2. FEET AND CLAWS
All birds have two feet and
three or four toes.
The feet and claws help
the bird to walk, wade
through water and catch
food.
3. FEET AND CLAWS
Claws are curved, pointed and
horny nails present on the
feet.
Claws can be used for
climbing, protecting, holding
food and perching.
4. FEET AND CLAWS
The feet and claws of birds
also depend upon their living
conditions , the kind of food
they eat and their hunting
patterns.
5. TYPES OF FEET AND CLAWS – PREYING BIRDS
Flesh – eating birds
such as eagle, hawk,
vulture are also called
Preying birds.
Preying birds have three
toes in the front and
one at the back.
EAGLE
VULTURE
HAWK
6. The preying birds have very
sharp and curved claws
called Talons.
Talons help to catch and
hold their prey firmly while
flying.
7. PERCHING BIRDS
Birds such as pigeon,
crow, sparrow and
nightingale spend a lot
of their time perching
on trees and searching
for food and shelter.
CROW
NIGHTINGALE
SPARROW
8. Perching birds have feet
with three toes in the
front and one behind.
Such feet help them to
hold on to a branch
firmly.
9. SCRATCHING BIRDS
Grain eaters like
hens and quail
scratch the soil in
search of buried
seeds, grains and
insects.
HEN
QUAIL
PEACOCK
10. Scratching birds have
three toes in the front
and one toe at the
back.
They have sharp and
horn like claws to
scratch the ground in
search of seeds and
insects present in the
soil.
11. CLIMBING BIRDS
Birds like
woodpecker and
parrot climb up and
down a tree or other
surfaces in search of
insects, bugs and
fruits.
They are called
climbing birds.
WOODPECKER
PARROT
12. These birds have two
toes in the front and
two toes at the back.
Their toes help them
to climb trees and hold
onto branches.
These also help the
birds to balance
themselves while
climbing.
13. SWIMMING BIRDS
Water birds like
ducks, geese and swans
have webbed feet to
swim.
They are good
swimmers but they
walk slowly.
DUCK
GEESE
SWAN
14. Swimming birds have
three toes in the front
that are joined by skin
called web.
Such webbed feet help
them to push water
back while swimming.
15. WADING BIRDS
Birds that search
for food near the
seashore or in a
shallow parts of
ponds, lakes or
rivers are called
wading birds.
CRANE
HERON FLAMINGO
16. WADING BIRDS
Wading birds have thin
and long legs with toes
that spread wide .
These help them to walk
in shallow water or mud.
The wide spreading toes
prevent them from
sinking in soft mud.
CRANE
HERON FLAMINGO
