Birds Flashcards
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Class Aves
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Birds
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Ornithology
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the study of Birds
3
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_______ are unique to only Birds
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Feathers
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Feathers
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Plumage
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Functions of Feathers
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- warmth
- shed water
- camouflage and mating
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Feather Facts
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- shed regularly
- can come in different variations from juvenile to adult
- breeding and non-breeding, winter and summer
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Birds Body Temperature
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- warm blooded
- Endothermic-can generate internal body heat
- Homeothermic-can maintain body heat steadily
- High around 110-112°F
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Reproduction of Birds
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- oviparous
- internal fertilization
- cloaca
females: build nest, lay eggs, tends to both - group of eggs: Clutch
males: defend territory
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Bird Births
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- Altricial-naked, blind, helpless
- Precocial-feathered, sighted, walk and eat on own
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Altricial birth
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naked, blind, helpless
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Precocial birth
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feathered, sighted, walk and eat on own
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Vocalization of Birds
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- Songs-produced by males to attract mates and define/defend territory
- Call-produced by all birds; short vocalizations used for a variety of reasons
13
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Flying Birds
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Carinates
-keel on sternum: flat boney plate that attaches their powerful flight muscles
14
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Flightless Birds
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Ratites
- no keel on sternum
ex: Ostrich, Cassowary, Kiwi
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Obligate Migration
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migration is genetically programmed (migrate no matter what)
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Irregular/Nomadic Migration
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only migrate based on food source (will stay of there is enough food
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Birds Respiration/Bones
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- air sacs (secondary airways) to power flight
- most have hollow spaces in bones
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Bird Feet
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- either 3/4 toes
- defense (claws)
- getting food
- walking
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Bird Beak
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- eat
- defense
- care for feathers
- build nests
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Bird Wings and Tails
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- short rounded: flapping to fly (ducks)
- long broad: soaring flying (vulture)
- skinny pointed: darting type flying (sparrow)
