Bird Food
the organ that grinds food
What is the gizzard?
the world's fastest bird
What is the peregrine falcon?
the nutrient rich fluid for the developing chick
What is the egg yolk?
the very large sternum on a bird
What is a keel?
this group includes edible birds
What are game birds?
sac in the esophagus that stores food
What is the crop?
most commonly include songbirds and wrens that hatch featherless babies
What is a perching bird?
outermost part of the egg made of calcium carbonate
What is the shell?
another word for feathers
What is plumage?
includes eagles and hawks
What are birds of prey?
these waterbirds are known for their unique throat pouch to catch fish
What are pelicans?
bird known for it's hovering ability
What is the hummingbird?
inner membrane area for chick to breathe until it hatches
What is the air chamber?
Allows a bird to waterproof it's feathers
What is the preen gland?
includes macaws and parakeets
What are tropical birds?
Spoonbills have a straining bill to scoop this type of food
What is aquatic food?
(also accept crustaceans, small fish)
These birds include ducks & geese and have babies that are born precocial/(hatch with down and able to swim quickly)
What are waterfowl/waterbirds?
inner portion of the egg known as egg white
What is albumen?
Bird bills are made of this substance
What is keratin?
these birds do not have a keel
What are flightless birds?
Hunting birds have this type of foot to grab their prey of small animals/birds
What is a grasping foot?
largest living bird that is also flightless
What is the ostrich?
Area on the yolk where the chick embryo will develop
What is the germinal spot?
tiny tubes in a bird's lung allowing air to flow through the lung
What are air capillaries?
includes grebes
What are water birds?