The tawny frogmouth's front-facing eyes — most birds' eyes sit on the sides of their heads — make them more “personable” and “humanlike,” he said. “They always look perpetually angry,” Mr.
He'd captured the fidgety cardinal mid-flight, heading towards the bird feeder — and he looks exactly like the bright red bird from the popular game “Angry Birds.”
But nowhere is the “swooping season” as scary as in Australia, where cyclists and pedestrians alike live in sheer terror of one very angry bird: the Australian magpie.
Cassowaries are very wary of humans, but if provoked, they are capable of inflicting serious, even fatal, injuries to both dogs and people. The cassowary has often been labeled "the world's most dangerous bird".
Terence is a mystery. He is the largest of all the birds and uses his brawn when needed. He communicates only in deep, guttural growls and groans.
Dromornis planei was a massive bird with a formidable bill. It belonged to a uniquely Australian family of extinct flightless birds, the dromornithids (mihirungs). Because of the close relationship between mihirungs and ducks, Dromornis planei has been nicknamed the 'Demon Duck of Doom'.
A phantom in green and gold
It's hard to imagine a more elusive bird to track than the night parrot. The nocturnal, ground-dwelling birds shelter amid thick clumps of dry, spiky grass in Australia's most isolated and harshest regions — some more than 1,000 miles from the closest city.
The bush stone-curlew is probably heard more than it is seen. Its call sounds like a wail or a scream in the night. When scared, it screeches – a sound similar to the screech of a possum. A field report from Brookton, Western Australia, noted that their call was heard in response to the cry of possums shot by hunters.
Found in the Australian rainforest, Cassowaries are shy and solitary birds that feed on fruit. Though from afar the Cassowary may seem harmless, when disturbed by humans it responds by violently attacking with kicking and clawing — often until killing its victim.
#1: Southern Cassowary: The World's Most Dangerous Bird.
Birds that nest in close proximity to people; the Northern Mockingbird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, and Blue Jay, are the most frequent assailants, and the mockingbird is without a doubt the most zealous—harassing, people, domestic animals, and other birds.
As his name suggests, Bomb has a special condition that causes him to unexpectedly detonate when he's angry, excited, or scared. Though he tries to keep it under control, he has always found self-restraint just slightly out of reach. However, his explosive power has gotten him out of a pinch more than a few times.
Sometimes the cat meowing from the bushes isn't a cat at all, but a catbird. The Gray Catbird, to be exact. Named after their distinctive cat-like “mew” call, Gray Catbirds are mimic thrushes, related to mockingbirds and thrashers.
Angry Birds 3: Launch! Rico Chet Brown, or simply Chet, is the brown bird.
Eastern Koels are black birds with red eyes and a. similar mournful cry also known as storm birds. They. also are commonly migrating here from SE Asia at this.
Often heard at night, the bird's distinctive call has been described as akin to the call of a screaming woman or baby. In many Australian Aboriginal cultures Bush Stone-curlews have close associations with death and features in many Aboriginal stories across Australia.
Wedge-tailed Eagle
The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) (Photo: Patrick Kavanagh) Crowned as Australia's largest bird of prey, the Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) is undeniably majestic. It's no surprise then that the bird has a strong spiritual connection with Aboriginal Australians across the continent.
Laughing kookaburra
Its loud cackle of 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other kookaburras.
The Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) of south-eastern Australia is a closely-related species which makes quite similar (and perhaps even more cat-like) calls!
The loud, repetitive 'coo-ee' song of the male Pacific Koel is a familiar sound of spring and early summer in eastern Australia.
The emu (/ˈiːmjuː/; Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia, where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius.
#1 Great Horned Owl
This is one of the most dangerous birds because of its talons, curved sharp beak, and its aggressive way of hunting. The great horned owl is easily recognizable by the two tufts of feathers that stand up on its head like horns.
The harpy eagle is by far one of the strongest birds on Earth. This large bird of prey lives in tropical forests throughout Central and South America. Harpy eagles are apex predators (at the top of the food chain), with a recorded lift capacity of up to 18 kg (40 lbs).