Climate change and birds

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/climate-change-and-birds

1. What is the scientific name?
2. What is the habitat?
3. How does climate change affect when birds start breeding or migrating?
4. Why might birds miss the food they need for their babies when the climate changes?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Aves (Class)
2. What is the habitat?Ubiquitous across all terrestrial and most aquatic biomes globally, demonstrating extreme adaptability
3. How does climate change affect when birds start breeding or migrating?Birds are starting to breed and migrate earlier because the seasons are changing. They try to match the new timing of the world around them.
4. Why might birds miss the food they need for their babies when the climate changes?If insects hatch earlier, the baby birds may not find enough food when they need it most. This can make it harder for the birds to raise healthy chicks.

Phenology: The study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.
Morphology: The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Ecological Niche Modeling: A method used to predict the geographic distribution of species based on environmental variables.