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The main forces acting on a bird in flight are gravity, drag caused by wind resistance as it moves through the air, and lift produced by the motion of its wings that keep it up.

A bird on the ground is mostly just affected by gravity.

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The action force of a bird is the force of the wings pushing against the air.

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