Title: The Keel-billed Toucan and the Rainbow Lorikeet
1The Keel-billed Toucan and the Rainbow Lorikeet
2There are five different groups of animals with
vertebrates.
Mammals Reptiles Fish Amphibians Birds
3Both the Keel-billed Toucans and the Rainbow
Lorikeet are birds.
4Most birds have these characteristics
- They have feathers.
- Birds are warm-blooded.
- They have two wings, two legs, and a beak.
- Birds give birth to babies hatched from eggs.
- Birds breathe through lungs.
5The Toucan lives in the rain forest and has green
skin around the eyeball. The green skin is a
type of camouflage to help the toucan blend into
his surroundings.
6The Toucan has a rainbow colored, lightweight
bill with toothed edges and a red tip.
It uses its bill to grab its food. It likes to
eat fruit, but may also eat bird eggs, insects,
lizards, and tree frogs.
7The Keel-billed Toucan
- The Toucan has a BIG Bill unlike other birds.
He cannot fly well so he hops from branch to
branch. He uses his beak to reach fruit and eats
it whole by tossing his head back and swallowing
the fruit whole.
8The Keel-billed Toucan
- The Toucan has a long thick tail to help keep
its balance. It has four toes on each foot two
toes face forwards and two face backwards.
9The Keel-billed Toucan
- The Toucan lives in the rain forest. Toucan eat
mostly fruit, but also eat bird eggs, insects,
and tree frogs. Toucans swallow fruit whole and
then spits up the seeds.
10The Rainbow Lorikeet is a small brightly
colored Australian parrot with a brush
tipped tongue.
11Rainbow Lorikeet
- It is found in rainforests, open forests,
woodlands, mangrove forests, and orchards in
Australia. They like the warm climate and he can
blend into colorful flowers.
12Rainbow Lorikeet
- This active bird has a shrill call.
- It can fly and chatter while eating.
13Rainbow Lorikeet
- They are colorful. They have a dark blue or
violet-blue head and stomach, a bright green
back, tail and vent, and an orange breast and
beak.
14 Rainbow Lorikeet
- Lorikeets have tapered wings and pointed tails
that allow them to fly easily.
15Rainbow Lorikeet
- The Rainbow Lorikeet can use their tongue to get
nectar from flowers. The tip of their tongue has
fine hairs to collect the pollen.
16Rainbow Lorikeet
17Rainbow Lorikeet and Keel-billed Toucan
- We hope youve learned a lot about these two
birds.