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EVS - 4, Birds 🐦 - Coggle Diagram
EVS - 4
Birds 🐦
Recognise the feet and claws of different types 🦶🪶
Flesh-eating Birds 🦅 (eagle, vulture – talons for holding prey)
Climbing Birds 🌴 (parrot, woodpecker – two toes forward, two backward for climbing)
Wading Birds 🌊 (crane, heron – long thin legs, spread toes for muddy water)
Swimming Birds 🦆 (duck, goose – webbed feet for swimming)
Scratching Birds 🐓 (hen, rooster, peacock – hard claws for digging insects)
Perching Birds 🌳 (crow, sparrow, mynah – 3 toes front, 1 back to grip branches)
Understand how a bird flies 🛫
Flightless Birds 🚫🛫 (ostrich, emu, kiwi, penguin – adapted to running/swimming)
Tail Use 🎯 (changes direction mid-flight)
Gliding 🪂 (spreads wings, flies smoothly without much flapping)
Downstroke ⬇️ (wings move downward & forward, gives lift)
Upstroke ⬆️ (wings move upward & backward, bird rises)
Explain nesting habits 🪺
Examples: penguins and eagles care deeply for babies 🤱
Parents feed and protect young ones 🛡️
Birds use twigs, leaves, feathers to build homes 🌿
Nests provide safety for young ones 👶🐦
Study the features of birds 🔍
Flight Muscles 💪 (strong muscles for wing movement)
Hollow Bones 🦴 (lightweight for flight)
Streamlined Body 🚤 (boat-like shape for flying ease)
Body Parts 🧩
Legs 🦵
Tail 🪶 (helps change direction)
Wings 🪽 (help in flying)
Eyes 👀
Beak 👄 (helps cut food, pick twigs, feed young ones)
Head 👤
Identify feathers and beaks of different types 🪶👄
Beaks 👄
Spoon-shaped Beak 🥄 (spoonbill – scoop food from water)
Broad & Flat Beak 🦆 (duck – filter insects & plants)
Strong & Chisel-shaped Beak 🔨 (woodpecker – drill trees)
Strong, Sharp & Hooked Beak 🦅 (eagle, vulture – tear flesh)
Curved Beak 🥥 (parrot, macaw – crack nuts & fruits)
Short & Hard Beak 🌾 (sparrow, pigeon, peacock – crush seeds & grains)
Feathers 🪶
Body Feathers 🎨 (shape, streamline, give color)
Down Feathers ☁️ (soft, fluffy, keep bird warm)
Flight Feathers ✈️ (tail & wings, provide lift and balance)