Facts about Birds

1. All birds are warm-blooded.

2. Birds are belonging to the Animalia kingdom.

3. All birds have feathers! (That helps birds to fly)

4. All-female birds lay eggs.

5. Ostrich, emus, and Penguins are birds that cannot fly.

6. Ostrich is the largest bird that lays the largest egg.

7. Cuckoo does not build a nest. It lays eggs in the nest of other birds.

8. A parrot can imitate our voice and talk like us.

9. Pigeons were used to carry letters and messages to far-off places because they can fly long distances.

10. Peacock is the national bird of India. It has beautiful features.

11. The hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. It lays the smallest egg. It can even fly backward.

12. Birds don’t have teeth. They have beaks.

13. A group of birds is called a flock.

14. Owls turn their heads almost 360○ (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes.

15. Kiwi birds are blind, so they hunt by smell.

16. The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright.

17. Albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird.

18. Albatross can live to be over 60 years old.

19. There Are About 10,000 Known Bird Species.

20. Birds Communicate Using Sound and Colour.