The Scoop on Bird Bills
Every bird has a built-in tool that it uses to get the food it eats.
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FRUIT PICKER: A toucan reaches out and plucks a piece of fruit off a branch with its long, colorful beak.
WORM CATCHER: A robin has a short, pointy beak. It is the perfect tool for pulling a worm out of the ground.
NUT CRACKER: A macaw has a hard, hooked beak. This strong beak can crack the toughest nuts.
CHOPSTICKS: A curlew has a long, thin bill. This bird picks up insects and other food with its bill the way a person would use chopsticks.
WOOD CHIPPER: A woodpecker pecks wood with its sharp beak. The bird eats insects it finds inside the tree.
STRAW: A hummingbird has a long, thin bill that is good for sipping the sweet juice found in flowers.
FORK: An anhinga (an-HING-uh) has a sharp, pointed beak. This bird uses its beak as a fork to spear the fish it eats.
SPOON: A spoonbill uses its long, spoon-shaped bill to scoop up small fish and other food.
Did you know that “beak” is another word for “bill”?
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