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Birds in all shapes, colors and sizes. Birds that fly, birds that walk, birds that chirp, birds that talk.

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Cis forCaique

A caique is a small, colorful parrot that lives in forests in South America. It has a dark head and bands of color on its body. Like most parrots, caiques are active and playful, and eat fruit and seeds.

Cis forCanary

Canaries are small songbirds closely related to finches. They eat seeds and have a pretty song. Most canaries are yellow. Wild canaries are more mottled or yellow-green than pet canaries.
Cassowaries are very large flightless birds that live in tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. The only birds bigger than the cassowary are the ostrich and emu.
Cassowaries mainly eat fruit, but will also eat new shoots, seeds and fungi, insects and small animals. Cassowaries usually travel around on their own except when it is time to find a mate and lay eggs.
The booming noise the cassowary makes is the lowest known bird call, and is so low humans can only just hear it.

Cis forChicken

A chicken is a kind of bird that is kept as a source of food. Chickens lay eggs which we can eat, and we can also eat chickens. A female chicken is called a hen, male chickens are called roosters. Hens lay eggs, roosters crow when the sun rises.

Cis forCock

Most male birds are called cocks. Sometimes the word is in the common name of the bird, such as the peacock. Male birds tend to have much brighter coloured feathers than female birds, or hens.
A cockatiel is a small parrot with a raised crest on its head and a yellow face with orange cheeks and grey wings. Cockatiels live in Australia in dry areas and grasslands, and they feed on seeds and grasses. Many people keep them as pets.

Cis forCockatoo

A cockatoo is a type of parrot with a head crest that can be raised or lowered. Different kinds of cockatoos live in Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands. They are known for being loud and smart.

Cis forCockerel

A cockerel is a young male chicken. A baby chicken is called a chick, and an adult male chicken is called a rooster.

Cis forCondor

Condors are a type of vulture found in the Andes and the Californian mountains. They are one of the largest birds in the world. They can live to 50 years old in the wild, and have a wingspan of up to 3 metres.
They spend a lot of their time soaring through the air looking for large dead animals to eat.

Cis forCorella

Corellas are medium sized parrots that live in Australia and nearby islands. They eat seeds, nuts and fruit and travel in large groups.
Cormorants and shags are medium sized birds that live near the sea. They eat fish, including eels and sea snakes. They catch fish by diving into the water. Cormorants are related to pelicans.
Cranes are tall, graceful birds with long necks and long legs. They usually live near water, and build their nests on floating platforms. Cranes can live for several decades.
There are many different kinds of crane, and they are found all over the world except Antarctica. Cranes are often the subject of origami sculptures.

Cis forCrow

Crows are a medium sized pure black bird related to the magpie. They are very intelligent, but are not usually kept as pets. They eat dead animals they find, and insects.

Cis forCuckoo

The cuckoo is a medium-sized bird that lives in many parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The male cuckoo has a distinctive call, but the species is most famous for laying its eggs in other bird's nests and letting other birds raise its chicks.

Cis forCurlew

The curlew is a type of large wading bird with a long, curved bill and mottled brown and gray feathers. You can find it in wet places like mudflats, marshes and bogs. It uses its long bill poke into muddy ground for small insects, worms, and other tiny animals.
A currawong is an Australian corvid, related to crows and magpies. It is mostly black with some white patches. Currawongs live across Australia in wooded areas, and can be found in people's gardens too. They eat insects, fruit and small animals.