How Do Birds Drink?

10/10/2020 4:00:00 PM

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Do you know?

  • There are over 10,000 different species of birds.
  • Birds need water for drinking and bathing.

Let's learn more about birds in the following passage!

FACT: Birds have no sweat glands, so they need less water than mammals.

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What do birds use to drink water?
  • In which order do ducks do when drinking water?

What do birds use to drink water?

  • wings
  • lips
  • beaks

In which order do ducks do when drinking water? 

  • First, they scoop water. Second, they tilt their head. Third, they swallow.
  • First, they tilt their head. Second, they scoop water. Third, they swallow.
  • First, they swallow. Second, they tilt their head. Third, they scoop water.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

All animals need to drink water to live. Birds don’t have lips. They have . So how do they drink water?

Many birds, like ducks, live near water. They scoop water into their bills. They then tilt their heads to . Some birds that live by the ocean can drink salt water.

Other birds, such as pelicans, wait for it to rain. The water falls into their beaks. birds, like pigeons, can water.

Some birds, such as swallows, have a special way of drinking. They fly inches above the water. Then, they dip their beaks into the water. The water into their .

Some birds don’t need to drink water at all. They get water from their food!

Hummingbirds get all the water they need from nectar. Desert birds get water from the fruits and insects that they eat.

Read and answer the following questions.

How Do Birds Drink?
Written by Eric Hwang

 

Some birds get water. Image: birdnote.org & birdwatchersdigest.com


All animals need to drink water to live. Birds don’t have lips. They have beaks. So how do they drink water?

Many birds, like ducks, live near water. They scoop water into their bills. They then tilt their heads backwards to swallow. Some birds that live by the ocean can drink saltwater.

Other birds, such as pelicans, wait for it to rain. The water falls into their beaks. Common birds, like pigeons, can sip water.

Some birds, such as swallows, have a special way of drinking. They fly inches above the water. Then, they dip their beaks into the water. The water flows into their throats.

Some birds don’t need to drink water at all. They get water from their food! Hummingbirds get all the water they need from nectar. Desert birds get water from the fruits and insects that they eat. 

How do swallows drink water?

  • They drink water while flying.
  • They wait for rain to get water.
  • They get water from the food they eat.
  • They scoop water into their bills.

According to the passage, which of the following sentences is true?

  • Birds can live without water.
  • Desert birds get water from nectar and rain.
  • The sea can be a source of water for birds.
  • Only pigeons can sip water.

Which statement supports the fact that some birds get water from food?

  • Ducks scoop water into their bills and swallow.
  • Some birds that live by the ocean can drink saltwater.
  • Pelicans wait for water from rain to fall into their beaks.
  • Hummingbirds get their water from the nectar of plants.

What is the main idea of the article?

  • There are some birds that do not drink water.
  • Different kinds of birds have different ways of drinking water.
  • Birds can get water from the food they eat or from the ocean.
  • Birds use their beaks to drink water.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. birds, like pigeons, can water.
  2. Birds don’t have lips. They have .
  3. The water into their .
  4. They then tilt their heads to .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. I lost my balance and fell .
  2. "Smith" is a very name in Britain.
  3. This tea is very hot, so it carefully.
  4. Always chew food well before it.
  5. The sparrow has a worm in its .
  6. It's here that the river down into the ocean.
  7. A fish bone got stuck in my .