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Male Toucan Vs Northern Harriers

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There are two different types of survival needs in organisms for example, why can't toucan lives in arctic while hawk can live almost everywhere?Generalist are most often found in a place where temperature is moving from hot to cold, and variety of food sources are available for organisms living there. Animals found in these place are called broad niches, which are able to adapt to almost any environment. Opposite of generalist would be specialist, which means temperature stays the same and same kind of food sources available, this kind of environment are more suitable for narrow niches.

For instance Toucans are considered as specialists, their surrounding habitat is made up of plants,trees and soil. There is no weather change, temperature …show more content…

Male toucan will stay away from the nest and makes sure no predators come near the nest, if nest is being threatened there is going to be violence between two birds. However Northern harriers can relate to male Toucan after their mating period as well, Northern harriers must bring food for the family and need to be prepared to take in extra effort for the family. Both birds don't let the newborns isolate from the parent and be very careful around them, they have to be aware of their life as a parents. Since newborn had come to life, there is no way that the offspring can adapt to different niche which parents are unable to. Both birds sexual reproduces, sexual reproduction requires both parent and combine two different genes to create a offspring. If both parent are specialists there is no chances that the offspring can be generalist. The females birds deliver about 3-5 eggs each year after mating with the male bird. There is least difference in food of these two examples, both of them eats almost same thing such as small mammals and lizards except for fruits. Northern harriers are not able to locate fruits in grassland

In summary Northern harrier versus the Toucans are not a huge difference because they are both the birds but they are different kinds, the only one difference that matter between these two common birds are generalist versus and other are specialist. However they both can relate by same reproductive system and same responsibilities of male’s concerns about the family. Toucans are specialist while Northern harriers are generalist, each of these birds have somehow difference in diet and mainly different habitats,

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