This document describes the key characteristics of birds. It lists the main external features of birds, such as beaks, feathers, wings, legs and tails. It then provides some general information about birds - they are vertebrates that lay eggs, most have feathers and can fly, though some like penguins cannot, and they have warm blood, breathe through lungs and live mainly on land but some live in water. The document also lists examples of different types of birds.

2. BEAK
LEGS TAIL
WINGS
HEAD
FEATHERS
BODY
EYES
TOES/NAILS
(CLAWS)
NOSTRILS

3. THEY ARE VERTEBRATE.
THEY LAY EGGS.
(OVIPAROUS).
• THEY ALL HAVE GOT 2 LEGS, 2
WINGS AND A BEAK.
• IT’S THE ONLY TYPE OF ANIMAL
WITH FEATHERS.
• MOST OF THEM CAN FLY, BUT
SOME CANNOT (PENGUIN,
OSTRICH,…)
THEY’VE GOT
WARM BLOOD.
MOST OF THEM LIVE
ON LAND, BUT SOME
LIVE IN WATER
(DUCK, SWAN,…).
THEY BREATHE
THROUGH LUNGS.

5. PENGUIN
STORK
HUMMINGBIRD
OSTRICH
SPARROW
PARROT

6. PELICAN
SWAN
FLAMINGO
CHICK
GOOSE
(PL. GEESE)

7. KIWI
EAGLE
SEAGULL