Nutrition And Feeding Flashcards
What are the two types of beak?
-generalists
-specialists
What are generalist beak ?
This is a bird that uses the beak with no specific shape
What are the two categories groups with beak?
*softbill =soft food
*hardbill = hard food
How are carnivorous bird beaks adapted to?
They are have a strong and a hooked beak. These are connected to the skull with strong muscles. They are used to tearing and pulling apart prey and even kill.
How are granivorous breaks adaptation?
They are normal short, thick and strong to eat seeds and nuts.
How are are fungivorous birds break adapted?
They have curvature of the upper beak with specialisation at the end. They can normal move the upper beak independently. They eat fuit but mostly the seeds within them.
How are wading birds beaks adapted?
They have long beaks but have a huge variety of shapes.
How are piscivorous birds break adapted?
They have hookedbeak and have serrated ridges to prevent prey escaping.
What should you be considering before feeding your bird?
-species
-dietary type
-feeding techniques
-flight weight
-equipment needed
-supplementation
Special dietary requirements
Why are poultry diet so well researched?
-poultry are the most kept bird/large customer bases
-commercially important
-economically viable
How can the diet vary between species?
Primary diets can vary even within a related birds. For example wild hyacinths macaw eat mostly grains while blue-throated macaw eat mostly fruits
Different species need different nutrients levels.
How can seed eating bird in captivity struggle?
They are not able to get the exact seeds they would in the wild. They are also not having to work as hard for their food. It can also can selectively feeding meaning they eat their favourites are what they eat meaning they get nutrition wrong amounts.
What are some advantages and positives of a metal pot in the air?
P- keeps rats away from
P-more relisitic
P-pretty in destructive
N-can get nails court
N-can rust
What are some positives and negative of automatic feeders?
P-stops pests
P-not effective by weather
P-under birds control
N-can be expensive
N-+an go wrong
