They have a horn for no discernible reason that breaks off and grows back, have wing spurs for fighting, their skin CRACKLES when touched because they have air bubbles under there, and yes, they scream.
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Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
They look like a muppet, they sound like a sad trumpet crying for its’ mother, are little more than a flying mouth and eyes. One of the staples of weird looking birds.
NO BIRD HAS EVER SCARED ME MORE THAN THE GREAT POTOO. I'm not even scared of birds! Heck... I'm obsessed with the adorable fluffy things! But the Great Potoo..... specifically the dead eyed one......God no. They're a hauntingly strange species. Related to owls if I remember correctly. They're terrifying call sends shivers every time I hear it.
They look like a muppet, they sound like a sad trumpet, are little more than a flying mouth and eyes. One of the staples of weird looking birds.
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Someone’s nomination says: “Puts on oscar-winning performances of distress if I even look at its babies in a funny way. Before the babies are hatched, lays its eggs that are perfectly camouflaged right where I'm likely to STEP on them.”