Northern cardinals, blue jays, American robins, and house sparrows are common birds throughout city life. These small, ...

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The 50th Kori Bustard chick Courtesy of Mehgan Murphy, National Zoo The National Zoo made a little history this month. On June 15, staff at the Bird House proudly watched a Kori Bustard chick poke ...

Why we love the display: These large birds were made for the limelight. Habitat: Kori Bustards are native to eastern and southern Africa. The Bustard is known to prefer arid savannahs and areas ...

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But none of these are quite so peculiar as the world's largest flying bird, the kori bustard. Male kori bustards weigh up to 40 pounds. As one might imagine, lugging that much weight around in ...

A rare bird on the endangered species list is on the mend after swallowing a fish hook over the weekend at the National Zoo. Kori Bustard birds are known to eat anything in sight, including stuff ...

Today's heaviest flying bird, the 48-pound Kori Bustard, was a lightweight compared to dinosaur-era flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, according to a new study that presents a novel method for ...

Arnoud Quanjer/ Shutterstock The heaviest bird capable of flight is the kori bustard, Ardeotis kori. These southern African birds can weigh up to 19 kilogrammes and have a wingspan of up to 2.75 ...

But one you don't often expect is two fairly large birds, such as the Secretary Bird and a Kori Bustard - going at it in this manner. Ashlea Dennison, a 25-year-old dentistry student at Wits ...

Two kori bustard chicks hatched at the zoo in May. They will go on exhibit next month. (Jim and Pam Jenkins/National Zoo) The National Zoo’s Bird House has welcomed some new feathered friends.

They also help the ecosystem by spreading seeds across the land. The kori bustard is a large bird from sub-Saharan Africa. It can weigh up to 40 pounds and grow about 4.5 feet tall. It can fly ...