WHAT ARE BIRDS

A BIRD'S BODY

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• Birds must be light weight to fly
• Their hollow bones help make their body's light
• The streamlined shape of a bird's body also helps a bird fly
• It allows the bird to glide easily through the air

ALL ABOUT BEAKS

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• Beaks are also known as bills
• They come in many shapes and sizes
• Birds use their beak to catch or break apart food
• Some birds also use their beak to for making nests

FEET FACTS

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• Birds use their feet to catch food
• Others build nest with their feet
• Many water birds have webbed feet for swimming
• Most birds have four toes on each foot

WHAT IS A BIRD?

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• There are 9,000 different species of birds.
• Some birds such as hummingbirds,are tiny,
• Others such as ostriches,are huge

BIRDS FEATHERS

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• Many birds have colorful feathers and markings that allow
• Them to blend in with their habbitat
• Old feathers get dirty and worn out.

GLOSSARY

• Albumen:the clear liquid inside an egg that provides water and protection for the growing chick also called egg white.
• Barbules:tiny parts of a feather that lock together.
• Blubber:a thick layer of fat under an animals skin.
• The part of birds stomach that helps grind up food
• A flightless bird with a flat breastbone.

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