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The secretarybird is instantly recognisable 
as a very large terrestrial bird with an 
eagle-like head and body on crane-like legs. 
It stands about 1.3 meter tall. The secretarybird 
is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and is generally 
non-migratory, though it may be locally nomadic 
as it follows rainfall and the resulting 
abundance of prey. The species is also found 
at a variety of elevations, from the coastal 
plains to the highlands. The secretarybird 
prefers open grasslands, savannas and shrubland 
rather than forests and dense shrubbery which 
may impede its cursorial existence. The large 
frogmouth is found in Brunei, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, and Thailand, in subtropical or 
tropical moist lowland forest. Logging of 
its habitat poses a risk to its survival, 
and the International Union for Conservation 
of Nature has listed it as being "near-threatened". 
The large frogmouth is considerably larger 
than other members of its genus and grows 
to a length of about 42 cm. The behaviour 
of this bird is not well known. It hunts 
by night, on the ground and in the canopy, 
feeding on insects such as grasshoppers and 
cicadas. It roosts by day, perching on a 
branch or hidden in a hole, singly or possibly 
in pairs. The long-tailed tit or long-tailed 
bushtit occasionally referred to as the silver-throated 
tit or silver-throated dasher, is a common 
bird found throughout Europe and the Palearctic. 
This species has been described as a tiny, 
round-bodied tit with a short, stubby bill 
and a very long, narrow tail. Vocalisations 
are a valuable aid to locating and identifying 
these birds. The long-tailed tit is insectivorous 
throughout the year. It eats predominantly 
arthropods, preferring the eggs and larvae 
of moths and butterflies. Occasional vegetable 
matter is taken in the autumn. The blue crowned 
pigeon,also known as the common crowned pigeon 
or western crowned pigeon, is a large, blue-grey 
pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head 
and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes. 
Hunted for food and its plumes, it remains 
common only in remote areas. Due to ongoing 
habitat loss, limited range and overhunting 
in some areas, the western crowned pigeon 
is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red 
List of Threatened Species. The grandala 
ranges across the northeastern Indian Subcontinent 
and some adjoining regions, existing primarily 
in the low-to-mid altitudes of the Himalayas. 
It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and 
Nepal, as well as Tibet and other areas of 
China. Often seen swirling in flocks above 
mountain passes, scrubby alpine forests, 
and highland meadows, this large thrush is 
unlike any other.