{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/animal-birds",
 "id": "animal-birds",
 "title": "Birds of the World",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Animal Science",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Well-known birds and what makes them special.",
 "tags": [
  "birds",
  "animals"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Bird",
 "backLabel": "Fact",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Bald eagle",
   "The national bird of the United States; has a white head as an adult"
  ],
  [
   "Peregrine falcon",
   "The fastest bird in a dive"
  ],
  [
   "Ostrich",
   "The largest bird; cannot fly but runs fast"
  ],
  [
   "Emperor penguin",
   "The largest penguin; lives in Antarctica"
  ],
  [
   "Bee hummingbird",
   "The smallest bird, from Cuba"
  ],
  [
   "Hummingbird",
   "Can hover and fly backward; drinks nectar"
  ],
  [
   "Albatross",
   "A seabird with one of the longest wingspans"
  ],
  [
   "Owl",
   "A night hunter with silent flight and big eyes"
  ],
  [
   "Barn owl",
   "A pale owl with a heart-shaped face"
  ],
  [
   "Great horned owl",
   "An owl with tufts that look like horns"
  ],
  [
   "Snowy owl",
   "A white Arctic owl"
  ],
  [
   "Robin",
   "A songbird with an orange-red breast"
  ],
  [
   "Blue jay",
   "A loud blue crested bird"
  ],
  [
   "Cardinal",
   "A bright red songbird; males are red"
  ],
  [
   "Crow",
   "A very smart black bird"
  ],
  [
   "Raven",
   "A large black bird, bigger than a crow"
  ],
  [
   "Magpie",
   "A black and white bird of the crow family"
  ],
  [
   "Sparrow",
   "A small brown songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Finch",
   "A small seed-eating songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Chickadee",
   "A tiny gray-and-black bird with a call that says its name"
  ],
  [
   "Woodpecker",
   "Pecks at trees for insects"
  ],
  [
   "Toucan",
   "A tropical bird with a huge colorful beak"
  ],
  [
   "Parrot",
   "A colorful bird that can copy sounds"
  ],
  [
   "Macaw",
   "A large colorful parrot"
  ],
  [
   "Flamingo",
   "A pink wading bird that often stands on one leg"
  ],
  [
   "Heron",
   "A tall wading bird that hunts fish"
  ],
  [
   "Crane",
   "A tall bird known for dancing displays"
  ],
  [
   "Stork",
   "A long-legged wading bird"
  ],
  [
   "Pelican",
   "A seabird with a large throat pouch"
  ],
  [
   "Seagull",
   "A common bird at the shore"
  ],
  [
   "Puffin",
   "A seabird with a colorful beak, called the clown of the sea"
  ],
  [
   "Cormorant",
   "A diving bird that dries its wings in the sun"
  ],
  [
   "Swan",
   "A graceful long-necked water bird"
  ],
  [
   "Goose",
   "A large water bird that flies in V formation"
  ],
  [
   "Mallard",
   "The most common wild duck; males have green heads"
  ],
  [
   "Wood duck",
   "A colorful duck that nests in trees"
  ],
  [
   "Loon",
   "A diving water bird with a haunting call"
  ],
  [
   "Kiwi",
   "A flightless bird from New Zealand"
  ],
  [
   "Emu",
   "A large flightless bird from Australia"
  ],
  [
   "Cassowary",
   "A large flightless bird with a bony crest, from Australia and New Guinea"
  ],
  [
   "Rhea",
   "A large flightless bird from South America"
  ],
  [
   "Peacock",
   "A male peafowl with a fan of colorful tail feathers"
  ],
  [
   "Turkey",
   "A large ground bird; wild turkeys live in North America"
  ],
  [
   "Chicken",
   "A farm bird kept for eggs and meat"
  ],
  [
   "Pigeon",
   "A city bird that can find its way home"
  ],
  [
   "Dove",
   "A gentle bird related to pigeons"
  ],
  [
   "Mockingbird",
   "A songbird that mimics other sounds"
  ],
  [
   "Meadowlark",
   "A grassland bird with a yellow chest"
  ],
  [
   "Kingfisher",
   "A bird that dives to catch fish"
  ],
  [
   "Hawk",
   "A hunting bird with sharp talons"
  ],
  [
   "Red-tailed hawk",
   "A common hawk with a reddish tail"
  ],
  [
   "Osprey",
   "A hawk-like bird that dives for fish"
  ],
  [
   "Vulture",
   "A scavenger that eats dead animals"
  ],
  [
   "California condor",
   "A giant vulture that was brought back from near extinction"
  ],
  [
   "Secretary bird",
   "An African bird that stomps on snakes"
  ],
  [
   "Roadrunner",
   "A fast-running bird of the American Southwest"
  ],
  [
   "Cuckoo",
   "A bird that lays eggs in other birds' nests"
  ],
  [
   "Swallow",
   "A fast flyer that catches insects in the air"
  ],
  [
   "Swift",
   "A bird that eats and sleeps in flight"
  ],
  [
   "Arctic tern",
   "Migrates from Arctic to Antarctic each year"
  ],
  [
   "Bar-tailed godwit",
   "A bird that flies nonstop across the Pacific"
  ],
  [
   "Penguin",
   "A flightless bird that swims using flippers"
  ],
  [
   "Dodo",
   "An extinct flightless bird from Mauritius"
  ],
  [
   "Passenger pigeon",
   "A once-numerous North American bird that went extinct in 1914"
  ],
  [
   "Wren",
   "A small, brown, perky songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Oriole",
   "A bright orange and black songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Bluebird",
   "A small blue songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Goldfinch",
   "A small yellow songbird"
  ],
  [
   "Starling",
   "A glossy bird that flies in huge flocks"
  ],
  [
   "Bird feathers",
   "Light, strong coverings that help flight and keep birds warm"
  ],
  [
   "Beak",
   "A bird's mouth; shape depends on what it eats"
  ],
  [
   "Talons",
   "Sharp claws of birds of prey"
  ],
  [
   "Nest",
   "A home where birds lay eggs"
  ],
  [
   "Incubate",
   "To sit on eggs to keep them warm"
  ],
  [
   "Fledgling",
   "A young bird learning to fly"
  ],
  [
   "Molting",
   "Shedding old feathers and growing new ones"
  ],
  [
   "Preening",
   "A bird cleaning and arranging its feathers"
  ],
  [
   "Migration",
   "Birds traveling long distances with the seasons"
  ],
  [
   "Bird of prey",
   "A bird that hunts other animals, like eagles"
  ],
  [
   "Waterfowl",
   "Ducks, geese and swans"
  ],
  [
   "Songbird",
   "A bird that sings, such as a robin"
  ],
  [
   "Flightless bird",
   "A bird that can't fly, such as an ostrich or kiwi"
  ],
  [
   "Ornithology",
   "The study of birds"
  ],
  [
   "Birdsong",
   "Sounds birds make to claim territory or attract mates"
  ]
 ]
}