Charadriiformes: Noa
Examples of order:
- Sandpipers, plovers, gulls, auks
Habitat:
- This order lives along the world’s coasts and inland waterways
What they eat:
- Invertebrates or other small animals
- Seagulls eat ultimately any food scraps
Method of eating:
- Charadriiformes have a sharp beak/bill that are long and sometimes hooked
- Some take fish from the sea
- Shorebirds feed by picking items off the surface of mud
- Auks nest on sea cliffs and dive underwater to catch fish
- Some birds tear mussels, oysters and marine worms with their beak
Physical Characteristics:
- All charadriiformes can fly
- Their feathers are usually white, gray, brown and black
- Webbed feet are an adaptation to allow easy paddling through water
Behaviour:
- They are strong fliers and they migrate yearly great distances
- Shorebirds nest by waters
- They all live in flocks
- Seagulls can be seen at beaches picking food off the sand
- Most charadriiformes also swim
- Sandpipers, plovers, gulls, auks
Habitat:
- This order lives along the world’s coasts and inland waterways
What they eat:
- Invertebrates or other small animals
- Seagulls eat ultimately any food scraps
Method of eating:
- Charadriiformes have a sharp beak/bill that are long and sometimes hooked
- Some take fish from the sea
- Shorebirds feed by picking items off the surface of mud
- Auks nest on sea cliffs and dive underwater to catch fish
- Some birds tear mussels, oysters and marine worms with their beak
Physical Characteristics:
- All charadriiformes can fly
- Their feathers are usually white, gray, brown and black
- Webbed feet are an adaptation to allow easy paddling through water
Behaviour:
- They are strong fliers and they migrate yearly great distances
- Shorebirds nest by waters
- They all live in flocks
- Seagulls can be seen at beaches picking food off the sand
- Most charadriiformes also swim