Question

What are hooked beaks used for?

• A. Cracking seeds
• B. Killing fishes
• C. Capturing insects
• D. Sucking nectar

Answer 1

The correct option is A Cracking seeds

• Sparrows, parrots and finches crack open seeds and nuts with their short, stout and hooked beak.
• Their beaks have some special features that make cracking easier.
• The edges of the lower beak fit into the upper beak producing a large force sufficient to crack nuts and seeds.