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Waterfowl (swans, geese and ducks) are some of the birds with webbed feet.

This helps them to swim.

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Why do some birds have sharp beaks talons or webbed feet?

Most water birds have webbed feet but the blue-footed booby has both. The blue feet are part of the male's attraction for the female. Other birds have other things that attract females such as the large tail in peacocks and even in wild turkeys.


Coastal web footed diving bird?

A coastal web-footed diving bird is likely a common eider. These birds have specialized webbed feet that aid in swimming underwater to catch prey like mollusks and crustaceans. They are commonly found along coastlines in colder northern regions.


Do robin birds have webbed feet?

No not all birds have webbed feet. Some birds have webbed feet because they swim; take a duck for instance, they use their feet to paddle in the water. Now other birds say like a parrot do not have webbed feet. They use their feet to cling to branches they sit on also to hold their food.


What are webbed feet birds called?

The only kind of birds that have webbed feet are seafowl. So, if a bird, has webbed feet, he or she can generally be called a seafowl.ACTUALLY,A lot of birds that do not live in or around the sea have webbed feet as well - many ducks for instance.However, birds CAN be be categorized by their feet. Birds that have webs between their front three toes are called palmate. Birds that have feet that are not completely webbed are called semipalmate (such as the Semipalmated Sandpiper or the Semipalmated Plover - you can tell they were really creative when naming these species). Birds that have feet in which all four toes are webbed are called totipalmate, such as the pelican, cormorant, gannet, and booby.


Why are webbed feet useful to water birds?

Webbed feet help animals swim. There are many reasons that this helps them survive in their environment. It helps them swim, which helps them catch prey and escape predators. Webbed feet help beavers make their dam. They help animals just get around in general

Related Questions

How did Lamarck think the offspring of these web-footed birds got their web-feet?

He thought they just wished for them and they got the webbed feet they needed.


What are webbed mammals?

A web footed animal is an animal that has webbed feet like a duck, goose, or a Flamingo. Many birds have webbed feet. Frogs and some Salamanders do too.


Why does blue footed boobies have that name?

"booby" is a Spanish term for "bobo" which means stupid clown or clumsy. These birds are very clumsy on land and they have the name blue footed because they have blue webbed feet.


Why do some birds have sharp beaks talons or webbed feet?

Most water birds have webbed feet but the blue-footed booby has both. The blue feet are part of the male's attraction for the female. Other birds have other things that attract females such as the large tail in peacocks and even in wild turkeys.


What is the purpose of birds with webbed feet?

I believe the webbed feet are to help them swim.


Coastal web footed diving bird?

A coastal web-footed diving bird is likely a common eider. These birds have specialized webbed feet that aid in swimming underwater to catch prey like mollusks and crustaceans. They are commonly found along coastlines in colder northern regions.


Do birds have webbed feet?

It depends on the bird. Typically, water fowl (like ducks) have webbed feet (with some exceptions.) Other birds do not.


What is the largest rodent alive?

It is called a Capybara. I studied this webbed footed animal in the 3rd grade.


Does a bird have webbed feat?

Depends on the bird. Some birds, like ducks, have webbed feet


Have pigeons webbed feet?

Pigeons do not have webbed feet. This feature is restricted to semi-aquatic birds and waterbirds.


Do birds who swim have to have webbed feet?

dependes on the bird


Do turkeys have webbed feet?

No. Not all birds have webbed feet. Webbed feet are only required by birds at spend a lot of time in and near water, such as shorebirds, seabirds and waterfowl. Birds that do not have webbed feet include birds of prey, poultry, parrots, songbirds, kingfishers and pigeons, just to name a few.