In the jungle there are quantities of birds, in the jungles of America, you can see the largest number of exotic birds of the world, We invite you to continue reading so that you know a little about these jungle birds.
jungle birds
There are several species of birds that are usually only in the jungles, especially in the jungles of America, which are the thickest in terms of vegetation and the most complete in terms of food and hydration. These species are:
the macaws
They are the most beautiful birds there are, along with the parakeets, these birds have several beautiful colors, they are characterized by being large parrots, which live in the Amazon jungle.
Some of these very famous for a Disney movie. It is believed that there are species of macaws that are becoming extinct or have at least hidden from the cameras of Amazon explorers.
The traffic of this bird in Brazil is the largest in history, so much so that even in Australia there is no such strong and brazen traffic like this.
Currently it is estimated that there are approximately fifty thousand copies of macaws, in which it is established that the species with the largest population is the green-winged macaw. In some waterfalls of the Amazon jungle there is the highest concentration of birds, they all live together and although it is not known that, in the wild, these beautiful birds mate with each other, this possibility has not been ruled out.
Science believes that the cross between some of these species has given rise to hybrids and for that reason they have originated, species of macaws.
There are about eighteen species of these exotic birds, some are shown below:
- The blue and yellow macaw is eighty-five centimeters long.
- Showing beautiful colors of red, green, and blue, the Green-winged Macaw is three feet long, including its tail.
- The red and yellow macaw, which is eighty-five centimeters long.
- The blue macaw, measures one meter long, is the largest of the parrot family and weighs one kilo three hundred grams.
Parakeet
The parakeet is a very intelligent, playful bird. Nice and very neat, it is easy to tame. This bird is one of the most popular pets and children love it, they can be seen in flocks in the jungles, where they live and fly long distances in search of food and water.
They have a short, strong and very curved beak, they use it as a third foot, to support themselves when climbing trees. They suffer from a disease called long beak, this is when an exaggerated growth in the beak is generated, due to an imbalance of minerals, mainly calcium, for this reason, the diet should be supplemented with calcium and hard bones should be placed to bite, These animals are frequently found in the jungle, where no one can regulate their diet.
They feed on seeds and cereals such as:
- Birdseed
- Sunflower
- Wheat
- Oatmeal
- Corn
It can also emit some words, being a family of parrots. It can be taught to whistle melodies and to say short phrases, the toes of its legs have a particular arrangement, two forward and two backward, to better grip the branches.
The wild variety is green with a yellow head and painted back, but domestic farming has generated a wide and varied range of colors, such as:
- BLUE
- Blanco
- Violeta
- Turquoise
- Olive green
- Albino
- Yellows.
rainbow parrot
The rainbow parrot feeds on flower nectar and pollen, completing its diet with insects. It lives in the forests and coastal thickets, it stands out in the psittacine family, due to the variety of colors that its plumage exhibits.
It makes its nest in tree hollows, lays two eggs that it incubates for twenty-five days, and likes to fly in noisy and colorful flocks of twenty specimens.
It uses its resistant beak in the form of a hook, to climb trees very easily, it is very similar to the macaw, however, this rainbow parrot is smaller.
Hummingbird
Hummingbird is the name that is usually given to several types of birds, which are characterized by having long beaks and are also known as fly birds, scientists have analyzed minute amounts of blood, DNA and other substances on glass slides of the palm size. In this world of microfluidics, aspiration or suction is used to move droplets, but these methods do not always work. There are better ways to transport these fluids.
When the hummingbird makes nests, they make them with tree debris that they find on the ground. The hummingbird is a fairly territorial bird and the way in which they carry out the courtship to mate is a spectacle. It was discovered in 1824 and since then the hummingbird has spread throughout the American territory.
This small bird is well known in South America, especially in Venezuela and Colombia, where there is a greater concentration of specimens of this species.
In short, the hummingbird saves itself work by letting the nectar rise by itself to the mouth. The action is repeated nothing more and nothing less than twenty times per second. This method of absorption has also been observed in some wading birds, which drink water in a similar way.
amazon oropendola
Oriolid bird, with yellow plumage, with black wings, tail, legs and beak, it is insectivorous and makes its nest by hanging it from tree branches. It's a colombian amazon bird.
Its size is one hundred and eighty centimeters long including the tail.
king vulture
It is a diurnal vulturid bird, this scavenger bird usually lives in the Amazon jungle, it feeds on animals that die in the jungle due to attacks by others. Wild animals.
It is considered one of the exotic animals with the greatest influence in the jungle, for that reason it is called the king vulture, it is also the largest of the carrion birds along with the king vulture.
Owl
This is a bird with nocturnal habits, it is not allowed to be seen by humans, since the man captures it to place it in captivity. The sound that this magnificent animal emits is only to locate others of the same species.
Six specimens are born from each breeding period, the exact number of owls that exist in the world is unknown. Their diet is based on rodents that are in the jungle. These animals are famous because the big screen associates them with witches and wizards.
