67 Birds of prey Meat-eating hunters such as kestrels, eagles, and owls have excellent eyesight and long legs with talons for catching prey. They use their strong, hooked beaks to tear prey apart. Owls are usually nocturnal. These silent predators have excellent night vision, hooked beaks, and sharp talons. Shorebirds This large group includes gulls, terns, puffins, and guillemots. They live on coasts, marshland, and mud flats. Game birds Pheasants, partridges, and quails are all game birds. They spend most of the time on the ground, but take to the air when in danger. BIRD GROUPS Blue tit Passerines This group contains over half of all bird species, including swallows, thrushes, warblers, tits, and crows. Green wood hoopoe Strong, hooked beak Macaw Brightly coloured plumage Short, rounded wings Long, trailing tail feathers Bald eagle Parrots This group includes colourful, noisy birds such as parrots, lorikeets, cockatoos, and macaws. Powerful, hooked beak Kestrel Wings shaped to aid hovering while hunting prey Southern boobook owl Kingfishers and hoopoes Most of the birds in this group have brightly coloured plumage and large beaks. They eat insects and sometimes reptiles and small mammals. Long, narrow wings for fast flight Arctic tern Golden pheasant Lovebird Golden oriole