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Rainforest Birds
Rainforest Birds
Ecology Through ArtEcology Through Art
Rainforest BirdsRainforest Birds
• There are hundreds of different types of birds in the rain forest.
• Parrots, Macaws, Hornbills and Toucans are just a few.
• There are hundreds of different types of birds in the rain forest.
• Parrots, Macaws, Hornbills and Toucans are just a few.
Layers of the Rainforest
Layers of the Rainforest
• The canopy is the top of the rainforest. Many birds and insects live here. It is formed by the tree tops and it can be 150 feet tall.
• The canopy is the top of the rainforest. Many birds and insects live here. It is formed by the tree tops and it can be 150 feet tall.
Levels of the Rainforest
Levels of the Rainforest
• The understory is next. It is below the canopy and above the floor. It is very hot and humid. Birds and butterflies live here.
• The understory is next. It is below the canopy and above the floor. It is very hot and humid. Birds and butterflies live here.
Layers of the Rain Forest
Layers of the Rain Forest
• Many animals and insects live on the rain forest floor because there is a lot to eat!
• Many animals and insects live on the rain forest floor because there is a lot to eat!
Rainforest FactsRainforest Facts
• The Amazon rainforest makes 20% of the worlds oxygen.
• More than half of the world’s species of plants, animals and insects live in the rainforest.
• Many foods that we eat originated in the rain forests.
• One acre of rain forest has over a thousand types of trees and plants.
• The Amazon rainforest makes 20% of the worlds oxygen.
• More than half of the world’s species of plants, animals and insects live in the rainforest.
• Many foods that we eat originated in the rain forests.
• One acre of rain forest has over a thousand types of trees and plants.
Disappearing RainforestsDisappearing Rainforests
• One and a half acres of rain forest are lost every second!
• Nearly half of the world’s plants and animals may be destroyed over the next 25 years due to deforestation.
• Rain Forests are destroyed for wood.• 500 years ago there were 10 million Indians living in the rain forest. Today there are 200,000.
• One and a half acres of rain forest are lost every second!
• Nearly half of the world’s plants and animals may be destroyed over the next 25 years due to deforestation.
• Rain Forests are destroyed for wood.• 500 years ago there were 10 million Indians living in the rain forest. Today there are 200,000.
Clear Cut RainforestClear Cut Rainforest
What is being lost?What is being lost?
• Plants and herbs that can cure illnesses
• Native people and their knowledge
• Animals and birds
• Clean air
• Plants and herbs that can cure illnesses
• Native people and their knowledge
• Animals and birds
• Clean air
Andean Cock of the Rock
Andean Cock of the Rock
Chestnut Eared Aracari Toucan
Chestnut Eared Aracari Toucan
Blue Eared KingfisherBlue Eared Kingfisher
Scarlet MacawScarlet Macaw
CockatooCockatoo
Wreathed HornbillWreathed Hornbill
TuracoTuraco
Green ParrotGreen Parrot
Nicobar PigeonNicobar Pigeon
QuetzalQuetzal
ToucanToucan
Rainforest Conservation
Rainforest Conservation
• Teach others about the importance of the rainforest.
• Restore damaged forests
• Encourage people to live in a way that protects the environment
• Establish parks to protect wildlife and trees.
• Teach others about the importance of the rainforest.
• Restore damaged forests
• Encourage people to live in a way that protects the environment
• Establish parks to protect wildlife and trees.