Extreme birds: 7 wonders of the avian world: Quick Facts

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Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) in mid-flight with wings extended, showing its distinctive black head stripes and gray plumage against a blurred blue background.

A Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) with orange-brown body and black head stands on the forest floor amid dense foliage in the Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.

A snow petrel with white plumage and a black beak stands on an iceberg surrounded by floating ice in Antarctica.

A sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) hovers in midair, using its extremely long bill to feed from a pink and white flower.

Red-billed quelea

Two Eurasian wrynecks (Jynx torquilla) perched on a weathered branch, facing each other with heads tilted upward, against a blurred green background.

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