The tawny frogmouth is mainly a ground feeder, because it is the weakest flier in the frogmouth family. It actively hunts in the period just after dusk and before dawn. Most of its diet consists of worms, insects, snails and small mammals or reptiles that are active at night. Usually, it...
Standing up to 60cm tall and with a wingspan of over 70cm, the great potoo is the largest member of the Caprimulgiformes – an order of birds that includes the nightjars and frogmouths. Is the Urutau real? The Urutau (Nyctibius griseus) is a bird of nocturnal habits. it uses its fine...
The article offers information on the diet of hummingbirds. It discusses a research which refuted the theory that hummingbirds flit from flower to flower to feed themselves from nectar they suck from the blooms. It looks into the diet of the hummingbird which reportedly include insects, such...