Weird Bird Beaks

Weird Bird Beaks. Written by Joe Slade.

奇怪的鸟喙 作者：乔·斯莱德

Bearded Barbit I am a bearded barbit. I have a large, thick beak that has pointed parts on the bottom like sharp teeth. Hair -like feathers look like a beard on my beak. I live where it is dry in Africa, where I build my nest in a dead tree. I feed on fruit and sometimes on insects.

须拟鴷 我是一只须拟鴷。 我的喙又大又粗，下端长着尖尖的部分，就像锋利的牙齿。 我喙上的毛状羽毛看起来就像长了胡子一样。 我住在非洲的干旱地区， 会在枯树上筑巢。 我以水果为食，有时候也吃昆虫。

Crossbill. I am a crossbill. My beak is crossed like an X, which helps me to pull the seeds out of a pinecone. Pinecones grow on trees called conifers. But conifers don't produce good pinecones every year. I travel all over to find pinecones instead of living in one place.

交喙鸟 我是一只交喙鸟。 我的喙交叉成X形，能帮我把松果里的种子掏出来。 松果长在叫做针叶树的树上。 不过针叶树不是每年都能结出好松果。 我会四处游走寻找松果，而不是住在同一个地方。

Rhinoceros hornbill. I am a rhinoceros hornbill. I have a horn on the top of my beak that I use to knock down fruit. I also use my horn to fight and sometimes to attract a mate. I bring food to my mate when she sits on our eggs. If you think my horn looks weird, you should see my eyelashes. I am one of the few birds that have them.

犀鸟 我是一只犀鸟。 我的喙上方长着一个角，我可以用它敲落水果。 我还会用角来打架，有时候也用它来吸引配偶。 当我的配偶孵蛋的时候，我会给她带食物。 要是你觉得我的角看起来很奇怪，那你该看看我的睫毛。 我是少数长有睫毛的鸟类之一哦。

Huya. We are huyas. We lived in New Zealand until we became extinct. I am the male. My beak is thick and strong. I am the female. My beak is thin and curved. Our beaks are so different that for a long time people thought we were completely different types of birds.

垂耳鸦。 我们是垂耳鸦。 我们曾经住在新西兰，后来灭绝了。 我是雄鸟。 我的喙又粗又结实。 我是雌鸟。 我的喙又细又弯。 我们的喙差别太大了，以至于很长一段时间里人们都以为我们是完全不同的两种鸟。

Sword -billed hummingbird. I am a sword -billed hummingbird. I am a very small bird with a very long beak. I'm the only bird with a bill that is longer than my body. I use my long beak and even longer tongue to get nectar from tube -shaped flowers. I can stick my tongue out and pull it back in again about 13 times per second.

剑喙蜂鸟。 我是一只剑喙蜂鸟。 我个头很小，却长着一个特别长的喙。 我是唯一一种喙比身体还长的鸟类哦。 我用长长的喙，还有比喙更长的舌头来吸食管状花朵里的花蜜。 我的舌头伸出来再缩回去，每秒大概能做13次哦。