Notice the different types of beaks and how their shapes dictate a bird’s dining habits — particularly the way it consumes black oil sunflower seeds, a highly preferred food among feeder birds.

Observations and results Different birds have very different beaks. Over many generations, hummingbirds have evolved beaks that are long, thin and well adapted to reach into flowering plants and ...

When looking at different types of shorebirds, one of the first things that may strike you is how different each of their beaks looks. Shorebirds have evolved different beak shapes ...

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The ...

But the lovebirds use a much different type of coordinated movement of beak and legs, during which the beak functions almost as a third limb. In fact, the beak seems to lead the way.

Finch Beak Data Sheet: ... The struggle is mainly about food -- different types of seeds -- and the availability of that food is dramatically influenced by year-to-year weather changes.

Elaboration was found to be important for small variations within groups of species, but innovation is important for the evolution of new types of beak; A new study, using the digitised scans of beaks ...