Friends of  the Aranda Bushland Inc

Frost Hollow to Forest Education Kit

phone– 6251–1345, fax 6251 7621,email mefalconer@home.netspeed.com.au

   address for correspondence – PO Box 376, Jamison, ACT 2614

Beaks and Feet

All birds need food and space to live in. They avoid competition by occupying different habitats, or different parts of the same habitat. Many are specially adapted for a particular way of life.

Do all birds eat the same thing?

How are the beaks and feet of different birds adapted to the way they feed?

Refer to the field guide and your own observations to draw the beaks and feet of birds in the Aranda bushland in the table below.

Name of Bird

Beak

Feet

Food

Galah

     

Crimson Rosella

     

Pied

Currawong

     

Australian Magpie

     

Red Wattlebird

     

White-throated Treecreeper

     

Grey Fantail

     

Structure and Function

Consider how the structures of the different birds eg their beaks and feet, are adapted to a particular function eg the way they feed.

Name of Bird

Structure

Function

Galah

   

Crimson Rosella

   

Pied

Currawong

   

Australian Magpie

   

Red Wattlebird

   

White-throated Treecreeper

   

Grey Fantail

   

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