The different bills’shapes
Introduction
Show me your bill, I will know what you eat!
Page 1
Seed eaters and insectivorous (small species)
Page 2
Ducks – Geese
Herons – Egrets
Cranes
Ibises
Spoonbills
Openbills
Flamingos
Pelicans
Umbretta
Broadbill
Shoebill
Page 3
Shorebirds
Seabirds
Page 4
Nectar-eaters
Woodpeckers
Piculets
Hoopoes
Kingfishers
Page 5
Toucans, Toucanets, Araçaris - Hornbills
Parrots and Cockatoos
Page 6
Owls
Birds of prey and vultures
Text and pictures by Nicole Bouglouan
Sources:
L’ENCYCLOPEDIE MONDIALE DES OISEAUX - Dr Christopher M. Perrins - BORDAS - ISBN: 2040185607
THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC by Mark Beaman, Steve Madge - C.Helm - ISBN: 0713639601
Description of the bird and its plumage