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Name (English) (Myanmar)   Description 
AdjutantNget-Kyee-Dome-ZutThe average height is around 5 feet from bill to tail. Its wing span is around 4 feet. As Adjutants are omnivorous, they eat earthworms, fish, slugs, molluscs and sometimes dead animals. In each nest, there are usually 4 eggs. The hatching season is at the end of the rainy season. They can be found on mud flats in the delta region and along the swampy coastline.

 

Barn OwlMein/Lin-Kaung-Poe 

 

Bee-EaterBa-Zine-Htoe 

 

Blue Throated BarbetCoak-Ka-Laung This little bird belong to the Barbet family. The body is about 9 inches from the bill to the tail. The body is green but the throat is turquoise in colour. It makes loud repeated calls. Its breeding season in between April and July. 2 to 4 eggs are laid in each nest. The bird can be found both in evergreen and deciduous forest in the central part of Myanmar.

 

Bronze-Winged JacanaKyar-Phat-NynnBronze-winged Jacana is about 11 inches in length. A noteworthy feature of this bird is that it has long toes. These toes enable the bird to walk on leaves of water lilies and floating grass while searching for food. They eat small creatures, snails, fish, insects, moss and some other water plants. They live in and around lakes where there are water lilies and grasses. Their eggs hatch with the onset of the rainy season, Jacanas can be found in the lakes and wetland areas throughout Myanmar. Pheasant-tailed Jacana that has a long tail and similar habits is another species of Jacana.

 

Brown Fish OwlDee-Doat 

 

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