examples of bills![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A bill’s shape is characteristic of the lifestyle of the bird species. Its main function is to allow the bird to feed, to construct its nest and to defend itself.
aquatic bird ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bird with webbed feet for ease of swimming.
insectivorous bird ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The long thin pointed bill allows the bird to catch insects in flight.
granivorous bird ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The short sturdy conical bill is used to hull seeds: the sharp lower mandible cracks the seed, which the tongue holds in place on the upper maxilla.
wading bird ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The long curved bill allows the bird to extract small animals and plants buried deep in the ground, in mud and in marshes.
bird of prey ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The short sturdy hooked bill tears apart large prey.