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There are hundreds of thousands of bird species in the world. You 

may be familiar with some of them yourself.

The birds in this picture are crows. They are highly intelligent birds 

who communicate with each other through clicks and caws.

Crows are very social. They search for food in groups and 

participate in an activity called roosting in the fall and winter 

months. This is when a large number of crows gathers in a fairly 

isolated area to forage for food and huddle up for warmth. 

Toucans are very bizarre looking 

birds that reside neotropic areas 

along the Earth's equator. A 

Toucan's beak is actually very 

light weight as it is made up of a 

spongy bone fiber. These birds 

vary in size, their bright colors 

DO NOT differentiate gender 

(like most birds), and they 

primarily eat fruit. Toucans have 

been known to eat insects on 

occasion, but they certainly 

prefer the sweet tropical fruits 

that grow in the rain forests in 

which these birds live. 

Ahhhh, the Macaw! This beautiful bird, like the toucan, can be found in 

tropical climates and in rain forests. Like the crow, Macaws are 

incredibly social and highly intelligent animals that not only have the 

ability to communicate with each other, but have been known to 

communicate with human beings as well. 

For this reason, many people enjoy keeping these birds as 

domesticated pets. These birds can be trained to speak, and some 

have been known to have a human vocabulary of 400+ words.

The Macaw diet is similar to that of a Toucan, however, these birds eat 

many seasonal fruits, and so have to migrate in search of food. 

Macaws, as well as other parrot species, often take part in eating the 

clay from a clay lick, which is the steep clay sides of a low river. The 

clay is high in sodium, which the birds seem to like for taste. Some 

scientists believe that the clay is eaten to balance out toxic substances 

that may be consumed in the wild, and also to promote calcium for 

egg development.

This little guy is the Ruby Throated Hummingbird, and is just one of 

over 300 species. Hummingbirds have the fastest wings in the world. 

The giant hummingbird flaps its wings a 8-10 times per second, a 

medium sized humming bird can flap at about 20-25 beats per second, 

and the smallest hummingbird of all, the Bee Hummingbird, can beat 

its wings at 80-100 per second. 

Hummingbirds eat nectar, which is what butterflies and many insects 

eat. You may have a hummingbird feeder at your house: these are 

typically bright red containers filled with sugar water. These feeders 

are bright red in color because hummingbirds are attracted to the 

bright colors of flowers, so this color is meant to attract the birds in 

the same kind of way. 

Hummingbirds are the smallest species of bird you can possibly find, 

and the ONLY species of bird that can fly backwards. They are found to 

exist in the Americas, from southern Alaska all the way down to Chile. 

The Peafowl (or peacock, which 

refers to the male of the species) 

is an extravagantly beautiful bird 

that is native to India and 

surrounding countries. The fancy 

feathers are only found in the 

male birds and are intended for 

mating purposes. Typically the tail 

trails behind them in a train, but 

when it is time to show off for a 

female, they fan out these colorful 

quills and shake them rapidly. The 

Peafowl is the national bird of 

India, and represents 

benevolence, kindness, 

compassion, and good luck.

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