Birds & Beaks Matching

The objective is to correctly match the bird cards to the beak description

Birds & Their beaks

Large bill with a lower jaw that is longer than the upper jaw. The lower jaw scoops fish from the water.

Long slender down-curved beak for probing the shoreline for worms and other invertebrates that lie buried in the sediments

Strong short beak with hooked upper jaw is for tearing flesh.

A curved and pointed bill picks out insects and spiders from tree bark.

A short, stout, conical beak is used like a nutcracker to crack open nuts and seeds.

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Flat, sieve-like bill is used for catching fish and draining water.

Long flat bill with a tip like a spoon. The bill is used like a shovel, sweeping back and forth through shallow waters to shovel small fish and crustaceans from the mud and water.

The bill is used like a straw, sticking it into flowers to sip nectar.

The beak is used like a drill to bore holes into the bark of trees so that it can get at the insects.

Short, down-curved beak used upside down for separating mud and silt from shellfish and algae.

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