Long Beaks 
A long beak is much longer than the head.  This type of beak helps the bird grab food that might otherwise be out of reach.  Woodcocks, for example, use their long beak to probe for worms in mud.  Toucans use their long beak to pick fruit in trees.  Herons use their long beak to catch fish.


American Woodcock

 

 


Created by: Jody Hildreth
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Revised: November 04, 2003.