Birds That Have The Longest Beaks
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Several birds have long beaks that they use for many purposes including eating and catching prey
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Here are six birds that have exceptionally long beaks
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Australian pelican has the longest beak of any flying bird, measuring up to 18.5 inches
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American white pelican has a large, heavy beak that's yellow-orange in color. Besides catching fish, pelicans use their bills to get rid of excess salt
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Sword-billed Hummingbird has the longest beak that can exceed to its body size
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American avocet has a long, upturned beak that's about 3.2-3.7 inches long
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Long-billed curlew has one of the longest beaks of any shorebird, measuring 4.5-8.6 inches
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Shoebill stork has the third longest beak of any living bird, measuring up to 24 cm long and 20 cm wide
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