Aves Flashcards
hawks, eagles, vultures, osprey
Accipitri-
talons, hooked beak, square wings, cere, anisodactyl
hummingbirds, swifts
Apodi-
aerial feed, slender beak, tiny, footless
nighthawks, relatives
Caprimulgi-
big mouth, big eyes, aniso, camo
pigeons, doves
Columbi-
short straight, cere, aniso, plump
falcons
Falconi-
tomial tooth (kill), angles wings, cere, aniso, talons, CN
grouse, turkey, quail
Galli-
landfowl
short beak, herb, aniso, ground feed
sparrows, finches, crows
Passeri-
perching
aniso, seeds & insects, CN
granivores
diurnal (day)
woodpeckers
Pici-
chisel, zygo, stiff tail, tongue, primary CN, muscular neck, spongy bones
owls
Strigi-
frwd eyes, facial disks, zygo, talons, CN, fringe soft
geese, swans, ducks
Anseri-
waterfowl
lamellate/sieve bills, palmate, CN
sandpipers, puffins, gulls
Charadrii-
shore
diverse/probing, invertebrates/fish, palm/semi/aniso
wading long toes
countershading
kingfisher
Coracii-
dagger-like, piscivore, syndactyl (fused 2/3 digits), pointed wings
loons
Gavii-
long sharp, palmate, legs back, heavy
crane-like, coots, rails, cranes
Grui-
diverse, fish and more, proving beaks, lobate or aniso
cormorants, herons, pelicans
Pelecani-
unique, fish, totipalmate or aniso, gular sac, hooked bill
grebes
Podicipedi-
aquatic diving
stilleto long pointed, lobate, far back, rud tail
nails
petrels, fulmars
Procellarii-
sea, albatross
tubular nostrils, gland salt, palmate (tridactyl)
long narrow wings, tendon to lock
hooked beak
Bills
Filtering (lamellate) - Anseri Probing (long tapper) - Charadrii, Apodi, Grui Catching insects - Passeri Cracking seeds - Passeri Tearing meat - Accipitri, Falconi Drilling holes - Pici
Tube nose - Procellari
Cere - Columbi, Accipitri
Fish - Gavii, Coracii, Podicipedi, etc
Feet
Anisodactyl (walk) Zygodactyl (grasp) - Pici, Strigi Syndactyl (fused) - Coracii Palmate (swim) - Anseri, Gavii, Procel… Totipalmate - Pelecani Semi - Charadri (also palm, aniso) Lobate (swim/walk) - Podicipedi, Grui
Talons - Accipitri, Falconi, Strigi Pectinate claw - Caprimulgi, Pelecani Divers (feet back) - Gavii, Podicipedi Dabbler Waders (long toes) - Charadrii
Cavity nesting
Primary - Pici, Coracii
Secondary - Passeri, Strigi, Falconi, Anseri
Soft wood (aspen) or fungal infection (spores carried on beak)
Wings
Square wings - Accipitri
Angled wings - Falconi
Long narrow - Procellarii
Tapered (stealth) - Strigi