Different places

Blackbirds are at home in gardens, where they can find juicy worms in the grass

All organisms – including birds – live in communities of living things, called ecosystems. An ecosystem consists of all the plants and animals that live in a particular habitat. The habitat is also made up of non-living parts, such as soil, sunlight, water and air. The living things all depend upon each other for food. Food chains link them together.

Birds in the system

There are many different habitats in the UK. Different animals and plants have adapted to live in each one, forming their own ecosystems. Birds are part of this and food chains link them to the other animals and plants that live in that ecosystem.