Birds - Facts for Kids

A toucan can throw food from its beak into its throat without moving its head!

The force of a woodpecker’s peck is so strong that if humans could do it, we would get a concussion (brain injury)!

Physical Characteristics

An eagle’s wingspan can reach up to 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) across — that’s wider than most adults are tall!

Young toucans don’t develop their large, colorful beak until they’re several months old!

Macaws are one of the few birds that can use their feet to bring food to their beaks, like how we use our hands!