The acid in a vulture’s stomach can dissolve metal.

The Albatross has the largest wing span of any bird at over 11 feet.

The Road Runner is a bird that can run up to 17 mph. The Road Runner is Arizona’s state bird.

Nightjars and goatsuckers are nocturnal birds commonly found in Europe and Asia.

This bird was spotted at 27,000 feet, higher than any other bird on record. The whooper swan is the highest flying bird. A flock of these birds was spotted by a pilot and picked up on radar at that altitude in 1967.

The animal with the best hearing is thought to be the barn owl. It’s face is dish shapped enabling the owl to receive sounds like sonar.

They are known for their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 15–80 times per second (depending on the species). Capable of sustained hovering, the hummingbird also has the ability to fly backwards, being the only group of birds able to do this. Hummingbirds may also fly vertically or horizontally, and are capable of maintaining a position while drinking nectar or eating tiny arthropods from flower blossoms. Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their wings.

The part of the traditional thanksgiving dinner called the merrythought is the turkey’s wishbone.

Flamingos are pink because they eat alot of blue-green algae. Flamingos also eat shrimp. Flamingos are named for their bright color.  Flamingos are monogamous. Flamingos only lay one egg per year on a mound of dirt. Flamingos eat with their heads upside down.

Only male turkeys make a gobble sound and women turkeys make a clicking sound.