does the shape of a bird's beak affect the kind of food it eats?

Dear Student

Yes.

The shape of a bird's beak is designed for eating particular types of food like seeds, fruit, insects, nectar, fish or small mammals. 
Bird beaks have adapted over time to help birds find food within their habitat which allows them to survive.

A range of specialized shapes of bird's beak help to catch and eat different kinds of food.

Like a sword-billed hummingbird is a specialist species, feeding on the nectar of specific flowers.
Its long beak allows it to feed from flowers with long corollas,​

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