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Some birds like duck and swan live in
rivers, lakes and ponds.
Find It Is a penguin a bird? Where does it live?
Out
Body features of birds
Birds are the only animals that can fly. They are the only animals that have
a beak instead of a mouth and a nose.
Eyes
Birds also have a pair of eyes, a pair of wings, Nostrils
a pair of feet with claws and a tail.
Birds don’t have external ears. They have two Wings
tiny holes covered by skin that allow them to Feet
hear. Claws
Tail
Birds have a pair of nostrils on their beak.
Parts of a birds
They breathe through their beaks, as well as
their nostrils.
Think & Have you ever heard or noticed
Special features of birds Answer birds in the early morning hours?
Name any two such birds.
Wings and Feathers
Birds have a pair of wings. Wings have feathers attached to them. Feathers
help birds fly. Some birds have multi-coloured feathers. Birds have feathers
of all shapes, sizes and colours. Find It
Birds have three types of feathers. Out Which bird has the
largest wings?
Body feathers — These feathers are
stiff, strong and lightweight. They cover the bird’s
body and give shape to the bird.
Flight feathers – These feathers are long and flat.
They are found on the wings and on the tails.
These feathers help the birds to fly.
Flight feathers Body feathers
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