Amazing Facts About Birds and Their Skills
1 ➝ Flying & Migration Skills
The Arctic Tern travels the longest migration journey – over 70,000 km every year.
2 ➝ Flying & Migration Skills
Bar-tailed Godwits can fly 11,000 km nonstop without resting.
3 ➝ Flying & Migration Skills
Penguins can’t fly but are amazing underwater “fliers.”
4 ➝ Flying & Migration Skills
Geese fly in a “V” shape to save energy during migration.
5 ➝ Flying & Migration Skills
Frigatebirds can stay in the air for more than a week at a time.
6 ➝ Speed & Power
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on Earth, diving at 320+ km/h.
7 ➝ Speed & Power
Eagles can spot prey from more than 3 km away.
8 ➝ Speed & Power
Owls can fly silently due to special feathers.
9 ➝ Smart & Clever Birds
Crows can use tools and solve puzzles.
10 ➝ Smart & Clever Birds
Ravens remember human faces and hold grudges.
11 ➝ Smart & Clever Birds
Parrots can learn hundreds of words and copy human voices.
12 ➝ Smart & Clever Birds
Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror – a sign of intelligence.
13 ➝ Smart & Clever Birds
Cockatoos can dance to music in rhythm.
14 ➝ Singing & Communication
The Lyrebird can mimic chainsaws, car alarms, and over 20 bird species.
15 ➝ Singing & Communication
Mockingbirds can copy many songs and sounds.
16 ➝ Singing & Communication
Canaries are famous for their beautiful singing voices.
17 ➝ Singing & Communication
Whip-poor-will birds repeat their call hundreds of times without stopping.
18 ➝ Singing & Communication
Songbirds learn tunes like children learn languages.
19 ➝ Amazing Body Skills
Flamingos stand on one leg for hours to save energy.
20 ➝ Amazing Body Skills
Pelicans have stretchy throat pouches to scoop up fish.
21 ➝ Amazing Body Skills
Kingfishers dive into water with perfect aim.
22 ➝ Colors & Beauty
Peacocks spread colorful feathers to attract mates.
23 ➝ Colors & Beauty
Turacos have natural green and red pigments not found in other animals.
24 ➝ Colors & Beauty
Parrots come in rainbow colors and live long lives.
25 ➝ Colors & Beauty
Birds of Paradise perform beautiful dances to impress females.
26 ➝ Survival & Hunting Skills
Herons use their beaks like spears to catch fish.
27 ➝ Survival & Hunting Skills
Secretary Birds kill snakes with powerful kicks.
28 ➝ Survival & Hunting Skills
Ospreys have reversible toes to grip slippery fish.
29 ➝ Survival & Hunting Skills
Shoebill Storks catch lungfish with strong beaks.
30 ➝ Survival & Hunting Skills
Vultures can eat rotten meat without getting sick.
31 ➝ Extreme Skills
Emperor Penguins survive freezing Antarctic winters by huddling together.
32 ➝ Extreme Skills
Snowy Owls can hunt in total darkness.
33 ➝ Extreme Skills
Roadrunners catch rattlesnakes in the desert.
34 ➝ Extreme Skills
Adélie Penguins can leap 3 meters out of the water.
35 ➝ Extreme Skills
Sandgrouse carry water in their feathers to feed chicks.
36 ➝ Fun & Strange Skills
Male Bowerbirds build decorated nests to attract females.
37 ➝ Fun & Strange Skills
Kea parrots are playful and love solving puzzles.
38 ➝ Fun & Strange Skills
Hornbills seal themselves inside tree holes while raising chicks.
39 ➝ Fun & Strange Skills
Cuckoos lay eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking them into raising their chicks.