Statistics: the best bird in asia

It can dive underwater at high speed to catch fish, usually striking from a low perch

The male's spectacular tail feathers are actually elongated upper-tail coverts, not the true tail

It is famous for its complex, varied songs and is the national bird of Bangladesh

Males have vivid blue plumage and a distinctive black patch around the back of the neck

Black kites are skilled scavengers and often soar over cities searching for food

Males can grow extremely long tail feathers, sometimes twice the length of their bodies

It catches insects in flight and often returns to the same perch after each successful hunt

Despite looking like a cuckoo, it cannot fly very well and usually walks through vegetation

Unlike many mynas, it often lives in open forests and grasslands rather than cities

It has a distinctive loud call that sounds like a repeated, rising whistle

Mynas are excellent mimics and can imitate human speech and many other sounds

Its white head and chest contrast sharply with its rich reddish-brown body

Its long bill is specialized for sweeping through shallow water to catch fish

Its brilliant green plumage gives this cuckoo a jewel-like appearance

Standing up to about 1.8 m tall, it is the world's tallest flying bird.

It can store several liters of water and prey in its large throat pouch

It often catches flying insects in mid-air and may remove a bee's stinger before eating it

It is the wild ancestor of domestic chickens and still lives in forests across South and Southeast Asia

Its bright yellow body and black eye stripe make it easy to recognize in Asian forests

It has a distinctive white ring around its eyes and feeds heavily on nectar and small insects

Its red undertail feathers give it the distinctive name “red-vented"

Despite its name, it eats much more than fish, including insects, frogs and small reptiles

Its song can be performed while hovering high above the ground during courtship

Male Asian koels have a beautiful song, while females are brown and heavily spotted

During flight, its normally dull wings reveal brilliant shades of blue and turquoise

The male has brilliantly iridescent feathers that can shine green, blue, purple and copper

The female seals herself inside a tree cavity while nesting, leaving only a narrow opening

These tiny swifts often cling vertically to palm leaves and spend much of their lives airborne.

Its glossy blue-and-black plumage makes it one of Southeast Asia's most striking forest birds

Its pointed crest and bright red cheek patch make it one of Asia's most recognizable bulbuls

Its unusual bill has a gap between the upper and lower mandibles, useful for eating snails

Hornbills have a hollow casque on top of their bills that helps amplify their calls