Overview Flashcards
What is ornithology ?
The study of birds
How many species of birds are alive today ?
9,800 species
Give the smallest and largest bird species alive today.
Large diversity
Ostrich- 154kg
Bee hummingbird- 1.5g
Give an example of a bird species with extravagant plumage
Greater bird of paradise
Give an example of a bird species with drab plumage.
Reed Warbler
Give an example of a bird species found in Desserts
Black-faced sandgrouse
Give an example of a bird species found in Rainforests
Scarlet macaw.
Give an example of a bird species found in polar regions
Emperor penguins
Give an example of a bird species found in the Mountains
Andean condor
Give an example of a bird species which exhibits Polyandry
Females more than one male
Jacana
Give an example of a bird species which exhibits Polygynandry
2 or more males, exclusive sexual relationship with 2 or more females
Dunnock
Give an example of a bird species which exhibits Polygyny
Males more than one female
Sage Grouse
Give an example of a bird species which exhibits monogamy
Greater flamingo
Give an example of a species with a bill for probing
Curlew
Give an example of a species with a bill for Crushing
Chaff finch
Give an example of a species with a bill for shredding
Golden eagle
Give an example of a species with a bill for sifting
Avocet
Give an example of a species with a bill for Extracting
Sword-billed hummingbird
Give an example of a species with a bill for Hammering
Green Woodpecker.
Give the TAXONOMY of birds
Phylum- Chordata
Subphylum- Vertebrata
Class- Aves
Which Class is most closely related to Aves ?
Crocodilia
Aves are not tetrapod’s
True or False ?
False, They are tetrapod’s, Have legs.
Aves are Amniotes.
True or False?
True, They have amniotic eggs.
What is important about the tails of birds ?
It is feathered, with no vertebrate
