10 Most Fascinating Birds on Earth | পৃথিবীর সেরা ১০টি চিত্তাকর্ষক পাখি

10 Most Fascinating Birds on Earth | পৃথিবীর সেরা ১০টি চিত্তাকর্ষক পাখি

1. Jacobin pigeon / জ্যাকবিন কবুতর
2. Mandarin duck / মান্দারিন হাঁস
3. Major Mitchell's Cockatoos / মেজর মিচেল কাকাতুয়া
4. Indian Paradise Flycatcher / দুধরাজ
5. Golden Pheasant / গোল্ডেন ফিশেন্ট (সোনালী ঝরনা)
6. Moluccan Cockatoos / মলুক্কান কাকাতুয়া
7. Atlantic Puffin / আটলান্টিক পাফিন
8. Flamingo / ফ্লেমিঙ্গো
9. Umbrella Cockatoos / ছাতা ঝুটির কাকাতুয়া
10. Greater Bird of Paradise / বড় স্বর্গীয় পাখি
Bonus:
King bird of paradise / কিং বার্ড অব প্যারাডাইস (স্বর্গের রাজা)

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1. Jacobin pigeon / জ্যাকবিন কবুতর

 The Jacobin is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding that originated in Asia. Jacobins, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock pigeon. It is in the Asian feather and voice pigeon show group.

Origin: India
Scientific name: Columba livia
Rank: Breed
US Breed Group: Fancy pigeons
Australian Breed Group: Asian feather and voice pigeons
EE Breed Group: Structure pigeons

 

2. Mandarin duck / মান্দারিন হাঁস

The mandarin duck is a perching duck species native to East Asia. It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus Aix.

Scientific name: Aix galericulata
Mass: 430 – 690 g
Kingdom: Animalia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Rank: Species
Did you know: The female mandarin duck is grayer and has a smaller crest and eye ring as compared to the male.

3. Major Mitchell's Cockatoos / মেজর মিচেল কাকাতুয়া

The Major Mitchell's cockatoo, also known as Leadbeater's cockatoo or pink cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo restricted to arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia.

Scientific name: Lophochroa leadbeateri
Length: 50 – 60 cm (In the wild)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Cacatua
Family: Cacatuidae
Class: Aves

 

4. Indian Paradise Flycatcher / দুধরাজ

The Indian paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia, where it is widely distributed. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Myanmar.

Scientific name: Terpsiphone paradisi
Mass: 19 g
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Paradise flycatcher
Family: Monarchidae

5. Golden Pheasant / গোল্ডেন ফিশেন্ট (সোনালী ঝরনা)

The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere, "to paint".

Scientific name: Chrysolophus pictus
Mass: 550 g
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Clutch size: 8 – 12
Length: Male: 90 – 100 cm (Large Adult), Female: 60 – 80 cm (Large Adult)Did you know: Golden pheasants lay 8 to 12 eggs at a time and will then incubate these for around 22–23 days.

 

6. Moluccan Cockatoos / মলুক্কান কাকাতুয়া

 The Salmon-crested cockatoo, also known as the Moluccan cockatoo, is a cockatoo endemic to the Seram archipelago in eastern Indonesia. At a height of up to 46–52 cm and weight of up to 850 g, it is among the largest of the white cockatoos. The female is larger than the male on average.

Mass: 830 g (Large Adult)
Scientific name: Cacatua moluccensis
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)
Phylum: Chordata
Higher classification: CacatuaDid you know: Moluccan cockatoos are native to the south Moluccas and eastern Indonesia.

7. Atlantic Puffin / আটলান্টিক পাফিন

The Atlantic puffin, also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific.

Mass: 490 g
Scientific name: Fratercula arctica
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)
Class: Aves
Family: AlcidaeDid you know: Body of Atlantic puffin is covered with black and white plumage.

8. Flamingo / ফ্লেমিঙ্গো

 The American flamingo is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed as incorrect due to a lack of evidence.

Scientific name: Phoenicopterus ruber
Class: Aves
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: PhoenicopteriformesDid you know: The American Flamingo is found in the West Indies, Yucatan, and along the Galapagos Islands.

9. Umbrella Cockatoos / ছাতা ঝুটির কাকাতুয়া

The white cockatoo, also known as the umbrella cockatoo, is a medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands of Indonesia. When surprised, it extends a large and striking head crest, which has a semicircular shape.

Lifespan: 40 – 60 years (In captivity)
Kingdom: Animalia
Mass: 500 – 630 g
Scientific name: Cacatua alba
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing)
Did you know: White cockatoos inhabit wooded areas and are found in open woodland and forests, mangroves, swamps, and agricultural areas.

10. Greater Bird of Paradise / বড় স্বর্গীয় পাখি

The greater bird-of-paradise is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea. Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade-skins to reach Europe.

Mass: 170 g (Large Adult)
Scientific name: Paradisaea apoda
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Paradisaea
Did you know: The greater bird-of-paradise is distributed to lowland and hill forests of southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Bonus:

King bird of paradise / কিং বার্ড অব প্যারাডাইস (স্বর্গের রাজা)

The king bird-of-paradise is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. It is the sole member of the genus Cicinnurus. The king bird-of-paradise is distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods.

Scientific name: Cicinnurus regius
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Cicinnurus
Family: Paradisaeidae