Bird Adaptations - Beaks In the following slides, hypothesize with your group how each bird uses its beak to hunt, and what type of organism that it is hunting. Take turns writing so not one person is stuck writing the entire time.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Brown Creeper

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Eagle

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Curlew

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Spoonbill

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Flamingo

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Skimmer

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Hummingbird

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Heron

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Woodpecker

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Cardinal (sorry Cubs fans)

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Merganser

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Pelican

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Brown Creeper - Thin bill that is curved downwards used to probe under the bark of trees for insects and spiders.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Eagle - Short, strong beak with hooked upper jaw for tearing flesh.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Curlew - Long, slender, down-curved beak for probing shoreline for worms and other invertebrates that lie buried in the sediments

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Spoonbill - Long flat bill with a tip like a spoon. Used like a shovel, sweeping back and forth through shallow waters to shovel small fish and crustaceans from the water and mud.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Flamingo - Short, down-curved beak for separating mud and silt from shellfish and algae. The flamingo uses its beak upside down

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Skimmer - Large bill with lower jaw longer than the upper. Skimmers used the lower jaw to scoop fish from the water

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Hummingbird - Long thin bill used like a straw. Sticking it into flowers to sip on nectar.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Heron - Long thick spear-like beak. Used like a spear, stabbing fish, frogs, and shellfish then lifting them out of the water before swallowing them.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Woodpecker - Chisel-like beak used to drill or bore holes into bark of trees so that it can get the insects inside.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Cardinal (sorry Cubs fans) - Thin bill that is Short, stout, conical beak. Used like a nutcracker to open nuts and seeds.

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Merganser - Flat, sieve-like bill for catching fish and draining water

Bird Adaptations - Beaks Pelican - Large bill with a stretchable pouch under it for holding fish caught underwater.

Bird Adaptations – Exit Note Create an explanation on why these birds variations of beaks allow them to co-exist and thrive in their environments. (Hint: How are these birds beaks and hunting behaviors different from the Wormeaters?) Use the terms: Existence, Diversity, Adaptation, Competition, and Extinction in your answer.