Weird birds beaks

Daniel molano
Julian Alba
 Bearded barbet
 The bearded barbet is a common resident breeder in tropical
west Africa. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded
country which eats fruit, although the young are fed on 
insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2 white eggs.
 This is a conspicuous, large barbet at 26 centimetres (10 in). It
is fairly plump, with a short neck, large head and a shortish
tail. The adult has a black crown, back, tail and breast band.
The throat and belly are red and there is a yellow eye patch.
The rump is white. The massive bill is very thick and yellow,
and the well developed clump of bristles at its base give the
species its name. Sexes are similar. The call is a
growling scrawk.
 Crossbill

 Crossbills are specialist feeders on conifer cones, and the unusual

bill shape is an adaptation which enables them to extract seeds
from cones. These birds are typically found in higher northern
hemisphere latitudes, where their food sources grows. They erupt
out of the breeding range when the cone crop fails. Crossbills
breed very early in the year, often in winter months, to take
advantage of maximum cone supplies.
 Rhinoceros hornbill

 The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak

 and the country's National Bird.[2] Some Dayak people, especially the
Ibanic groups, believe it to be the chief of worldly birds or the supreme
worldly bird, and its statue is used to welcome the god of the augural
birds, Sengalang Burong, to the feasts and celebrations of humankind.
Contrary to some misunderstandings, the rhinoceros hornbill does not
represent their war god, Sengalang Burong, who is represented in this
world by the brahminy kite
 Huia
 the largest species of New Zealand wattlebird, endemic to the 
North Island of New Zealand. Itsextinction in the early
20th century had two primary causes. The first was rampant 
overhunting to procure huia skins for mounted specimens, which
were in worldwide demand by museums and wealthy private
collectors. Huia were also hunted to obtain their long, striking tail
feathers for locally fashionable hat decorations. The second major
cause of extinction was the widespread deforestation of the
lowlands of the North Island by European settlers to create
pasture for agriculture. Most of these forests were ancient,
ecologically complex primary forests, and huia were unable to
survive in regenerating secondary forests. The last confirmed
sighting of a huia was on 28 December 1907 in the Tararua
Ranges. Further credible sightings near Wellington were reported
until 1922, and in Te Urewera National Park in the early 1960s.
 Sword-billed hummingbird
 It is noted as the only species of bird to have a bill longer than
the rest of its body. This adaptation is to feed on flowers with
long corollas such as Passiflora mixta. The tongue is therefore
also unusually long.
 Since the sword-billed hummingbird's beak is very long, it
grooms itself with its feet.[2] From base of the bill to the tail tip,
this species averages 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, not counting
the 10 cm (4 in)+ bill. This hummingbird weighs about 10–
15 g (0.35–0.53 oz) and is one of the largest species of
hummingbirds
 Brown pelican

 The brown pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although
it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106–137 cm (42–54 in)
in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6.1 to 12.1 lb) and has a wingspan
 from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6.0 to 8.2 ft). Through most of its range, the brown
pelican is an unmistakable bird. Like all pelicans, this species has a very
large bill, 28 to 34.8 cm (11.0 to 13.7 in) long in this case, with a gular
pouch on the bottom for draining water when it scoops out prey
 Shoebill

 The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead or shoe-billed

stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive
shoe-shaped bill. Although it has a somewhat stork-like overall form and
has previously been classified in the order Ciconiiformes, its true
affiliations with other living birds is ambiguous. Some authorities now
reclassify it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the
juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from 
Sudan to Zambia
 Spoonbill
 Spoonbills are monogamous, but, so far as is
known, only for one season at a time. Most
species nest in trees or reed beds, often with
ibises orherons. The male gathers nesting
material—mostly sticks and reeds, sometimes
taken from an old nest—the female weaves it
into a large, shallow bowl or platform which
varies in its shape and structural integrity
according to species.
 Toucan

 Toucans are members of the

family Ramphastidae of near passerine birds
 from the Neotropics. The Ramphastidae family is
most closely related to the American barbets.
They are brightly marked and have large, often
colorful bills. The family includes five genera and
about forty different species. The name of this
bird group is derived from the Tupi word tukana,
via Portuguese.[1] The family includes toucans, 
aracaris and toucanets; more distant relatives
include various families of barbets and 
woodpeckers in the suborder Pici.