Secretary bird basic information

Secretary Birds are usually three feet tall and weigh between seven and a half and nine pounds. Their wingspans can comprise six and a half feet. Male Secretary Birds are smaller than females. Their peach colored legs are also very long and are heavily armored to protect the bird from snakebites. The crest of black-tipped feather plumes that adorns the head of the Secretary Bird was thought to resemble a quill pen tucked behind a secretary's ear, which is the reason this bird is named as it is. The faces of Secretary Birds are orange from the blue-gray bill to the eyes; the eyelids are also orange. The bodies of Secretary Birds are predominantly gray. The wings and thighs are black in color. Two very long black feathers that stick straight out from the center characterize the tail.