PPT-Birds and Beaks

Sparrow Cardinal Hummingbird Eagle Woodpecker Flamingo Crow Toucan . Th wate i thi pon use t b saltie tha ocea water I i no brackis mi o fres an salt wate fro th Bay Som animal tha liv i th wate ar zoop lankton shrimp wate boatman an a variet offish Th sal mars i th transitio betwee th ba an upland Th sal mars i a tid BIRDS. Taxonomy and Characteristics. Kingdom . – . Animalia. Phylum – . Chordata. Class – Aves. Order ~ . 45. Family ~ . 235 . Genus ~ . 2,340. Species ~ 10,000. 489 in Washington state . Great blue heron. Look at specialized structures!. Woodpeckers. What are the beaks designed for?. Diet. Juncos. Look at their beak!. House Finches and Gold Finches. Look at their beaks!. Doves and Pigeons. Look at their beaks. External Anatomy of a Bird. Beak. Crown. Iris. Pupil. Mantle. Lesser Coverts. Scapulars. Coverts (Feathers). Tertials. Rump. Tail Feathers. Vent. Thigh. Knee. Tarsus. Feet. Tibia. Belly. Flanks. Breast. Investigating: How does the shape of a bird’s beak help determine the food it can eat?. Scoop Beak . Brown Pelican . American White Pelican . Common foods for scoop beak birds:. Snails. Fish . Probing Beak . 4 Different Beaks. “Clothespin”. “Metal Clip”. “Plastic Clip”. “Tweezers”. 2 Different Seeds. “Small Seeds”. Large Seeds”. Round 1 Sample Data (Metal Clip). Partner 1. Trial 1: 11. Relative fitness in relation to. Natural selection. Natural selection often has “survival of the fittest” and the “struggle to survive” associated with it, but it doesn’t necessarily mean direct physical conflict between two organisms.. Star-nosed mole. Lives in wet, marshy soil. Burrowing habitat in dark tunnels. Eats earthworms and other prey. Eyes are greatly reduced and even in light, visual information is not prioritized. Uses sense of touch to find food and navigate. Thin, slender, pointed beaks are found mainly in insect eaters. They are used to pick insects off leaves, twigs, and bark. This warbler is a good example.. Woodpeckers have strong beaks which taper to the tip, forming a chisel for pecking holes in trees for food or nests. Most feed on insects which live under the bark.. Wood Duck. Wilson’s Warbler. Whimbrel. Western Sandpiper. Sparrowhawk. Sora. Sooty Tern. Snowy Plover. Sanderling. Roseate Spoonbill. Ring-necked Duck. Redwinged. Blackbird. Reddish Egret. Pied-billed Grebe. https://. youtu.be. /ZIq8LmVN29U. Bird beaks are multi-functional tools. Birds use them to weave nests, defend their territory, attack competitors, groom feathers, communicate, and most significantly, to gather or capture food. . Shore Birds:. Also known as Waders. Feed on abundance of marine life in the intertidal zone. Size varies from as small as a sparrow to larger than a chicken. Group includes oyster catchers, tattlers, curlews, godwits, turnstones, sandpipers, jacanas, surfbird, phalaropes and inland species such as woodcocks. Chapter 26 Reptiles and Birds Reptiles Skin is smooth and dry, covered in scales Helps prevent the evaporation of water from its body. First vertebrates with adaptations that enabled them to survive on land only. Webster RG, Hakawi AM, Chen H, Guan Y. H5N1 Outbreaks and Enzootic Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(1):3-8. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.051024.