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OCR: HABITAT Birds here a bird lives is determined by a series of evolutionary adaptations This history ties a species to a particular habitat of which there are ten basic types defined here Most birds cannot tolerate drastic changes in their environment Mockingbirds can be punoj in urban suburban and even deser habitats, but ptarmigans can be punoj on tundra only The seed cracking bill of VIARS finch the thin bill of the insect -eating warbler and the fish- tearing hooked bill of ar eagle all determine FRESH WATER the appropriate TUNDRA habitat for these birds. A Niche Within a Habitat Some birds SHORE adapt well to PRAIRIE human intervention in their habitats, while those that do THEOCT not are threatened DESERT URBAN evolutionar OCEAN FOREST ptarmi igans punoy MARSH BRUSH TNDRA STORH