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Passerine

life science Maturity 5-7

Many birds are perching birds.

Goldcrest 1.jpg
Goldcrest 1.jpg
They have special toes. Three toes point forward. One toe points back. This helps them sit on branches. They can even sleep on a tree!
Eurasian blue tit Lancashire 2.jpg
Eurasian blue tit Lancashire 2.jpg
Can you find a bird on a branch?

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File:PasserinePterylosis.jpg
PasserinePterylosis.jpg
File:Superb lyrbird in scrub.jpg
Superb lyrbird in scrub.jpg
File:Wieslochia.jpg
Wieslochia.jpg
File:Rock wren.jpg
Rock wren.jpg
File:Pitta guajana-20030531B.jpg
Pitta guajana-20030531B.jpg
File:Rupicola peruviana (male) -San Diego Zoo-8.jpg
Rupicola peruviana (male) -San Diego Zoo-8.jpg
File:Male stitchbird.JPG
Male stitchbird.JPG
File:Regentbowerbirdmale.jpg
Regentbowerbirdmale.jpg
File:Goldcrest 1.jpg
Goldcrest 1.jpg
File:Acrocephalus dumetorum.jpg
Acrocephalus dumetorum.jpg
File:Eurasian blue tit Lancashire 2.jpg
Eurasian blue tit Lancashire 2.jpg
File:Brown-headed Nuthatch-27527-4c.jpg
Brown-headed Nuthatch-27527-4c.jpg

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