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Question: Name two examples of aerial habitat animals....

Name two examples of aerial habitat animals.

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A place where an organism makes its home is known as a habitat. A good habitat meets all environmental conditions which are favourable for an organism to survive.

Complete Answer:
Let us first know more about habitat before we find the answer. Around the world, different animals require different types of places to live in. The surrounding in which a living organism lives is known as habitat.
There are two types of habitat,

Terrestrial habitat
Aquatic habitat

Coming to aerial habitat, aerial habitats are those which are found in the sky. Therefore, examples of animals living in aerial habitat are - Birds, insects, etc.

The animals belonging to aerial habitat have the following characteristics,

They have wings to help them fly
Their body and wings are covered with feather or silky membrane
They are made up of light and hollow bones in order to assist in flying
They spend most of their life in air
They catch insects/ prey while flying

Note: There are three types of birds on the basis of the habitat they live in,

Terrestrial birds - They spend most of their lives on land and they feed on seeds and grains. They are generally flightless. They are generally found close to the ground and have wings, but they can only fly for a short distance.
Aerial birds - They are found mostly in the sky and they have wings which help them fly.
Arboreal birds - These birds most of the time in their trees and dense foliage. They are generally insectivorous or frugivores.