Birds: essential for the environment

Birds are essential to the environment for multiple reasons. They represent critical environmental links, dispersal agents, biological control, pests, and plant pollination. Here we detail what their participation consists of and how important they are.

 

Why are birds essential for the environment?

 

Thanks to the wide variety of birds that exist, they are present in various environmental settings, being responsible for the processes that take place there. In each of these unique functions, not all species of animals perform. Among these processes, we can find the birth and death of different living organisms, such as plants and animals.

 

Birds are present in these stages. Without these, we could enter a rapid social decline. The different diseases and pests that can be generated are unimaginable.

 

Below we detail each of the aspects that make birds essential for the environment.

 

They are dispersing agents

 

A great variety of birds are characterized by having a frugivorous diet. This means that their organisms are adapted to process seeds. Birds consume multiple types of seeds, which are digested and eventually expelled.

 

Thanks to the deposition of seeds, many forests exist today and are maintained. New species of plants or trees are also introduced to other habitats, where they can develop and contribute to the ecosystem.

 

In addition to this function, birds also participate in the dispersal of fish eggs. When birds perch near fish eggs, some tend to stick to their legs. Although it can be considered a risky trip, some eggs can survive. In this way, they are relocated from their habitat. In some species, this change may be necessary to fulfill their life cycle.

 

They contribute to biological control

 

When an animal dies it turns into decomposing organic matter. If the environmental conditions are suitable, such as a warm climate and preferably humid, the animals in this state become broths of viruses and bacteria.

 

Carrion birds are the protagonists on this occasion. These birds are carnivorous and feed on decomposing animals. This allows different types of bacteria, viruses, fungi, to proliferate in the environment, attacking the organisms that coexist there.

 

An example of a scavenger bird is the vulture. This animal can be easily observed in different territories of America. It stays in groups and has no problem approaching civilization in search of food. Their diet is based on carrion and some live animals.

 

They maintain pest control

 

Carnivorous and insectivorous birds contribute to pest control. Due to their diet, they can keep the environment in balance by consuming different species of animals and insects.

 

Carrion birds can add live animals such as rodents to their diet. These, in some cases, can represent an environmental pest. We don’t necessarily have to

 

talk around a social environment, where they are already considered a plague. We can focus this point on a totally natural environment. Even an environment without human presence.

 

They pollinate plants

 

Birds like the hummingbird are pollen dispersal agents. The hummingbird is represented by 300 species of birds. These are characterized by being small in size and generating a buzz with their rapid flapping.

 

Hummingbirds can be found throughout the American territory. They can consume insects, nectar, and pollen from specific plants. These birds look for plants with sugar levels around 25%; if this% is less than 15% it is not usual to see him drink it. With those that it does consume, it contributes to its pollination.

 

Its beak changes according to the species. Although it is normal to see hummingbirds with long, straight beaks, there are also some with short, sharp, or curved beaks.

 

They represent critical links of the ecosystem

 

Birds are found in multiple environmental settings. Your participation is key to contributing to the life cycle of many species. If these are not present and perform the functions that characterize them, different processes would stop occurring.

 

By having the ability to process different types of seeds, birds are responsible for dispersing and planting trees. They can also maintain pest control and minimize the growth of viruses or bacteria.

 

Birds: essential for the environment

 

Birds are essential species for the environment. These are the main functions they fulfill and the importance of their presence. It is important to develop and implement successful awareness and protection plans for birds. In this way, the habitats they occupy can be maintained and preserved.

 

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