Bird Structure
The organ that grinds food
What is the gizzard?
The shape of the birds tail is determined by the type of this.
What is the flight?
The world's fastest bird
What is the peregrine falcon?
Birds have toothless bill made of this.
What is Keratin?
Soft and fluffy feathers
What are the down feathers?
Songbirds, which have three forward toes and one hind toe, has this kind of feet.
What is perching feet?
Large and broad wings that hawks have are used for this.
What is gliding?
The tiny tubes that allow air to flow through a bird's lungs.
What are air capillaries?
The most important flight muscle
What is the pectoral
Colors, patterns. and markings that are characteristic or a particular bird species are this.
What is field design?
Birds that are born featherless and helpless
What are perching birds?
A bird is able to waterproof its feathers with oil found in this special structure
What is the preen gland?
Sac in the esophagus that stores and moistens food
What is the crop?
Hunting birds, which have sharp talons, have this kind of feet.
What are grasping feet?
Water birds that are known for using their unique throat pouches to catch fish
What are pelicans?
The type of eyesight that provides hunting birds with the ability to focus both eyes on one object
What is binocular vision
Retractable group of feathers on the front of a birds wing.
What is the alula?
Spoonbills, which scoop small aquatic animals from water, have this kind of bill.
What is s straining bill?
A straight and strong pointed bill that is used for a diverse diet of insects, fruits, eggs, crustaceans, and flesh.
What is an all purpose bill?
A bird must breathe this many times to move each breath through the respiratory system
What is 2 times (twice)?