Birds

Worksheets
 Contents
1. Bird Facts
2. My Favorite Bird
3. Pet and Not
4. Bird Anatomy
5. Birds Are...
6. Birds of the Past
7. Birds of Today
Birds of the Seven Continents
8. North America - Bird Matching
9. South America - Word Find
10. Europe - Word Scramble
11. Australia - Color Art
12. Africa - Word Acrostics
13. Antarctic - Cold Picture Picks
14. Asia - National Birds
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BIRDS

There are over 10,000 living species of birds on

Earth and they live on all the continents, including
Antarctica. Birds are social creatures which is why
they travel in a flock.

Below are some interesting facts about birds.

 BIRD FACTS
● Birds are bipedal animals which means that they have two feet
and can stand, walk and run.
● There are about 10,000 living species of birds which makes them
the largest group of vertebrates in the world. They inhabit
ecosystems all over the world including the Arctic and Antarctica.
Many of the species migrate long distances.
● Birds are warm-blooded animals that lay eggs. These eggs are
usually laid in a nest and are incubated by the parents.
● Most birds take care of their young for an extended period of
time after they have hatched.
● Birds have feathers and a beak but no teeth.
● They have a very lightweight but strong skeleton.
● Birds have forelimbs that are covered with feathers and are
called wings. Wings, combined with the lightweight skeleton,
allows them to fly.
● Birds range in size from the 2 inch Bee Hummingbird to the
Ostrich which can grow up to 9 feet tall.
● Birds are also social animals who participate in social behavior.
They are known to work together in breeding, flocking, hunting
and mobbing predators that threaten them.
● They communicate using songs and calls. They can also
communicate by using visual signals such as quickly flapping
their wings.
● About 120–130 species have become extinct since the 17th
century, and hundreds more before then.
● The extinction of many species of birds is blamed on human
activity.
● There are currently about 1,200 species of birds that are
threatened by extinction. Efforts are underway to protect them.
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MY FAVORITE BIRD

Let us start this worksheet by drawing your favorite bird. Color and design! Enjoy!
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PET AND NOT

Look at these birds. Which of these can be pet birds? Which ones can’t be? Color
the circles of the wild birds GREEN and the pet birds BLUE.
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PET AND NOT

Look at these birds. Which of these can be pet birds? Which ones can’t be? Color
the circles of the wild birds GREEN and the pet birds BLUE.
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BIRD ANATOMY
What are the external parts of a bird? Write down your answers in the boxes.

BIRDS ARE...
Let’s practice english grammar. Applying your english language skills,
describe these magnificent creatures in five short sentences.
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BIRD ANATOMY
What are the external parts of a bird? Write down your answers in the boxes.

FOREHEAD
CROWN
BILL / BEAK
NAPE

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

COVERTS THROAT

BACK BREAST

PRIMARY COVERT
WING
BELLY

FLANK
TAIL
CLAW

TARSUS
UNDERTAIL
COVERTS

BIRDS ARE...
Let’s practice english grammar. Applying your english language skills,
describe these magnificent creatures in five short sentences.
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“Birds of the Past”

So do you find a lot of birds today very cute? For sure! But the story was very
different millions of years ago. Birds were not domesticated. They were huge
and commonly carnivorous. Some examples of these birds can be seen below.

TITANIS PHYSORNIS MERRIAM’S TERATORN

This flightless bird lived This predatory bird is The wingspan of this particular
around 2 to 5 million years considered to be one of the bird is said to have been around
ago. It was 2.5 meters tall most terrifying birds that 3.5 to 3.8 meters. It used to stand 1
and weighed around 150 lived in Argentina. Physornis foot in height and weighed
kilograms. was a flightless bird that approximately 15 kilograms. It
lived around 23 to 28 million used to live in Northern America.
years ago.

PARAPHYSORNIS OSTEODONTORNIS PHORUSRHACOS

This bird lived around 23 This was a seabird that is related These were predatory and
million years ago and its to Pelicans and Storks. They had flightless birds that lived in
fossils were found in Brazil. had a wingspan of around 6 meters Patagonia. They were also
They were carnivorous and and reached a height of 1.2 meters considered terrifying birds and
weighed between 200-250 when standing on the ground. stood around 2.5 meters in height
kilograms. They had very light bodies and and weighed around 130
probably webbed feet and narrow kilograms.
wings.
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KELENKEN HAAST’S EAGLE BRONTORNIS

These predatory birds were one These birds were massive and once These giant predatory birds
of the largest carnivorous birds lived on the southern islands of lived in Patagonia. They
of all time. They could reach 3 New Zealand. They are the largest would grow to a height of
meters in height and weigh eagles to ever exist. Their speeds 2.8 meters and weigh in at
somewhere between 220 to 250 could reach somewhere around 50 around 350 to 400
kilograms. They lived 15 mph. These birds actually went kilograms.
million years ago in Argentina. extinct sometime in the 1400s.

ARGENTAVIS
This is the largest flying bird whose remains have ever been
discovered by humans. Its actual name is Argentavis
Magnificens which means the magnificent Argentine bird.
The fossils of this bird were obtained from Argentina. Their
wingspan was around 7 meters, body length reached 1.3
meters, height reached 2 meters and they would usually
weigh in at approximately 80 kilograms.

BIRDS OF TODAY

Now that you’ve learned about prehistoric birds, can you list five (5) differences
between the birds of today and those of the past?
Prehistoric birds
Modern birds

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“Birds of the Seven Continents”

Which continent do you live on? Some birds are present exclusively on some
continents while some are common on all or most. Let’s discover!

NORTH AMERICA - BIRD MATCHING

Write the correct letter matching the North American birds. Aren’t they gorgeous?

a. Nighthawk b. Guillemot c. Mockingbird d. Cardinal

a. Spoonbill b. Sanderling c. Robin d. Wheater

a. Oriole b. Curlew c. Titmouse d. Warbler

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“Birds of the Seven Continents”

Which continent do you live on? Some birds are present exclusively on some
continents while some are common on all or most. Let’s discover!

NORTH AMERICA - BIRD MATCHING

Write the correct letter matching the North American birds. Aren’t they gorgeous?

D B C A

a. Nighthawk b. Guillemot c. Mockingbird d. Cardinal

C B A D

a. Spoonbill b. Sanderling c. Robin d. Wheater

A C B D

a. Oriole b. Curlew c. Titmouse d. Warbler

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SOUTH AMERICA - WORDFIND

Below are some more examples of birds for you to enjoy. Find the underlined
words in the letters box.

Albatross Antvireo Conebill Cootinga Baywing Jabiru

Earthcreeper Falcon Heron Fruitcrow Goldfinch Guan

P D R H V P C O N U R I B A J

I F O E I I C O N E B I L L G

P A U R O P N O R E H C

I L O N L I C A G B T O
Kingbird
T C M I E L Y N F A I O

A O A S A B I G R Y N T
Violetear
L G N F T W M O U W S I

U B I G Y U N L I I M N
Pipit

K G A I A T A C O O D T G O G

I N B R T B S S O R T A B L A

Tinamou
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SOUTH AMERICA - WORDFIND

Below are some more examples of birds for you to enjoy. Find the underlined
words in the letters box.

Albatross Antvireo Conebill Cootinga Baywing Jabiru

Earthcreeper Falcon Heron Fruitcrow Goldfinch Guan

P U R I B A J

I C O N E B I L L

P U N O R E H C

I O C G O
Kingbird
T M L N O

A A I T
Violetear
G N F W I

U I Y N
Pipit

A T A G

N B S S O R T A B L A

Tinamou
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EUROPE - WORD SCRAMBLE

Unscramble the letters to write the correct name of the bird below.

TITEW RSTOK ETRPEL WILAPNG

T S P L

ORHMOEN AERJGE EEIDR

M J E

CEAVTO FINCHAFCH CKOCUO

A C C

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EUROPE - WORD SCRAMBLE

Unscramble the letters to write the correct name of the bird below.

TWITE STORK PETREL LAPWING

T S P L

MOORHEN JAEGER EIDER

M J E

AVOCET CHAFFINCH CUCKOO

A C C

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AUSTRALIA- COLOR ART

The emu is the second largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative,
the ostrich. It is Australia's national bird. Color the picture below.

More examples of Australia’s birds:

Bowerbird Coucal Friarbird Gerygone Honeyeater

Kestrel Wrybill

Kiwi Thornbill
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AFRICA BIRD ACROSTICS

There are thousands of bird species found in Africa. Using the word AFRICA,
list some of the bird species found there. List as many as you can while
discovering these beautiful species. Time for research!

A
F
R
I
C
A Do you believe in this statement? What
does it mean?
“SOME BIRDS
AREN’T MEANT
TO BE CAGED”
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ANTARCTIC BIRDS - COLD PICTURE PICKS

There are some birds who live in very cold conditions. They are found in the
polar regions of the earth. Your task is to find a picture of each and paste them
in the boxes below. Prepare your glue!

EMPEROR PENGUIN SNOW PETREL

SOUTHERN FULMAR BROWN SKUA

KELP GULL ANTARCTIC TERN

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ANTARCTIC BIRDS - COLD PICS

There are some birds who live in very cold conditions. They are found in the
polar regions of the earth. Your task is to find a picture of each and paste them
in the boxes below. Prepare your glue!

EMPEROR PENGUIN SNOW PETREL

SOUTHERN FULMAR BROWN SKUA

KELP GULL ANTARCTIC TERN

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ASIA - NATIONAL BIRDS

These are the national birds of some countries in Asia. Can you name them?

Bangladesh China

Japan Philippines

Thailand Singapore

India Iran

Jordan Mongolia
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ASIA - NATIONAL BIRDS

These are the National Birds of some countries in Asia. Can you name them?

Red-crowned
Himalayan Bulbul
Crane
Bangladesh China

Green Pheasant Philippine Eagle

Japan Philippines

Siamese Fireback Crimson Sunbird

Thailand Singapore

Common
Indian Peacock Nightingale

India Iran

Sinai Rosefinch Saker Falcon

Jordan Mongolia
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