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All About Birds
Types of Birds' Beaks
The most important function of a bird’s beak is feeding, and it is shaped according to what a bird eats. You can learn more about its behaviour by looking at the beak and thinking about what it eats.
CrackerSeed eaters like sparrows have short, thick conical bills for cracking seed. | ShredderBirds of prey like hawks and owls have have curved beaks with a razor-sharp tip that helps them tear their prey into smaller parts, so as to make it easy to swallow. | ChiselWoodpeckers have beaks that are long and chisel-like for boring into wood to eat insects. |
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ProbeHummingbirds' beaks are long and slender for probing flowers for nectar. | StrainerDucks have flat beaks that help strain the water from the sides when they eat food which includes water plants and animals. | SpearBirds like herons and kingfishers have spear-like bills adapted for fishing. |
TweezerInsect eaters like warblers have thin, pointed bills. | Swiss Army KnifeCrows have a multi-purpose bill that allows them to eat fruit, seeds, insects, fish, and other animals. | ScoopsPelicans have a beak that helps them scoops food out of the water. The beak helps them to strain excess water when they make a catch. |
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