CBSE Class 3 Science Birds and Their Features

CBSE Class 3 Science Birds and their Features

Birds are beautiful animals that can fly. Their body is divided into three parts: – head, Trunk, and tail. They have two pairs of limbs – the legs and the wings. Birds have legs, but no hands.  Their wings are covered with feathers. Many birds can fly with the help of their wings. The Mouth of a bird is called a beak. But they don’t have teeth. But birds itself distinguish with each other. The following are the features that distinguish birds from other animals and themselves too.

• Feathers
• Beak
• Feet and Claws

Let us learn about different types of birds and their feathers, beaks, feet, and claws.

Different kinds of feathers

All birds have bodies covered with feathers. Each bird has different kinds of feathers that help it do different things.

There are three kinds of feathers: –

• Flight feathers – Flight feathers help birds to fly. They are found on the wings and the tail.
• Body feathers – Body feathers are colored feathers, which cover the body of the bird.
• Down feathers – Down feathers are soft and fluffy feathers found close to the body of a bird. They help birds to keep their bodies warm.

Different types of Beaks

Bird use their beaks to catch and eat food. Different birds have beaks with different shapes which helps them eat different kinds of food.

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Different kinds of feet and claws

All birds have two feet and four toes. The feet and claws help the bird walk, wade through water and catch food. Different birds have different kinds of feet to help them live in their surroundings or gather food.

Different types of nests

Most birds build nests to lay eggs and protect their babies. They use grass, straws, twigs, and leaves to build their nest. They use their beaks to build nests. For example, Tailorbird uses its beak to stitch leaves to build the nest. Different birds build different kinds of nests. Many birds build their nests in trees, but there are some birds like a peacock and a duck who build their nests on the ground.

Only Cuckoos do not build nests. They lay eggs in the nest of a crow.

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