Birds Flashcards

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passeriformes, “sparrow-shaped;” includes crows, sparrows, magpies

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perching birds/songbirds

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birds that use nesting holes; includes wrens, swallows, chickadees

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cavity-nesters

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long-legged birds that wade to look for food; includes cranes, egrets, herons

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wading birds

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scavenging birds of prey; includes the turkey, black, and griffon species

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vultures

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birds adapted to live and feed near water; includes albatross, puffins, and cormorants

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marine birds

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group of aquatic flightless birds; includes emperor, king, and macaroni species

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penguins

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solitary, nocturnal birds of prey with binocular vision and sharp talons; includes barn, snowy, and screech species

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owls

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birds that lost the ability to fly through evolution; includes ostriches, emus, and penguins

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flightless birds

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aquatic birds; includes ducks, geese, and loons

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waterfowl

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