19 Interesting Facts about Birds You Should Know

Facts About Birds- Birds are considered to be the feathered wonders of the sky, and also the creatures of astonishing diversity and capability. From the smallest hummingbird to the largest ostrich, these vertebrates have adapted to live in almost every corner of the globe. But beyond their ability to fly, birds also have several different types of behaviours, physical attributes, and life cycles. Read this blog to learn some more interesting and astonishing facts about birds.

Interesting Facts About Birds

Here are some interesting facts about birds:

1. The flamingo is a bird that can only eat when its head is upside down.
2. This fact about birds is rare. You would be surprised to know that they have evolved from reptiles.
3. The Archaeopteryx is the earliest bird known to mankind, having lived around 147 million years ago.
4. Ostrich is the largest living bird that can reach up to a height of 2.7 meters.
5. The Hummingbird. in particular, the bee hummingbird is the smallest living bird, measuring only 5.5 centimetres long and weighing a maximum of 1.9 grams.

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Fun Facts About Birds

Some of the fun facts about birds are as follows:

6. Do you know that a chicken that has dark earlobes produces brown eggs, and a chicken that has white earlobes produces white eggs?
7. Depending on the species and temperature, a bird’s heart rate can vary from about 100 beats per minute while at rest to about 1200 beats per minute when in flight.
8. The Pitohui of Papua, New Guinea is the only bird that is known to be poisonous, having poison in its skin and feathers.
9. The fastest bird on earth is said to be the peregrine falcon.
10. Pigeons were known as the messengers of the World War as they were used to communicate messages from the battle lines to the front.

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Did You Know?

With this “Did you know” series, we will conclude the facts about birds.

11. While flying, an albatross can take a nap. It dozes while cruising at 25 mph.
12. An African Grey Parrot can say over 800 words and is considered the most talkative bird in the world.
13. The Madagascar pochard is the rarest bird in the world; there are only 25 of them left.
14. An owl’s eyeballs are tubular, because of which they cannot move their eyes.
15. Puffins can fly underwater.
16. A woodpecker can reach a speed of approximately 15 mph and peck twenty times per second. 
17. There are over 10,000 different types of birds in the world.
18. Since flamingos have food that contains an orange pigment called beta-carotene which makes their colour pink, they are born grey.
19.   The albatross has the largest wingspan of all living birds.

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