A birds tail swerves its body left and right. It also has drag.
Birds use their tails for steering, stabilizing, and controlling their speed during flight. By adjusting the angle of their tail feathers, birds can change direction quickly and maintain balance while in the air. Tail movements also help birds navigate through complex aerial maneuvers.
cause without there wings they would get captured by preadetors
the birds ' wings and feathers grew when thus before their bones were hollow or light.
It is used mostly for flight- like a rudder on a boat. It is also used for balance, and, in mating season, some male birds use it for display.
yes, as well as a hollow bone structure
Birds move in a jerky manner because their skeletal structure and muscle arrangement are adapted for flight, which requires quick and precise movements for navigation and hunting.
Insects do have tails. They use it just like birds do.
what is the significant of birds first flight
Survival, Food, Competition with ground animals, have their nests higher up, and to spot that booty from afar. That booty is righteous.
Tails can be categorized into several types based on their structure and function. Common types include the vertebrate tail, which is found in mammals, reptiles, and birds, serving various purposes like balance and communication. Insects have segmented tails, often called cerci, which can be used for sensing the environment or defense. Additionally, some animals have specialized tails, such as prehensile tails in some primates and marsupials, which are adapted for grasping and climbing.
These birds are insect eaters, and in common with other carnivorous birds that seek food on the wing, they use their fan of tail feathers to provide braking of flight in order to change direction quickly.
Some have very ornate tails, used in attracting mates.