B
This word means a bird that eats meat as well as plants
omnivore
The sharp claw of a bird of prey is called this.
talon
This gland produces oil so that birds can waterproof their feathers
Preen gland
A bird's beak is made out of this
Keratin
The most common bird in the entire world
Chicken
The muscular organ with little bits of stone in it that helps grind up a bird's food
gizzard
The word "raptor" means this
to seize or grasp
The pouch that temporarily stores food and sometimes makes milk
Crop
This bird's eggs are the size of small beans, her nest is the size of a quarter, and she beats her wings in a figure 8 pattern
Hummingbird
The voice box of a bird is called this
Syrinx
This tall raptor hunts on foot, stomping its prey to death
secretary bird
The feathers of a bird are called this
Plumage
The process of hatching eggs is called this.
Incubation
This is the word for when birds move to different locations, depending on the seasons
A high speed dive used to catch prey
The scientific class containing birds
Aves
This word means that a bird spends most of its life at sea
Pelagic
The force that is created by air pushing against the bottom of the wings, causing the bird to move upward
Lift
The small hole that a baby bird makes to break out of its shell is called this.
A pip
This is the word for birds that hunt at night
nocturnal predators
The flight path used by large numbers of birds while migrating. There were 4 major ones in North America
flyway
Give 3 characteristics of birds
feathers lay eggs bipedal(2 feet) vertebrate
beaks/bills specialized bones endothermic wings
Birds that hunt during the daytime are called this
Diurnal predators
This word means having 4 toes, 2 facing forward and 2 facing backward
zygodactyl
List 2 of the 5 categories of penguins
Crested Banded Brush-Tailed Giant Unrelated