But the vibrant and colourful beaks are one among those features that often steal the show. While many birds have basic brown or black ... the bird world which are long, blade-like, and ...

Incidentally, beak care can be looked at as part of the normal grooming routine of your bird. The beak should be clean and the upper and lower parts of the beak overlap properly. Undershot beaks ...

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly specialised beak shape helps it sift through the mud to capture aquatic life.

They are insect eaters and their long thin, slightly curved beak ... The Dunnock is a small brown bird with a short thin beak. It has red or brown eyes, dark streaks on a brown back and dark ...

A shared shape rule, the power cascade, governs most bird beak growth. It links modern birds with extinct dinosaurs.

The common brown-headed cowbird is the ... A smallish, compact and stocky blackbird with a short and thick-based bill, almost finchlike. Foraging birds are commonly seen on the ground with the ...

Growing up to 3 inches long, these flexible beaks are very sensitive and help the bird detect underground prey.

The long tail is rounded at the tip, also the relatively short wings and flat-topped head are good field marks. Eye is close to the beak ... Juvenile: brown above, with rufous edges and white ...