Birds of Bangladesh

Birds of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a land of beauty. Birds have added to its beauty more. We sleep at night and rise early in the morning hearing the sweet song of different birds. There are different types of birds in our country. They are different in color, size and habit. On their habit and activities they are also classified as teasing birds, tailor birds, singing birds, birds of prey, talking birds, domestic birds, migratory birds, nocturnal birds etc. The crow is a teasing bird. It is a very common bird of our country. It looks ugly. It lives on dirty things. The kite is also of the same nature. The swallow, the babui and the tuntuni are the tailor birds. They are called tailor birds because they build their nests with great skill like an experienced tailor. The cuckoo, the shyama, the doel, the koel, the nightingale etc. are known as singing birds. The cuckoo is the most popular among them. The doel is our national bird. The vulture, the hawk, the kite etc. are the birds of prey. They have keen eyes and sharp nails. They eat fish and flesh. The parrot, the moyna and the shalik are the talking birds. If they are trained, they can talk like a man. The hen, the duck, the pigeon etc. are domestic birds. We get flesh and egg from them. Besides our native birds, many birds come to our land during autumn and winter from other countries. They are called migratory birds. They go back after winter. The owl and the bat are called nocturnal birds. They only come out at night. So people can hardly see them. They eat ripe fruits. Birds are our natural wealth. Birds are beautiful creation of Allah. So we should be kind to them and save them from unnecessary killing.