Worksheets Contents 1. Facts 2. My Favorite Bird 3. Pet and Not 4. Bird Anatomy 5. Birds Are... 6. Birds of the Past 7. Birds of Today Birds of the Seven Continents 8. North America - Bird Matching 9. South America - Word Find 10. Europe - Word Scramble 11. Australia - Color Art 12. Africa - Word Acrostics 13. Antarctic - Cold Picture Picks 14. Asia - National Birds Let’s talk about BIRDS

There are over 10,000 living species of birds on Earth and they live on all the continents, including Antarctica. Birds are social creatures which is why they travel in a flock.

Below are some interesting facts about birds. BIRD FACTS ● Birds are bipedal which means that they have two feet and can stand, walk and run. ● There are about 10,000 living species of birds which makes them the largest group of vertebrates in the world. They inhabit ecosystems all over the world including the Arctic and Antarctica. Many of the species migrate long distances. ● Birds are warm-blooded animals that lay eggs. These eggs are usually laid in a nest and are incubated by the parents. ● Most birds take care of their young for an extended period of time after they have hatched. ● Birds have feathers and a beak but no teeth. ● They have a very lightweight but strong skeleton. ● Birds have forelimbs that are covered with feathers and are called wings. Wings, combined with the lightweight skeleton, allows them to fly. ● Birds range in size from the 2 inch Bee Hummingbird to the Ostrich which can grow up to 9 feet tall. ● Birds are also social animals who participate in social behavior. They are known to work together in breeding, flocking, hunting and mobbing predators that threaten them. ● They communicate using songs and calls. They can also communicate by using visual signals such as quickly flapping their wings. ● About 120–130 species have become extinct since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. ● The extinction of many species of birds is blamed on human activity. ● There are currently about 1,200 species of birds that are threatened by extinction. Efforts are underway to protect them. Name:

MY FAVORITE BIRD

Let us start this worksheet by drawing your favorite bird. Color and design! Enjoy! Name:

PET AND NOT

Look at these birds. Which of these can be pet birds? Which ones can’t be? Color the circles of the wild birds GREEN and the pet birds BLUE. Name:

PET AND NOT

Look at these birds. Which of these can be pet birds? Which ones can’t be? Color the circles of the wild birds GREEN and the pet birds BLUE. Name:

BIRD ANATOMY What are the external parts of a bird? Write down your answers in the boxes.

BIRDS ARE... Let’s practice english grammar. Applying your english language skills, describe these magnificent creatures in five short sentences. Name:

BIRD ANATOMY What are the external parts of a bird? Write down your answers in the boxes.

FOREHEAD CROWN BILL / BEAK NAPE

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COVERTS THROAT

BACK BREAST

PRIMARY COVERT WING BELLY

FLANK TAIL CLAW

TARSUS UNDERTAIL COVERTS

BIRDS ARE... Let’s practice english grammar. Applying your english language skills, describe these magnificent creatures in five short sentences. Name: “Birds of the Past”

So do you find a lot of birds today very cute? For sure! But the story was very different millions of years ago. Birds were not domesticated. They were huge and commonly carnivorous. Some examples of these birds can be seen below.

TITANIS MERRIAM’S TERATORN This flightless bird lived This predatory bird is The wingspan of this particular around 2 to 5 million years considered to be one of the bird is said to have been around ago. It was 2.5 meters tall most terrifying birds that 3.5 to 3.8 meters. It used to stand 1 and weighed around 150 lived in Argentina. Physornis foot in height and weighed kilograms. was a flightless bird that approximately 15 kilograms. It lived around 23 to 28 million used to live in Northern America. years ago.

PARAPHYSORNIS OSTEODONTORNIS This bird lived around 23 This was a seabird that is related These were predatory and million years ago and its to Pelicans and Storks. They had flightless birds that lived in fossils were found in Brazil. had a wingspan of around 6 meters Patagonia. They were also They were carnivorous and and reached a height of 1.2 meters considered terrifying birds and weighed between 200-250 when standing on the ground. stood around 2.5 meters in height kilograms. They had very light bodies and and weighed around 130 probably webbed feet and narrow kilograms. wings. https://www.smashinglists.com/dangerous-prehistoric-birds Name:

KELENKEN HAAST’S EAGLE BRONTORNIS These predatory birds were one These birds were massive and once These giant predatory birds of the largest carnivorous birds lived on the southern islands of lived in Patagonia. They of all time. They could reach 3 New Zealand. They are the largest would grow to a height of meters in height and weigh eagles to ever exist. Their speeds 2.8 meters and weigh in at somewhere between 220 to 250 could reach somewhere around 50 around 350 to 400 kilograms. They lived 15 mph. These birds actually went kilograms. million years ago in Argentina. extinct sometime in the 1400s.

ARGENTAVIS This is the largest flying bird whose remains have ever been discovered by humans. Its actual name is Argentavis Magnificens which means the magnificent Argentine bird. The fossils of this bird were obtained from Argentina. Their wingspan was around 7 meters, body length reached 1.3 meters, height reached 2 meters and they would usually weigh in at approximately 80 kilograms.

BIRDS OF TODAY

Now that you’ve learned about prehistoric birds, can you list five (5) differences between the birds of today and those of the past?

Prehistoric birds

Modern birds https://www.smashinglists.com/dangerous-prehistoric-birds Name:

“Birds of the Seven Continents” Which continent do you live on? Some birds are present exclusively on some continents while some are common on all or most. Let’s discover!

NORTH AMERICA - BIRD MATCHING

Write the correct letter matching the North American birds. Aren’t they gorgeous?

a. Nighthawk b. Guillemot c. Mockingbird d. Cardinal

a. Spoonbill b. Sanderling c. Robin d. Wheater

a. Oriole b. Curlew c. Titmouse d. Warbler http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/NA_index_ad.htm Name:

“Birds of the Seven Continents” Which continent do you live on? Some birds are present exclusively on some continents while some are common on all or most. Let’s discover!

NORTH AMERICA - BIRD MATCHING

Write the correct letter matching the North American birds. Aren’t they gorgeous?

D B C A

a. Nighthawk b. Guillemot c. Mockingbird d. Cardinal

C B A D

a. Spoonbill b. Sanderling c. Robin d. Wheater

A C B D

a. Oriole b. Curlew c. Titmouse d. Warbler Name:

SOUTH AMERICA - WORDFIND Below are some more examples of birds for you to enjoy. Find the underlined words in the letters box.

Albatross Antvireo Conebill Cootinga Baywing Jabiru

Earthcreeper Falcon Heron Fruitcrow Goldfinch Guan

P D R H V P C O N U R I B A J

I F O E I I C O N E B I L L G

P A U R O P N O R E H C

I L O N L I C A G B T O Kingbird T C M I E L Y N F A I O

A O A S A B I G R Y N T Violetear L G N F T W M O U W S I

U B I G Y U N L I I M N Pipit

K G A I A T A C O O D T G O G

I N B R T B S S O R T A B L A

Tinamou http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/SA_index_ad.htm Name: SOUTH AMERICA - WORDFIND

Below are some more examples of birds for you to enjoy. Find the underlined words in the letters box.

Albatross Antvireo Conebill Cootinga Baywing Jabiru

Earthcreeper Falcon Heron Fruitcrow Goldfinch Guan

P U R I B A J

I C O N E B I L L

P U N O R E H C

I O C G O Kingbird T M L N O

A A I T Violetear G N F W I

U I Y N Pipit

A T A G

N B S S O R T A B L A

Tinamou http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/SA_index_ad.htm Name:

EUROPE - WORD SCRAMBLE Unscramble the letters to write the correct name of the bird below.

TITEW RSTOK ETRPEL WILAPNG T S P L

ORHMOEN AERJGE EEIDR M J E

CEAVTO FINCHAFCH CKOCUO A C C http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/EU_index_tz.htm Name:

EUROPE - WORD SCRAMBLE Unscramble the letters to write the correct name of the bird below.

TWITE STORK PETREL LAPWING T S P L

MOORHEN JAEGER EIDER M J E

AVOCET CHAFFINCH CUCKOO A C C http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/EU_index_tz.htm Name:

AUSTRALIA- COLOR ART The emu is the second largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is Australia's national bird. Color the picture below.

More examples of Australia’s birds:

Bowerbird Coucal Friarbird Gerygone Honeyeater

Kestrel Wrybill

Kiwi Thornbill http://carolinabirds.org/INDEX/EU_index_tz.htm Name:

AFRICA BIRD ACROSTICS There are thousands of bird species found in Africa. Using the word AFRICA, list some of the bird species found there. List as many as you can while discovering these beautiful species. Time for research! A F R I C A Do you believe in this statement? What does it mean? “SOME BIRDS AREN’T MEANT TO BE CAGED” Name:

ANTARCTIC BIRDS - COLD PICTURE PICKS There are some birds who live in very cold conditions. They are found in the polar regions of the earth. Your task is to find a picture of each and paste them in the boxes below. Prepare your glue!

EMPEROR PENGUIN SNOW PETREL

SOUTHERN FULMAR BROWN SKUA

KELP GULL ANTARCTIC TERN Name:

ANTARCTIC BIRDS - COLD PICS There are some birds who live in very cold conditions. They are found in the polar regions of the earth. Your task is to find a picture of each and paste them in the boxes below. Prepare your glue!

EMPEROR PENGUIN SNOW PETREL

SOUTHERN FULMAR BROWN SKUA

KELP GULL ANTARCTIC TERN Name:

ASIA - NATIONAL BIRDS These are the national birds of some countries in Asia. Can you name them?

Bangladesh China

Japan Philippines

Thailand Singapore

India Iran

Jordan Mongolia Name:

ASIA - NATIONAL BIRDS These are the National Birds of some countries in Asia. Can you name them?

Red-crowned Himalayan Bulbul Crane Bangladesh China

Green Pheasant Philippine Eagle

Japan Philippines

Siamese Fireback Crimson Sunbird

Thailand Singapore

Common Indian Peacock Nightingale

India Iran

Sinai Rosefinch Saker Falcon

Jordan Mongolia Copyright Notice

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