Characteristics of Birds
Kinds of Birds
100
Feathers help birds stay dry and warm, attract mates, and fly.
What do feathers do for the bird?
100
A flightless bird is a bird that can not fly, but instead of flying some flightless birds run very quickly to move around.
What is a flightless bird?
200
Molting is when a bird is in the process of shedding old feathers and growing new ones.
What is molting?
300
The birds down feathers are a soft feather that covers the body of a young bird and provides insulation to adult birds.
What are the birds down feathers?
400
Contour feathers are one of the most external feathers that cover a bird and that help determine its shape.
What are contour feathers?
500
Lift means an upward force on a bird's wings.
What does the word lift mean?
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