Key Stage 1
Meaning
A bird is an animal with a backbone and feathers.
- Singular Noun: Bird
- Plural Noun: Birds
About Birds
- Birds lay eggs with a hard shell.
- Most, but not all, birds can fly.
- Birds all have beaks and no teeth.
Examples
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| A Robin is known as a song bird for the sounds it makes.
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A chicken is a livestock bird used for eggs and meat.
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| An Ostrich is a flightless bird.
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This sea bird is called an Albatross.
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| A Puffin is a sea bird with a colourful beak.
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An Eagle is called a bird of prey because it hunts and kills other animals.
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Lifecycle of Birds
| Swan Egg
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Swan
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| A bird begins its life in a hard shelled egg.
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When the egg hatches the bird has small fluffy feathers and needs its parents to bring food and it cannot fly.
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An adult bird has large smooth feathers and most can fly.
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