Prakruti Parichay
HeliornithidaeHeliopais

Masked Finfoot

Heliopais fbrsonstus

56–56 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident? Assam and Bangladesh. A large. grebe-like bird with huge yellow bill, green legs andfe etand long pointed tail. Male has black forehead. throat and foreneck, white stripe extending down sides of neck, and small yellow horn at base of bill (in breeding condition). Female has white throat a ndforeneck. Immature is similar to female, but has grey forehead. Globally threatened. Pools in dense forest and mangrove creeks.

Colour

YellowWhiteGreenBlack
Average size
56 cm
Habitat
Pools in dense forest and mangrove creeks.
Behaviour
Resident?, Globally threatened.

About this bird

Resident? Assam and Bangladesh. A large. grebe-like bird with huge yellow bill, green legs andfe etand long pointed tail. Male has black forehead. throat and foreneck, white stripe extending down sides of neck, and small yellow horn at base of bill (in breeding condition). Female has white throat a ndforeneck. Immature is similar to female, but has grey forehead. Globally threatened. Pools in dense forest and mangrove creeks.

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Masked Finfoot is bigger than Northern Goshawk but smaller than Osprey.

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Masked Finfoot

Heliopais fbrsonstus

56–56 cm