Birds - Facts for Kids

Just like chickens, male parrots are called “cocks,” and female parrots are called “hens.”

The Blue-and-yellow Macaw can exert a beak pressure of over 500 pounds per square inch!

Toucans sometimes work together to reach fruit on thin branches that wouldn’t support their weight alone!

A group of parrots is called a “pandemonium,” which is a fun way of saying they can be quite noisy when together!

Goldfinches can tell if a seed is good to eat just by weighing it in their beak!