Created by Raina Kahanu for Edu300 at Pacific University in May of 2010.

Instructions for using this book: This works best if an internet browser is available for use as many items are linked to the internet for further research. If you click the links, be sure to close them as you go along so that your computer runs faster. You can always go back to pages you found really interesting. To “turn” your page, click the arrow buttons takes you back a page. takes you to the next page. A * next to a word will take you to a website. Any other link will take you to a picture. Click the name of the bird at the top to go to the Wikipedia page for that bird. Try clicking on the various pictures to go to other Wikipedia pages as well. Enjoy! Begin!

A A A A A A A ALBATROSS An Albatross is a large seabird. They live in the Southern Ocean*Southern Ocean* and North Pacific*.North Pacific 19 of the 21 species of Albatross are becoming extinct*.extinct They eat mostly cephalopods*, fish, and crustaceans.cephalopods Albatrosses usually nest on islands.nest on islands

B B B B B B B B B BLUEBIRD Bluebirds love open grasslands*grasslands and trees. They live in the Americas.Americas. There are three different types of bluebirds. They can live for up to ten years. Want to know more about bluebirds or hear the song they sing? Click here: *

NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

C C C C C C C C C CRANE There are 15 kinds of cranes. Cranes feed on berries, insects, rodents, and fish. They live on every continent except Antarctica and South America.continent Some cranes migrate* while other species of cranes do not,migrate

The Seven Continents

D D D D D D D D D D DOVE Doves are similar to pigeons*, and therepigeons are over 300 species of the two. Doves live all over the world except where it is too hot or too cold, like the Sahara Desert Sahara Desert or Antarctica. Most doves live in tropical forests and woodlands because there is a lot to eat and many trees to build nests in. They eat mostly fruits and seeds that they find.

Sahara Desert in Africa Click the picture for more information on the Sahara Desert.

E E E E E E E E E E EAGLE The Bald Eagle and the GoldenBald Eagle and the Golden EagleEagle are the two found in the United States. Eagles have really good eyesight that helps them find their food from far away. Eagles are large and are birds of prey. The Great Seal of the United States has the image of a Bald Eagle.Great Seal of the United States

Bald Eagle Golden Eagle The 2 species of Eagles that live in North America are the:

The Great Seal of the United States Do you know what the eagle is holding in each of its talons? Click the talons in the picture to find out the answer.

In the Eagles left (dexter) talon is an olive branch.

In the Eagles right (sinister) talon are 13 arrows. The number 13 signifies the original 13 colonies.13 colonies (Georgia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.

F F F F F F F F F F FROGMOUTH Frogmouths are nocturnal birds.nocturnal They live in Asia and Australia. They are called Frogmouths because they sit with their mouths open, like frogs.frogs

NOCTURNAL: –adjective 1. of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).diurnal 2. done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit. 3. active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.diurnal 4. opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers (opposed to diurnal). flowersdiurnal

G G G G G G G G G G GROUND-ROLLER There are 5 species, and they all live in Madagascar. Four species live in the rainforest, and one lives in the desert.Madagascar They eat reptiles and large insects.

Madagascar

H H H H H H H H H H HUMMINGBIRD Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. They beat their wings times per second. They drink nectar out of flowers because it provides them with nutrients.nectar They are some of the smallest birds around the world.

NECTAR: –noun 1. the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower. 2. the juice of a fruit, esp. when not diluted, or a blend of fruit juices: pear nectar; tropical nectar. 3. Classical Mythology. the life-giving drink of the gods.Compare ambrosia (def. 1). ambrosia 4. any delicious drink. Nectar Hummingbird

I I I I I I I I I I I IBIS Ibises dig in mud for crustaceans* to eat. crustaceans They have long legs and long beaks.

J J J J J J J J J J JUNCO They prefer to live on dry soil. They live in North America.North America Junco eat seeds and tiny insects. They build their nests in hidden areas.

NORTH AMERICA

K K K K K K K K K K KOOKABURRA Kookaburra are large birds. They live in Australia and New Guinea. Their call sounds like humans laughing. (Can you laugh like a kookaburra?) They are meat eaters, and eat things like lizards, mice, small birds, and snakes. Click here for lyrics to a fun kookaburra song.

Kookaburra Song: Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh! Kookaburra laugh! Kookaburra gay your life must be. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gum drops he can see Stop! Kookaburra stop! Kookaburra leave some there for me.

L L L L L L L L L L LARK These birds mostly live in the Old World and northern and eastern Australia. Old World They eat seeds and insects. Their color easily camouflages them into the ground.

Old World

M M M M M M M M M M MOCKINGBIRD Mockingbirds are known for mimicking other sounds made by other birds or insects. Mockingbirds also have the ability to detect a threatening person from a crowd. There are 17 species of mockingbirds.

N N N N N N N N N NIGHT HERON Night herons are nocturnal* birds.nocturnal They stand by the waters edge and attack prey. They eat fish, insects, small mammals, frogs, and crustaceans. They live in tree tops or on islands.

O O O OO O O O O O OSTRICH An ostrich can weigh up to 290 pounds. They live in Africa. They eat mostly seeds, grass, flowers, and insects. The ostrich egg is the largest egg.ostrich egg

Ostrich egg Chicken egg

P P P P P P P P P PEAFOWL Males are called peacocks and females are peahens. The males have the colorful feathers. There are two different species.two

Green peafowl   Indian peafowl This is the national bird of India!India

India’s Flag 

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QUAIL This bird lives in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It eats seeds and insects that it finds on the ground. These birds like to walk more than they like to fly.

R R R R R R R R ROBINROBIN (American) This is the state bird in Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. They eat berries, fruits, and invertebrates* such as beetles and caterpillars.invertebrates* They live far north is Canada and Alaska, and migrate south to Mexico and Florida.

S S S S S S S S SPARROW These birds eat mostly seeds, but sometimes they eat small insects too. There are many different species of sparrows. species of sparrows They are found all over the world.

Click the Sparrow to find out what species it is.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Yellow Throated Sparrow

Italian Sparrow

Desert Sparrow

T T T T T T T T T TOUCAN They have short wings and large, colorful beaks. Toucans live in forests in the neotropics. neotropics They use their becks to eat fruits, which makes up most of their diet. Sometimes they eat small insects too.

Neotropic Ecozone Includes South and Central America, parts of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and lower Florida.

V V V V V V V V V VEERY The Veery is also called Willow Thrush or Wilson’s Thrush. They live in southern Canada and the United States. When it is cold, they migrate to South America. They walk on forest floors looking for insects to eat. They also eat berries.

W W W W W W W W WOOKPECKER Woodpeckers live in forests and woodlands.forests woodland They live all around the world, except in Australia, New Zealand, and Madagascar or where it is too cold. They use their beaks to drill holes into trees. Then they use their tongues to eat insects from inside the tree. Since forests are disappearing, some species are going extinct*.extinct*.

Woodlands

Forests

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YELLOWHEAD Yellowheads are endemic to the South Island of New ZealandNew Zealand Yellowheads are on New Zealand’s $100 note

New Zealand

Did you notice there was no bird for the letters X, V, and Z? That’s because there are no birds that start with those letter. Can you use your imagination to create a new species of bird that starts with either an X, V, or Z. What does it eat? What color is it? Where does it live?

The End! I hope you enjoyed this book and learned a lot about various bird! To view the resources used in this book, click hereclick here

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