Bird Presentation
Transcript: Reddish Egret Kingdom: -Animalia Phylum: -Chordata class: -Aves Order: -Pelecaniformes Family: -Ardeidae Genus: -Egretta Scientific Name: Egretta rufescens Gallinule bird Picks food from water surface or from emergent plants while walking or swimming. Dips head, dabbles, and occasionally dives. Flips floating leaves to take snails clinging to undersides. Bali mynah bird The Bali Myna feeds mainly on insects caught on the ground, but it also takes small reptiles and fruits. It is usually mainly arboreal when foraging, but it also can be seen on the ground when it hunts for feeding the young. It may sometimes forage for insects close to mammals. four-chambered heart and blood vessels Bali mynah bird Insects (ants, termites, caterpillars and more), fruit(papayas, and nectar), worms and small reptiles Gallinule bird (H)Freshwater or brackish marshes with tall emergent vegetation, ponds, canals, and rice fields. Reproductive strategies & parenting skills Diet The Common Gallinule has long toes that makes it possible to walk on soft mud and floating vegetation. -both parents make a nest and incubate the eggs about . (in a tree hole) 12-15 days can reproduce 3 to 2 times in its life time 3 eggs (eggs are greenish) they are in the nest for 12 to 28 days after being born birds are endoerm Reddish Egret Pale blue-green. Incubation by both, probably about 25-26 days. Young: Both parents feed young. Young may leave ground nests at about 4 weeks and wander about island, but probably not capable of sustained flight until 6-7 weeks. Gallinule bird Seeds of grasses and sedges, and some snails. Reddish Egret Mostly fish. Primarily eats small fish, with minnows, mullet, and killifish reported as major percentages; also frogs, tadpoles, crustaceans, rarely aquatic insects. Bali myna all white except for the tail feathers, the skin around the eyes is blue, black eyes, small beak Bali mynah is one of the rarest birds Anatomy videos Bali mynah bird Kingdom: -Animalia Phylum: -Chordata class: -Aves -passeriformes Family: -sturnidae Genus: -Leucopsar Scientific Name: -Rothschildi Reddish Egret (H)Coastal tidal flats, salt marshes, shores, lagoons Range Endemic(only found in one particular country or geographic area) Bali, Indonesia *Bird Presentation (Reddish Egret, Gallinule bird, Bali mynah bird) Reddish Egret Often very active, running through shallows with head tilted to one side, suddenly changing direction or leaping sideways. May stand still and partly spread wings; schools of small fish may instinctively seek shelter in the shaded area thus created. unique trait Gallinule bird A wide bowl of grasses and sedges, usually taken from near the nest site. Most commonly anchored to emergent vegetation within a meter of water. Habitat & Range Reddish Egret Medium to large heron. Bill pink at base, black at tip. Dark phase all dark gray with a reddish neck. White form all white with two-toned bill and dark grey legs. Complete Classification Gallinule bird Kingdom: -Animalia Phylum: -Chordata class: -Aves Order: -Gruiformes Family: -Rallidae Genus: - Egretta Scientific Name: -Porphyrio the reddish egret is constantly active Bali mynah bird (H)Dry open lowlands forests very grassy Information: Bali mynah bird Hunting Behaviors circulatory system Gallinule Dark, with white flank stripe. Red bill and forehead. Swims on surface of water like a duck. Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's. White stripe on sides of under tail.