Archive : Birds

The Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is one of the most familiar and common Antarctic penguin species. Smaller in size than all the other species of penguins, Adelies are named after the wife of the French polar explorer, Dumont d’Urville. They can be found living in huge colonies on rocky coasts,...

The greater flamingo or the Phoenicopterus ruber, as it is scientifically referred to, is a singular looking bird that can be easily identified by its brilliant pink plumage (sometimes with shades of crimson in it as well), pink legs, and down-turned bill. Although they are predominantly pink, greater...

The albatross has been immortalized in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” For time immemorial, this bird has held a special place in maritime lore and superstition and no other bird has been romanticized as much as the Albatross. This bird belongs to the family...