The kagu’s wings may appear large for a bird that doesn’t really fly, but they play an important role. A kagu parent flaps its fully opened wings on the ground, as if injured, to distract a would-be predator away from its chick. When open, the wings have dark stripes that may surprise a potential enemy. The kagu can also run quickly on its rather long legs to escape danger, and it can be quite hard to find in its forest home. The large wings also help the bird keep its balance while climbing and hopping over rocks and other rough spots.
The Black-and-white Monjita is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is sometimes spearated in the monotypic genus Heteroxolmis.