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    Bird feet come in different shapes that help birds live in different environments. Feet with grasping claws help raptors catch fish, scratching toes help birds search for food in soil, webbed feet act as paddles for swimming birds, a long back toe aids perching birds, three toes support fast-running birds, and a woodpecker's toes prevent it from falling when climbing trees. The document examines how a bird's foot shape relates to its habitat and behavior.

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    Bird feet come in different shapes that help birds live in different environments. Feet with grasping claws help raptors catch fish, scratching toes help birds search for food in soil, webbed feet act as paddles for swimming birds, a long back toe aids perching birds, three toes support fast-running birds, and a woodpecker's toes prevent it from falling when climbing trees. The document examines how a bird's foot shape relates to its habitat and behavior.

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    Bird Adaptations Feet

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    Bird feet come in different shapes that help birds live in different environments. Feet with grasping claws help raptors catch fish, scratching toes help birds search for food in soil, webbed feet act as paddles for swimming birds, a long back toe aids perching birds, three toes support fast-running birds, and a woodpecker's toes prevent it from falling when climbing trees. The document examines how a bird's foot shape relates to its habitat and behavior.

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    Bird Adaptations - Feet

    If you want to learn more about birds, you may want to pay attentions to feet shapes! You
    can use it as one of the characeristics you use to identify birds. If you have already
    identified a bird, you can learn more about its behavior by looking at the feet and
    thinking about where it lives. To help you get started, here are some common feet shapes
    and the environment they are especially adapted to live in:

    SHAPE TYPE ADAPTATION

    Raptors like Osprey use their large curved claws to snatch fish
    Grasping
    from the water.

    Pheasants and other birds that scratch the soil for food have
    Scratching
    nail-like toes.

    Ducks and other webbed lined swimming birds use their feet
    Swimming
    like paddles.

    Robins have a long back toe, which lets them grab a perch
    Perching
    tightly.

    Running Many fast-running birds have three toes rather than four.

    A woodpecker's hind toes enable it to climb without falling


    Climbing
    backward

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