There are around 10,000 species of birds on the planet today, each with their own unique habitat preferences, ranges, diets and behavioral habits.
Bird Facts:
- Birds like to eat insects, seeds, plants, and sometimes even small animals.
2.They have been around for millions of years.
3.Birds have hollow bones that help them to fly.
4.The smallest bird egg in the world belongs to the hummingbird.
5.Most birds do not have bladders instead of storing urine they produce the white pasty substance that we are all used to seeing.
6.The Kiwi is the only wingless bird and you can find this in New Zealand.
7.Some bird species like blackbirds are very intelligent and have been known to create tools to help them forage for food and learn.
8.The hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world it is just 2 inches in length.
9.Birds are believed to be a descendant of the theropod dinosaur. And believe it or not, the average chicken is thought to be the closest thing to a living relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur.
10.Birds are quite smart. Some breeds have developed the ability to use tools. They are usually used for rooting out insects or other types of food.
While most birds live alone, there are some that live in pairs that are kept as pets. It’s believed that parakeets, doves, and lovebirds like living with a partner so that they will have a companion.
11.The sizes of birds are so drastic from the smallest pea-sized hummingbird to the ostrich, which is the biggest bird. Ostrich eggs can be the size of a cantaloupe.
12.The eyes in our head take up about five percent of the space in the head area. A bird’s eyes take up about fifty percent. If we had eyes in our heads that could be compared to birds, they would have to be baseball-sized.
13.The penguin is unique in the bird world in a number of ways: they are the only bird that walks upright but they also are the only bird that can’t fly in the air but does have the ability to swim.
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