skills of bird

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (7): Territory

Habitat selection varies according to species but not all habitat selection involves ‘territory’. Many species remain itinerant, at least to… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (6): Food and foraging

Birds occupy both a vertical plane and a horizontal plane above ground level. Not all birds forage for food at… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (5): The wings

The wing is a forelimb and an adaptation to flight that is unique to class Aves. The bones of the… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (4):The feet

Many birds use their feet, as well as their beaks, for foraging and hunting. Chickens and many ground-dwelling birds scratch… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (3): The beak

The beak, or bill, is the bird’s main equipment for preening, feeding and attacking. The bill is adapted primarily for… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (2): Adaptive features of birds

Birds come in all shapes, sizes and colours and are adapted to an enormously wide range of ecological circumstances. Despite… Read More

SPECIAL FEATURES OF BIRDS (1): Birds signal life

Birds are so much a part of our lives, even in cities, that we can barely imagine what it would… Read More