The taiga has fewer animal species than the tropical or temperate deciduous forests. Thousands of bird species migrate to the taiga in the summer to nest. The taiga is very, very cold in the winter. But when the warm summer comes, the ice and snow melt. The sun shines for days in the summer, because the taiga is near the top of the world.
Insects breed in the melting water.
Birds like lots of insects to eat. The taiga is the largest biome. The Evergreen Project, Inc.