One of the most widespread and adaptable herons in the world

Crabs make up over 90% of their diet

Famous snake-fighter — with strategy

These creatures often ingest stones, aiding food digestion and buoyancy regulation in the water

Once you’ve heard them laugh, it’s hard to forget!

The smallest of falcons in the entirety of America, but you would be mistaken to take this bird lightly

Brilliant mimics, they can copy bird calls and even human-made sounds like car alarms and ringing phones!

A common sight in coastal regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere

Known for its distinctive curly tail, which it can shed to distract predators

Loud birds with a distinct three-note whistling sound

Often seen sunning themselves on fences, walls, and tree trunks

A tiny bird with colors so bright, it looks like it was painted by an artist

The smallest of the eight pelican species

Most common and widely distributed swallow globally

The biggest of all the hammerhead sharks, with a massive head that looks like a giant, flat hammer

Got the looks of a hawk with the scavenging habits of a vulture

Popular food fish, prized for its mild flavor and firm texture

A champion swimmer and a social butterfly of the warm seas

They bob their heads up and down as they fly, which is actually how they earned the nickname “Noddy”

They don’t build their own nests – they cleverly take over burrows abandoned by prairie dogs, ground squirrels, or even tortoises!

Known for their acrobatic leaps, twisting and turning gracefully as they jump completely out of the water

Famous for its habit of standing on one leg

Cuba’s national bird, symbolizing the freedom and identity of the Cuban people

Often seen riding the bow waves of boats or performing acrobatic leaps out of the water

The “living tractors of the East”—vital in traditional agriculture, particularly in Asia

One of the most hunted, widespread, ancient, and well-known game birds

Introduced to many regions where it is now considered an invasive species

They eat almost anything that comes their way – you name it, they’ll try to snack on it!

Speed and power embodied, they rule the seas with their sleek bodies and jaw-dropping leaping prowess

Majestic giants of the sea, they peacefully glide through the ocean with mouths agape, filtering the waters for sustenance

Opportunistic predators of the open ocean, their aggressive and persistent feeding behaviour strikes fear into the hearts of their prey

Fearless and formidable, these aggressive predators command respect in the waters they roam

Gentle giants of the sea, with mouths wide open to filter the ocean’s bounty

Majestic ocean predators, embodying power, speed, and precision in their pursuit of prey

One of the largest and strongest sea turtles in the world

Its slender frame and narrow head bear a beak curved like a hawk’s, earning this marine marvel its name

Resilient creature that can thrive in human-dominated environments

This widespread cute-looking creature is also known as the ‘gardener of the forest’

Their neck vertebrae have a hinge mechanism that allows it to dart its long neck and pierce its prey quickly

An impressively acrobatic bird that can catch flying fish mid-jump

The most cosmopolitan of owls with home ranges extending across the globe

If you ever forget the tune of a song, don’t worry; this bird has your back

This species is found in all world oceans except the north Pacific Ocean

These petrels stylishly ride the ocean waves like they own the winds

Impressive flights but clumsy walking on the ground are observed in these birds due to awkward legs

Professional marine forecasters to optimize breeding success and prey availability

These ocean wanderers can be spotted from a distance showing awe-inspiring aerial tricks

An easily recognizable bird due to its pink body and spatulate bill

These birds seem to have lost their way to the beauty pageant

The flocks of this striking self-descriptive bird are a sight to behold

Very good at detecting storms, often the last to leave and first to arrive before and after a hurricane

The most widely dispersed wild bird

The scarlet ambush hunter

They don’t need salt, bamboo sticks, or forks to deshell a snail – they have a well-adapted bill to do the job

Native to Africa, it is the best-known bird of its family, broadly introduced as domesticated species

At the speed of over 321 km/h (200 mph), this bird outraces a Formula1 car

The gem-like beautiful bird with a large head, short tail, and a long bill is found only in Cuba and its adjacent islands

Elegant long-legged wader, common almost worldwide

Jack Sparrow of the bird kingdom

This bird can give any cross-country runner a run for their money

This bird holds the record of the longest distance flown by any bird in recorded history

This mysterious bird which can walk on water

Smallest bird with eggs equal to the size of a coffee bean and powerful wings that Tinker bell would want to borrow

The red-eyed hipsters of the duck world

This invasive species is the ancestor to most of the modern ducks

One of the most common raptors across North America

One of only six land-birds with a cosmopolitan distribution habituating all continents except Antarctica

The mysterious diver of the ocean is the largest and only sea turtle without a hard shell and scales

You might get the worst scare of your life if you see the crimson glow in the eyes of these creatures at night