Kinds of BIRDS

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Kinds of BIRDS
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4 Common
ORDERS

• Flightless Birds
• Water Birds
• Perching Birds
• Birds of Prey

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Flightless Birds

• Use wings to balance
• Use wings to swim, run, balance
• Ostrich
• Largest bird, strong runner
• Rhea
• Penguin
• Powerful keel muscles but wings are like
  flippers to fly underwater
• Kiwi from New Zealand
• Come out at night

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Water Birds

• Usually found in or near water
• Eat fish, plants, invertebrates
• Geese
• Cranes
• Swans
• Heron
• Ducks

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Perching Birds

• Largest Order of birds 5000 species (mostly
  songbirds)
• Feet automatically wrap around branch and stay
  closed even if it falls asleep

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Birds of Prey
Crowned Eagle
Bald Eagle
Falcon
Red-tailed Hawk
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
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More about birds of prey

• Eagles, osprey, hawks, owls, kites, harriers,
  buzzards, vultures, and condors. 
• Birds of Prey are also called raptors
• Birds of prey are meat-eating birds that hunt and
  kill other animals
• Strong feet w/talons sharp claws
• Large eyes Eagles can spot a rabbit from a mile
  away
• Hooked beaks to tear flesh from prey
• Eat small mammals such as mice and rabbits, fish,
  snakes, and even other birds. 
• Some eat the leftovers other hunters leave behind
  (vultures)
• Some hunt at night (owls), but most hunt during
  the day

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