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Whatmakesabirdabird?Feathers,beaks,andwings,forstarters.Thebirdsshownherehaveallofthesefeatures,yettheylookdifferentfrom eachother.
Clickoneach bird.
Eurasianeagleowl
secretarybird
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secretarybird
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sheepmaker’scrownedpigeon
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Zarudny'spheasant
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greenbroadbill
![](/nationalgeographic/pathfinder_october_2018/showcase-why_birds_matter/203585/2674097_2x.640_0_1.png)
Indochinesegreenpeafowl
![](/nationalgeographic/pathfinder_october_2018/showcase-why_birds_matter/203581/2653676_1x.720_0_1.jpg)
white-breastedkingfisher
![](/nationalgeographic/pathfinder_october_2018/showcase-why_birds_matter/203590/popup_purple_heron.960_0_1.jpg)
purpleheron
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gentoopenguins
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Chineseoriole
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redjunglefowl
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Eurasianeagleowl
![](/nationalgeographic/pathfinder_october_2018/showcase-why_birds_matter/203587/2622665_3x.512_0_1.png)
Cubantrogon