Birds

Birds are:

• cold-blooded

• warm-blooded

Birds are:

• oviparous (lay eggs)

• viviparous (have live babies)

Birds are:

• vertebrates (have a backbone)

• invertebrate (have no backbone)

Birds have:

• fur

• feathers

• scales

• skin

All birds fly:

• true

• false

This cassowary, which is native to Australia, is endangered. This means:

• it eats meat.

• it has live babies.

• it cannot fly.

• it may become extinct.

This native bird is featured on the Australian ten cent coin. It is a:

• magpie

• kookaburra

• lyrebird

• fairy wren

Some birds, like this Australian butcherbird, are carnivorous. This means they:

• eat meat.

• eat plants.

• eat meat and plants.

Birds bones are light because:

• they are made of cartilage.

• they are very dense.

• they are hollow.

Some birds that live in cooler climates may move long distances to warmer places during winter. This is called:

• hibernation

• migration

• brumation