Many birds travel to different places to stay safe and find food when the seasons change. They do this mainly to look for food, good places to build their nests, and better weather.
Finding Food: During the cold months, many bugs and plants are hard to find. In fact, birds can lose about half of their food sources in winter.
Finding Nests: Birds go to areas where they can safely raise their young. More than half of the birds that migrate come back to the same spot to nest every year.
Weather: Some birds fly really far—sometimes thousands of kilometers—to find warmer places. In those areas, it can be 10°C to 20°C warmer than where they started.
About 4,000 different bird species are known to migrate all over the world.
The Arctic Tern is a champion traveler, migrating around 71,000 kilometers each year. That’s the longest journey of any bird!
These travels help birds stay alive and have families in changing weather and environments.
Many birds travel to different places to stay safe and find food when the seasons change. They do this mainly to look for food, good places to build their nests, and better weather.
Finding Food: During the cold months, many bugs and plants are hard to find. In fact, birds can lose about half of their food sources in winter.
Finding Nests: Birds go to areas where they can safely raise their young. More than half of the birds that migrate come back to the same spot to nest every year.
Weather: Some birds fly really far—sometimes thousands of kilometers—to find warmer places. In those areas, it can be 10°C to 20°C warmer than where they started.
About 4,000 different bird species are known to migrate all over the world.
The Arctic Tern is a champion traveler, migrating around 71,000 kilometers each year. That’s the longest journey of any bird!
These travels help birds stay alive and have families in changing weather and environments.