Earth Life
The Amazing World of Birds
This site is all about birds! Read facts on birds and discover which bird is the rarest, which is most common, and smallest and largest. There are also several links for other pages on birds.
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Earth Life Web: Bird Orders of the World
At this site from Earth-Life Web, you can find a list of 23 bird orders and additional facts on each species. Taxonomy and photos are included.
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Earth Life Web: Extinction in Birds
This site, which is provided for by Earth-Life Web, gives a list of extinct birds and provides a brief description and dates of extinction.
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Earth Life Web: Anatomy of Birds
Beginning with the bird skeleton, this website from Earth-Life Web describes bird anatomy and morphology. Pictures and diagrams are included for each section. Feet, wings, eggs, and feathers are just some of the topics discussed.
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Earth Life Web: Bird Identification
Interested in doing some bird watching? This website from Earth-Life Web offers information on not only identifying birds in your own backyard, but in other countries as well. A long list of resources is included.
National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: Whose Beak, Whose Feet Game
A game where students must match beaks and feet to the correct birds.
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Fatbirder Birding Webring: Birds in Suriname
This fun site has a huge amount of information about every type of bird in Suriname. You can read about their habitats, veiw photos, and listen to sounds.
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Hari: Tips From the Vet
A veterinarian provides information on raising a baby parrot. Such topics as protection against disease, cold temperatures & their effects,proper nutrition, and socialization are included.
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Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine: Finches: Nature's Small Jewels
Information on finches as a versatile pet bird species. Included in the description are types, personality, care, and breeding.
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The Virtual Bird: Birdsounds
This site contains a number of sounds files with birdsongs of many different types of birds.
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Glover's Reef Marine Reserve
This Glover's Reef Marine Reserve site gives information one of Belize's marine reserves. It discusses all aspects of the reserve including why it is necessary and what types of wildlife and plants live there. This site offers links to...
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The Wild Classroom: Bird Orders of the World
Find information here about all the bird orders in the animal kingdom. Includes living and extinct species.
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Council for Environmental Education: Flying Wild: The Birding Beat [Pdf]
Activity that teaches students how to identify birds. Some useful characteristics to watch for include silhouette, habitat, plumage, sounds, and behavior.
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Facilisimo: Mascotas Y Hogar
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a wide variety of pets: dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, fish and others. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different breeds. Care and training advice is also offered...
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Facilisimo: Mascotas: Aves
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a variety of birds. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different species. Care and training advice is also offered.
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Miami University: All About Bird Nests
If you think that all bird nests are alike read the about the study that this professor has conducted. You'll realize that there is so much more to bird nests than you thought.
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Hilton Pond Center
This Hilton Pond Center site is a resource for teachers, students and researchers who are interested in the environment and environmental conservation of animals and plants.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Make a Birdhouse
Illustrated, step-by-step directions on how to build a birdhouse for a bluebird or other similar species.
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Australian Museum: Birds in Backyards: Bird Finder
Need to identify a bird you saw flying through the sky while you were in Australia? This is the place to go. Choose a the size, color, then a shape and finally add any distinguishing marks. Then read about the bird you saw.
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Oceana: Marine Animal Encyclopedia
Learn about marine animals with this marien animal encyclopedia. Animals are arranged by species.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Reptiles and Birds: Chapter Test Practice
Take this self-checking, ten question practice test over reptiles and birds.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Birds: Self Check Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz on birds allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
Quia
Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.