the least dangerous animals on Earth to humans. However, some species of birds evolved to have sharp beaks, strong legs, territorial instincts, or, in other words, the ability to be "war birds" and possess unsurpassed cruelty.
10. Red-tailed Hawk
Capable of hurting a person
The red-tailed hawk is one of the large hawks of North America and also one of the most recognizable. It can often be seen on farmlands, roadsides, parks, on its native prairies, and on the fringes of its habitats covered in small forest stands.
The weight of the red-tailed hawk varies from 1.3 to 1.8 kilograms, and the wingspan is about one and a half meters. Their nests are usually found in the tops of trees near open areas, and the buzzards defend them fiercely. When nesting in an area frequently visited by humans, the hawk may perceive humans as a threat and attempt to drive them out of its territory.
Attacks mainly consist in the fact that the buzzard quickly swoops down and tries to grab you with its massive claws. In Connecticut in 2010, during the nesting season of a buzzard, several people were attacked by a territorial buzzard. Several victims received blows to the head and injuries to the upper body, and physical education classes had to be moved from the open air to the school gym.
9 Snowy Owl
Capable of hurting a person 
The Snowy Owl is a large white bird immortalized in the Harry Potter film series. It is the northernmost bird of prey on the planet. Snowy owls breed in the tundra near the Arctic Circle, and are able to withstand temperatures as low as -50°C. The height of owls reaches approximately 45 centimeters, and their wingspan is more than 1.20 meters. Their weight can exceed 2.7 kilograms. Walking on the arctic tundra, one must carefully look under one's feet and in no case approach the hills of unmelted snow located on land with vegetation cover.
You can get close enough to the nesting site of the snowy owl without the bird reacting in any way. But as soon as the snowy owl notices the threat, the “hill of snow” comes to life and rushes to the attack in order to drive away the intruder of its possessions. If a human is the threat, owls may aim at the face and head with their razor-sharp claws. An attacking owl can cause serious injury, especially to the eyes. When attacked, you should bend down, bury your face and quickly leave.
8. Bearded man (Lammergier)
Capable of injuring and even killing a person 
"Lammgier" is German for "lamb-hunting vulture". It was previously believed that most species of predatory vultures fed on lambs - however, lambs are rarely chosen as prey by these birds, unless they are sick or dying.
What makes these birds particularly dangerous is their fondness for solid foods, which require them to drop their food down from the air to obtain it. Bearded vultures have developed a taste for the soft marrow found inside the bones left after other vultures have gnawed the carcass. To gain access to the brain, the bird lifts the bones into the air and throws them against the rocks to crush them.
This poses a definite threat to anyone in the vicinity. Bearded men consider turtles to be full-fledged replacements for bones, and deal with them in the same way. It is believed that the Greek playwright Aeschylus was struck and killed by a tortoise that fell from the sky - it was probably thrown by a bearded man.
7. Barred Owl
Capable of hurting a person 
The Barred Owl is a fluffy, medium-sized bird of prey that lives in swamps in the southern United States. The wingspan reaches 1.20 meters, and the weight ranges from 900 grams to more than 1.3 kilograms. The Barred Owl preys on small game and has recently expanded its range as far north and west as far as British Columbia.
Tourists roaming the Pacific Northwest may pay a price for their walks in the forests colonized by the barred owl. Victims do not hear the approach of an owl, as specially adapted feathers drown out its soaring flight. Birds aim at the head with their razor-sharp claws - they scratch, peck and grab everything they can reach. Because of this, a person can get bloody head wounds. Since 2001, attacks have been common in British Columbia parks, and four Texans were bloody injured in a series of owl attacks in 2007. Helmets are ideal as a means of defense.
6. Black-billed loon (Great Northern Loon)
The five phyla of the Loon order - commonly known as loons - are among the most primitive bird species on Earth, having existed since the earliest stages of bird evolution. Loons nest near lakes in temperate forests, taiga and arctic tundra landscapes in Northern Eurasia and North America. In winter, loons fly south to spend the winter in sheltered bays throughout the Northern Hemisphere. These 3.6 - 5.4 kg birds have razor-sharp, outstretched beaks that they use to pierce fish when hunting.
Pollution of the lake led to a decrease in the population of loons, as a result, ornithologists had to fix identification rings on the legs of birds so that they could track their movements. In one accident, a loon mistook an ornithologist ringing it for a predator. In defense, the bird pierced the explorer's chest with its sharp, dagger-like beak, as well as his heart, killing him on the spot.
5 Mute Swan
The mute swan is one of the largest waterfowl in the world, not to mention one of the most aggressive and territorial. These birds are native to Eurasia, but they have also spread to many other parts of the world, most notably in North America. Unlike other species of swans, mute swans nest in park ponds and public lakes, as well as in other places frequented by people. They fiercely defend their nest from potential predators.
If a person approaches a nest on the lake shore, the 12 kg bird will hiss and rush at him. The swan beats its opponent with strong wings, the span of which is more than 2 meters, it also pecks and pushes the intruder away until the threat is eliminated. Swans can cause serious injury, including broken bones, bruises, and eye wounds. In one tragic case, a property watchman drowned after being pushed out of his kayak by mute swans. The saddest thing is that these swans were brought to the lake by the company for which he worked.
4. Herring Gull (European Herring Gull)
Can cause serious injury and even kill a person 
Gulls that nest in colonies, especially large species such as the European Herring Gull, can be very aggressive towards those they perceive as intruders. Increasing levels of pollution and reliable food sources in cities have encouraged gulls to nest in these new habitats, resulting in increased conflicts with humans. Birds aggressively steal food from humans, which can lead to injury from their massive and razor-sharp beaks. There was a case when a boy was left with wounds on his face after a seagull stole his sausage.
Birds can weigh over 1.3 kilograms and have a wingspan of up to approximately 1.80 meters. Territorial instincts persist throughout the nesting season. In 2001, a woman in the UK was attacked by seagulls, leaving her with deep head wounds, and her dog was killed. In 2002 Old man died of a heart attack after he was attacked by a mob of seagulls.
3. Whistler Crow, or Black-backed Song Crow (Australian Magpie)
Can cause serious injury and even kill a person 
The whistling crow is a southern relative of crows and ravens and is also closely related to the shrikes family. The feeding habits of this species are relatively safe, as whistler crows feed mainly on terrestrial invertebrates. But the territorial behavior of this giant songbird - with a wingspan of about 1 meter - makes it one of the most dangerous bird species on the planet.
During their six-week nesting season, the birds fearlessly rush down in pairs to attack intruders when they are most vulnerable. For people, this means that their head and face are under the gun. As a result of the attacks, people received eye injuries, serious bodily injuries, as well as head injuries. Deaths have occurred when unwitting trespassers such as cyclists or walkers panicked as the birds attacked and hit them on the head with their claws and massive, sharp beaks.
2. African ostrich (African Ostrich)
Capable of causing serious injury and even killing a person 
The African ostrich is the largest bird on earth and is the only ostrich species since the tragic disappearance of the Arabian ostrich. On average, an ostrich weighs about 109 kilograms and can reach over 2 meters in height.
The bird's long eyelashes and wide beak may seem funny - but there is nothing funny about the territorial ostrich. Frightened ostriches usually run at a speed of about 69 kilometers per hour, or flatten themselves above the ground, but when their territory or young is threatened, they can attack people.
Ostriches have massive leg bones and pointed, hoof-like nails that are several centimeters long. An ostrich can disembowel a person or beat him to death in a matter of seconds. In one region of South Africa, there are up to three attacks a year. In recent years, many people have died due to ostrich attacks. All cases occurred due to the fact that people invaded the nesting places of birds.
1. Helmeted cassowary (Southern Cassowarry)
Capable of causing serious injury and even killing a person 
The helmeted cassowary is a member of the ostrich family. It lives in the tropical forests of Northwestern Australia and New Guinea. Cassowaries have black plumage with blue patches of skin, and they also have an unusual bony head plate that gives them the appearance of lizards. These exceptionally territorial birds weigh over 60 kilograms and stand over 180 centimeters tall.
Armed with razor-sharp spurs and one of the strongest blows in the entire animal kingdom, cassowaries attack without the slightest hesitation. People who foolishly wandered into cassowary territory were torn to pieces, disemboweled or killed on the spot due to the powerful and cutting attack of the cassowary.
As a rule, cassowaries roam peacefully between the trees in the forest and collect plant food and arthropods from the forest floor - but, as is the case with all the above birds, do not be fooled by their harmless appearance.
