Our animals:
Family: Threskiornithidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: birds

Length:

55-60 cm

Weight:

650 g

Nutrition: crayfish, molluscs and insects Reproduction: The set consists of even 1-3 eggs, incubation time is 21-23 days. They are grown-ups after the age of 3 and They may live up to 20 years of age. Did you know? Their scarlet colour is derived from the natural carotenoid content of crabs, molluscs and insects They eat. It is the national bird of Trinidad and Tobago and it also appears in the coat of arms of the country. Watch it! It has long, curved, downward beak. They are fumbling with it in the mud, searching for food. They nestle in huge colonies, usually at the top of the trees. The plumage of young birds is brownish. Habitat: It lives around estuaries, mud-flats and mangroves Spread: In the northern part of South America

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