Birds year 3
- 1. Birds Birds come in all shapes an sizes. There are thousands different types of birds. Birds are vertebrates.
- 2. Reproduction ¡¤ Birds are oviparous. They incubate their eggs. This means they sit on the eggs to keep them warm while the baby grows inside.
- 3. Nutrition ¡¤ Birds can be ¡ Carnivores Herbivores Omnivores
- 4. Respiration ¡¤ Birds breathe with their lungs.
- 5. Physical Characteristics ¡¤ Birds have feathers and wings, but not all birds can fly!. Some can swim or run. Birds use their feathers for flying, keeping warm and attracting other birds. All feathers are waterproof.
- 6. ¡¤ Birds have beaks. Birds of prey have hooked beaks for tearing meat. Birds that eat nuts and seeds have short beaks. Birds that catch fish have long, sharp beaks. Birds that eat nectar from flowers have long, thin beaks.
- 7. Penguins Penguins are aquatic birds. They mostly eat fish and other small sea animals. They can¡¯t fly, but they are very good swimmers.
- 8. Sparrows Sparrows have short beaks because they eat seeds.
- 9. Eagles Eagles are carnivores. They are very good hunters and eat fish and other animals. Bald eagles make the largest nests in the world.
- 10. Pelincans Pelicans have large beaks which they use to catch lots of fish at once.
- 11. Ostriches Ostriches are the largest birds in the world. Although they can¡¯t fly, they can run faster than any human.
- 12. Hummingbirds Hummingbirds are one of the smallest birds. They have long, thin beaks which they use to drink nectar from flowers.