Sabine's Gull--Xema sabini

five things

1. The only member of it's genius--it's not like any other gull.
2. unique and beautiful dark feathers on white feathers
3. eats aquatic insects, plankton, crustaceans, and fish
4. breeds in the arctic, but migrates south for winter
5. is not endangered, least concern

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj_jK9LNQ1Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_qd0nYuDXw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lScCK7FmtAw

Eared Dove--Zenaida auriculata

six things

1. lives in South America
2. black marking over ears give the bird its name
3. legs and feet are dark red
4. mainly eats seeds
5. shot down for sport (some hunters will shoot a thousand a day)
6. is not endangered

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18429694

http://www.planetofbirds.com/columbiformes-columbidae-eared-dove-zenaida-auriculata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eared_Dove

Fairy Gerygone--Gerygone palpebrosa

five things

1. cute little plain bird with a yellow underside
2. the male will sing a loud song after hearing a predator 
3. found in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia
4. may have red eyes (may just be an error in the picture)
5. Is not endangered

Caatinga Antshrike--Thamnophilus capistratus

five things

1. monogamous--pairs for life
2. lives in Brazil
3. eats army ants and lizards
4. female is a pretty brown, and male is beautiful black and white
5. could not find any information about it's status.

I had trouble finding information and pictures since most show barred antshrike, and I'm not sure if that is a different breed in this same species. But here goes--if this is wrong and you have a correct picture or information, please let me know. thank you

(White-winged) Babbling Starling- Neocichla gutturalis

five things

1. has yellow eyes
2. forages on the ground 
3. eats insects--termites and beetles
4. lives in many southern African countries
5. is not endangered 

Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus

                 five things:

1. very numerous-believed over nine million pairs
2. largest part of diet is crustaceans--with some fish and other seafood thrown in
3. sailors named the bird, not for the food, but for the same name of some individuals who dressed flamboyantly, (the yellow crest)
4. though they normally lay two eggs, the first one is much smaller and it's believed the chick dies.
5. though they are quite numerous, they are still rated as vulnerable since their number have greatly declined

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0G6HxMOIU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJ31mRuGSw

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/macaroni.html

Pacific Baza, Crested Hawk

five things

1. eats stick insects, lizards, birds, fruit
2. lives in Australia 
3. builds a flimsy nest of sticks, which often blow down out of the high canopy
4. Has tumbling display flight during courtship
5. is not endangered--least concerned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUcfo44SykQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv6PDm1KUEE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrUaLHMZjY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U7JBqKboX0