Lapwing are around 28-31 cm long with a wingspan of 70-76cm. They are typically seen here on estuaries, farmland and wetlands ...

For a beak, it has a rough and dark 8.5-in bill that matches its black plumage. With the sharp tip, the bird can catch its insect prey. Unfortunately, it’s now considered an endangered bird ...

In the avian world, birds showcase an incredible diversity ... Crested Couas adults have plain black beaks. However, their chicks display vibrant markings inside their mouths, each with a unique ...

Its bizarre beak makes more sense upside down, as it is when the bird is filter feeding, head inverted. For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds. Only in my 40s did I become a person ...

They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.

A dunlin is about the size of a starling and both sexes are similar — they have a relatively long, thin, slightly downcurved ...