Birds - Facts for Kids

Baby woodpeckers are born blind and featherless but develop (grow) quickly!

The Gang-gang Cockatoo makes a sound like a creaky door when it calls!

The Red-headed Woodpecker population (group) has declined (gone down) by over 70% in the last 50 years!

Macaws have more neck bones (called vertebrae) than humans, which allows them to rotate their heads with amazing flexibility!

Physical Characteristics

A toucan’s enormous beak makes up about one-third of its total body length!