SWIMMING BIRDS

These are birds with webbed feet for paddling in water as they swim.

Examples include, swan, duck, goose, penguin, sea gull, pelican

They have a spoon shaped beak for easy sieving of their food from mud/water.

They have a layer of fats to keep them warm in water.

They are commonly seen in water looking for their food.

An illustration showing the foot and a beak of a swimming bird.

A webbed foot for padding in water Spoon shaped beak for easy sieving of food

from water/mud. Learners’ Activity

i) What is meant by the term swimming birds? ii) List any two examples of swimming birds

iii) State two ways in which swimming birds are adapted to their mode of life iv) In the space below draw a foot of a swimming bird