Kagu

The Kagu is a rare flightless bird that is also known as the Ghost of the Forest.  These birds live in the rain forests of New Caledonia and eat a variety of foods such as: larvae, spiders, centipedes, bugs, cockroaches, millipedes, beetles, snails, worms and lizards.  Kagus have skin flaps called corns, which cover the nostril and may keep dirt from entering the nose when the bird digs with it's bill.  They are the only bird that have this. This beautiful bird has white feathers and gray stripes that can only be seen when the feathers are outstretched.  The Kagu feathers were so prized by the makers of ladies' fancy hats that in the 1800's they almost became extinct.  

After learning about the Kagu the kids made their own Kagu out of a paper plate.