The number of toes a bird has depends on the species. Most birds have four toes on each foot, but some have fewer.

• Anisodactyl: This is the most common arrangement in birds, with three toes pointing forward and one pointing backward. [https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-many-toes/]
• Zygodactyl: Two toes point forward and two point backward. This arrangement is common in woodpeckers, owls, and parrots. [https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-many-toes/]
• Heterodactyl: Similar to zygodactyl, but only found in trogons. The inner two toes point forward, and the outer two point backward. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_foot]
• Pamprodactyl: All four toes point forward. This arrangement is found in swifts. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_foot]
• Some birds, like ostriches, only have two toes. [https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/why-do-ostriches-have-two-toes/]

Therefore, depending on the species, a bird can have two, four, six, or eight toes.