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Hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) or Red-fan parrot has Zygodactyl feet. When threatened, excited, or alarmed, it erects these red and blue feathers to increase its apparent size and scare off potential rivals or predators.
The Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a bird of prey from the tropical Americas. Credit: Trey Neal FB
Lutino Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Lutino Blue-and-Yellow Macaw or "Golden" Macaw). It's a rare color mutation of the standard Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna). This isn't a wild natural variant; lutino mutations in blue-and-gold macaws are captive-bred .
The Mindanao scops owl (Otus mirus) is an owl endemic to Mindanao island in the Philippines.
Great Egret chicks are notoriously aggressive. They use bill-stabbing and pushing to monopolize meals, sometimes leading to siblicide (killing a sibling, often the youngest/smallest, by repeated attacks or ejection from the nest).
