examples of birds [4]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
There are more than 9,000 species of birds scattered around the world.
partridge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Land-based bird that flies with difficulty.
woodpecker ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Widespread insectivore that pecks at the bark of trees to find food and to nest.
oystercatcher ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Swift long-billed bird found in Eurasia; it feeds mainly on shellfish.
raven ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Strong-billed scavenger with usually black plumage; it sometimes damages crops.
lapwing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mainly insectivorous bird found in the wetlands and marshes of Eurasia and Africa; it has a tuft of upright feathers on its head.