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fierybilledaracari
Thefierybilledaracari’ssharpbeakcansliceopenfruit.
DelightfullyDifferent
Therearemorethan10,000typesofbirds.They arealldifferent.Theycomeindifferentsizes.Ostrichesareverytall.Thebeehummingbirdistiny.Itcanfitinyourhand.
Birdbeakscanbedifferentsizes.Thearacarihasalongbeak.Thesuperbparrothasashortbeak.Thesword-billedhummingbird’sbeakisaslongastherestofitsbody!
Somebirdsarecolorful,likethesuperbfairywren.Otherbirdsarebrown.
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superbfairywren
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superbparrot