Thick-Billed Murre

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 25 years

Size:18 in (45 cm)

Weight:26 to 52 ounces (750 to 1,481 g)

Group name:Colony

Quetzal

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Size:Body, 15 to 16 in (38 to 40.5 cm); tail, 24 in (61 cm)

Weight:7 to 8 oz (200 to 225 g)

Protection status:Threatened

Great Blue Heron

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:15 years

Size:Body, 3.2 to 4.5 ft (1 to 1.4 m); Wingspan, 5.5 to 6.6 ft (1.7 to 2 m)

Weight:4.6 to 7.3 lbs (2.1 to 2.5 kg)

Group name:Colony

Andean Condor

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Size:Body, 4 ft (1.2 m); wingspan, up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m)

Weight:Up to 33 lbs (15 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

The Andean condor has the largest wing area of any bird.

Pileated Woodpecker

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Size:Body, 16 to 19 in (40 to 49 cm); wingspan, 26 to 30 in (66 to 75 cm)

Weight:8.8 to 12.3 oz (250 to 350 g)

Peregrine Falcon

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 17 years

Size:Body, 14 to 19 in (36 to 49 cm);

wingspan, 3.3 to 3.6 ft (1 to 1.1 m)

Weight:18.8 to 56.5 oz (530 to 1,600 g)

Golden Eagle

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:30 years

Size:33 to 38 in (84 to 97 cm);

Wingspan, 6 to 7.5 ft (1.8 to 2.3 m)

Weight:6 to 15 lbs (3 to 7 kg)

Emperor Penguin

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:15 to 20 years

Size:45 in (115 cm)

Weight:Up to 88 lbs (40 kg)

Group name:Colony

Albatross

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 50 years

Size:Wingspan, 6.5 to 11 ft (2 to 3.4 m)

Weight:Up to 22 lbs (10 kg)

Group name:Flock

Adelie Penguin

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 20 years

Size:27.5 in (70 cm)

Weight:8.5 to 12 lbs (4 to 5.5 kg)

Group name:Colony

Did you know?

Adult Adélie penguins have been observed stealing rocks from their neighbors’ nests.

Peacock

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Average life span in the wild:20 years

Size:Body, 35 to 50 in (90 to 130 cm); Tail, 5 ft (1.5 m)

Weight:8.75 to 13 lbs (4 to 6 kg)

Group name:Party

Did you know?

A male peafowl is one of the largest flying birds when the combined length of its train and its large wingspan are considered.