Students explore and study an activity that reinforces counting skills and drawing rain forest animals in their math storybooks. They brainstorm what type of animals they think they'd see in the rain forest, birds as well as colors. Each...

Students sort birds by their physical characteristics. In this bird characteristics activity, students review bird characteristics and create beaks. Students discuss birds as pets.

Students research the different animals of Mexico. They read an informational handout, discuss the various animals and habitats, and match animals with their habitats on a worksheet.

In this birds worksheet, learners choose the correct words to complete sentences about birds and complete a word search. Students complete 2 activities.

Students examine the principles of adaptation using mouth structure of animals as an example. Students look specifically at the various shapes of beaks of birds and the bill of the platypus.

In this Arizona history instructional activity, students read a 2-page article about prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and American Arizona prior to responding to 2 short answer questions.

This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on macaws including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts. Audio clips provided.

Meet the Blue and Yellow Macaw and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.

Watch a video [2:06] about the many talents of Macaws and listen to the narrator describe features of these beautiful birds.

View images and read statistics and facts about Macaws, including where they live, their appearance, diet, behaviour, breeding habits, and value as a pet.

This site gives an in-depth description of a macaw, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, threats, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.

Provides photographs and a fact card about the parrot. Discusses physical characteristics, the wide range of species and where they are found, their intelligence, longevity, conservation status, and predators.

The true parrot family includes among its many members the macaws, lorikeets, and lovebirds. Species in this family eat mostly seeds, though fruit, nuts, and other foods are also consumed. Learn more about true parrots in this...

Meet the macaw and discover details about its behavior, size, eating habits, conservation status, and other unique facts.

This site covers the many different types of Macaws. Each type can be observed more closely by clicking on the image.

Kids learn about the Blue and Yellow Macaw. This beautiful bird from South america.

This site from The Pet Bird Page is a site developed to help find, compare, and select breeds of pet parrots as well as inform parrot owners on care, raising, and training of their pet birds.

This site covers the many different types of Macaws. Each type can be observed more closely by clicking on the image.

A close up photo of a bright and colorful Scarlet Macaw. The Scarlet Macaw is a large parrot native to the evergreen forests found in the American tropics. Learn more about parrots by checking out our range of fun parrot facts for kids.

Site allows users to tour the Oakland Zoo and view all types of animals from A-Z. Offers links to cool stuff and a world safari.