Photo by Mark Olsen[/caption] The most common shape for typical seed-eating birds is a short, thick, and conical beak. Think of the classic "triangle" shape. This strong, sturdy beak acts like a ...

The struggle is mainly about food -- different types of seeds ... the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with ...

Birds also have beaks instead of teeth. Around the world, birds come in many different colours, shapes and sizes from shoebills to the tiny humming bird. Here in the UK, the Robin is a bird you ...

New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore their habitats -- adaptations that helped them evolve into the ...