Young & Adult Birds
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.8.2
Young & Adult Birds
After they hatch, young birds grow into adult birds.
Young
- The young chicks hatch out of the eggs.
- They are fed by the parent birds.
- The chicks often have soft, downy feathers until they get bigger.
Adult
- The adult stage is the main life stage.
- The adult birds lose their downy feathers.
- The downy feathers are replaced by adult plumage.
- Adult birds can reproduce to make their offspring (children).
- Some birds fly large distances before mating.
- Travelling long distances is called migration.
Test yourself on Young & Adult Birds
In what life stage do birds lose their downy feathers?
What word means 'travelling long distances'?
What are the characteristics of young birds?