Amazing Australian Birds - 2

Australia has some pretty amazing birds; the swans are black instead of white, cassowaries are up to metres tall and can kill a man, Jesus birds that walk on water, little birds that laugh like demented old witches, and the emu, which recently was declared the world's dumbest bird in a bird-IQ test by a Canadian scientist.

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Egrets

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Emu

After the ostrich this is the largest bird in the world and it is part of the Australian coat of arms. the emu stands an impressive 1.5 metres high and can weigh up to 55 kilograms. Being flightless, emus have developed strong muscular legs that enable them to walk for thousands of kilometres and run at speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour. The emu is farmed for its meat and feathers though the meat is a little tough and best eaten thinly sliced.
Emu oil is also reputed to have health benefits ( see our products page).

Early 2005 Dr Louis Lefebvre, of Montreal's McGill University, compiled the world's first bird IQ index from 2000 recorded observations. He concluded the smartest birds were crows and falcons and the poor old emu ended up at the other end of the scale as the world's dumbest bird.

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Figbird

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Firetail

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Fly catcher

Female shining fly catcher
Photo by Mangrove Adventures

Friar bird

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Galah

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Herons

Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Jabiru

Photo by Mark Maupin

Jacana

Some Jesus birds on Reynolds billabong in the Northern Territory
Photo by Helen George

The jacana is also known as the Jesus bird, for its amazing ability to walk on water.

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Kingfishers

Photo courtesy of solarwhisper.com

The birds in this photo are a male and female azure Kingfisher, shot by the on-board croc-cam of the Solar Whisper on the banks of the Daintree River.

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