Victoria crowned pigeons are the largest pigeons in the world!
These birds tend to mate for life, with the female usually laying a single egg per clutch, which both the male and female incubate for around 30 days. Both parents also produce a ‘milk’ from their crops to feed their chicks for the first few days of their life.
Hundreds of African white-backed vultures gather to feed. They gorge themselves so much they cannot fly and then rest with wings spread and their backs facing the sun.
The high Andes and the shores of the Peruvian coast
Status:
Near threatened, listed on Appendix I of CITES and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Quick Fact:
As one of the largest flying birds in the world, as it soars gracefully on huge, motionless wings.
Like many birds of prey they spend a lot of time soaring around searching for food. If one condor drops to the ground after spotting a carcass others will follow to investigate, leading to old beliefs that the birds were telepathic.
Alaska, Canada, North America, North Europe and Asia
Status:
Least concern and listed on Appendix II of CITES
Quick Fact:
The great grey owl is one of the world's most instantly recognisable birds of prey. The great grey owl is almost all feathers for insulation, underneath its body is no bigger than a tawny owl.
Like most vultures, king vultures have a bald head to stop any feathers getting dirty whilst they are eating which also prevents a build up of bacteria.
King vultures are believed to mate for live, which can be around 30 years in the wild.
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