Yellow-billed Storks can be up to 105cm in height, are white in colour with small black tail feathers. They have red faces and forehead and their bills are long and yellow in colour. Males and females look similar however males tend to have a longer heavier bill. They both generally weigh between 1.9kg to 2.3kg. They can live up to 20 years in captivity. Breeding season for these Storks is generally during flooding season where there is a high abundance of prey.

These long-legged ducks have a distinct white face and neck patch that stands out from its brown and black feathered body. They are social birds and can gather in flocks of several thousand outside of breeding season.

The Blue and Yellow Macaw is often considered to be one of the most trainable birds of these parrots with the perceived intelligence equivalent of a 3 year old child.

As its name suggests, the Scarlet Ibis is completely red – apart from its black wing tips. With long legs and a slender neck, they grow to 75cm (30in) high and have a wingspan of 30cm (1ft).

African Sacred Ibis are wading birds that are black and white in colour. Their long legs allow them to wade through the water without getting their feathers wet. They also allow them to jump and take off quickly should they spot a predator. They have a long beak which curves downwards which also allows them to retrieve their food in amongst mud and shallow water.

The migration of a Demoiselle Crane is so long and hard that many die from hunger or tiredness.

Humboldt Penguins live in small colonies along the Pacific coastline of Chile and Peru. Like all Penguins, Humboldt’s are flightless marine birds, which have adapted superbly for life in the sea, they have flipper like wings and webbed feet which enable them to “fly” gracefully through the water at speeds of up to 15mph. Penguins feed on small fish such as sardines, mullet and anchovies.

The name Flamingo derives from the Latin meaning flame. There are six species of flamingo, two of which are exhibited here at Flamingo Land. The remaining four are Andean flamingo, James’ flamingo, lesser flamingo and greater flamingo. Some species can be found in huge flocks of up to 1 million birds!

The Emu is a prehistoric bird that originated about 80 million years ago in Australia. They are closely related to ostrich, rhea, cassowary and kiwi. These are flightless birds (they have very short wings and very weak wing muscles), but they can run very fast.