While its name sounds like an invoice from Foot Locker (Did you pay your shoe bill?), the Shoebill is a large (nearly five feet tall) stork-like bird. Nevertheless, it’s still a great name.Īfrica has another bird on this list and it’s way, way bigger than the go-away-bird. And if anyone should know what go away sounds like, it’s me. I’ve listened to several recordings and I hear nothing that sounds like go away. When our catbird is upset, it says, “mew,” while this bird says, “kweh.” To some ears kweh also sounds like “go away,” but not mine. Looking like a big catbird with a fluffy head-crest, go-away-birds are often found in urban parks, where they feed on flowers and fruit, with the occasional termite for dessert. It’s called the “Grey Go-away-bird” (really). Next is a bird from Africa that apparently has gotten tired of all the tourists on safari. That’s not a great combination, so it’s a good thing it’s invisible. Its home is limited to a single island, it can’t fly and the local people want to eat it. While all rails are really hard to find, this particular rail is especially difficult to see thus, it was given the name, “Invisible Rail!” While Invisible Rail sounds like a superhero (“This is a job for the Invisible Rail.”), the bird actually has its share of problems. Indonesia has a flightless rail that makes its home in the impenetrable swamps on the island of Halmahera. Fortunately, the bird’s plumage is super-cryptic, making it virtually invisible to predators. Since the Tawny Frogmouth is nocturnal, it roosts during the day, often in plain sight. Their quarry sometimes consists of small mammals and birds, but most often they eat night-flying insects. Instead, frogmouths grab prey with their large, frog-like mouths. But owls have powerful talons, while frogmouths’ feet are weak. They are nocturnal hunters and are often confused with owls, which they sort of look like.
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Tawny Frogmouths are native to Australia. I’m not talking about just any frogmouth here, but the “Tawny Frogmouth,” which is a distinction I don’t think anyone cares about. The first bird on this list is the Tawny Frogmouth.
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Plus I recently wrote about New Guinea’s “Arfak Catbird” and that upset a guy from Barnstable, who was worried that “children might read it.” Huh? No, really, huh? Also, I’m not going to include any awkward names, such as titmice or boobies. We all know how sensitive birds can be.īefore I begin, I want to point out that the birds on this list are real. I don’t want to be accused of name shaming. This week’s topic should be a lot lighter. Last week’s question about the decline of birds was kind of a downer. Thank you for the kind words about my column and thanks for the fun topic to write about. The name “Limpkin” strikes me as both funny and odd. With that in mind, what bird do you think has the oddest name? I’ve been catching up on some of your past columns, including one about Limpkins, which I enjoyed. For more information, click here.Bird Watcher's General Store Bird Watcher's General Store Odd Bird Names
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