They are seed eaters and have a short, strong, decurved bill.
The Chough (pronounced ‘chuff’) is an elegant member of the crow family, a little smaller than a Rook and distinguished by a bright red, slightly decurved bill and red legs and feet.
It has a long, slightly decurved bill and a short, upturned tail.
Feeding quietly, a hoopoe can be surprisingly difficult to detect on the ground especially when probing with long decurved bill.
Bills range from long to short, thick to thin and straight to very decurved.
Definition of decurved in US English:
decurved
adjectivedēˈkərvd
Biology
(especially of a bird's bill) curved downward.
〔生〕（尤指鸟的喙）下弯的
Example sentencesExamples
Bills range from long to short, thick to thin and straight to very decurved.
The Chough (pronounced ‘chuff’) is an elegant member of the crow family, a little smaller than a Rook and distinguished by a bright red, slightly decurved bill and red legs and feet.
It has a long, slightly decurved bill and a short, upturned tail.
Feeding quietly, a hoopoe can be surprisingly difficult to detect on the ground especially when probing with long decurved bill.
They are seed eaters and have a short, strong, decurved bill.