A huge number of birds living on our planet adorn human life. It is believed that the diversity of birds reaches the mark of 10 thousand different species. However, within any species there are several more subspecies. Birds are found in every corner of the globe, they live in Antarctica, in the Arctic, they are big and small, flying and not able to fly, wild and domestic … Today you will find out which birds with a large beak (photo attached) exist on the planet.
Australian Pelican
The Australian Pelican belongs to the Pelican family, whose aureole is the sea and river coasts, swamps and coastal islands throughout Australia.
Answering the question: “Which bird has the largest beak?”, We can say: “The Australian Pelican”. This bird is generally considered Australia's largest flying bird. The wingspan can be from 2.5 to 3.4 meters, and the pelican can weigh 5-6 kg, the beak can grow up to 40-50 cm in length.
Such a significant size is given to this bird is not accidental. The beak with a neck bag can hold 10-13 liters of water. However, the bird does not use the bag to store food, it plays the role of a hunting net and temporary holding food. After the victim falls into the bag, the bird closes the beak and presses it firmly to the chest, thus removing water. Now the fish can be swallowed.
Toucan
To the question: “Which bird has the largest beak?”, One can answer like this: “The toucan”. The beak of this bird is from 30% to 50% of the entire length of its body. But the unambiguous version of why the toucan needs such a huge beak does not exist to this day. One of the latest assumptions is that a large beak is needed for a bird to regulate body temperature, like air conditioning. Scientists noticed that in the heat the beak heats up and thus takes on the heat of the body, giving it out.
Stork
Which bird has the largest beak? The stork is considered the owner of a large beak. These are large birds with white plumage and with black tips of the wings. Storks are the owners of a long beautiful neck and a large red beak, which has a conical shape. Such a device provides the bird with such food as frogs, fish, snakes, lizards, earthworms, snails, moles, mice, insects. The beak for a stork is tweezers, with which he easily pulls a frog out of a swamp and catches fish. But why the beak of storks is red remains a mystery.
