Bird Anatomy
Grinds food
What is a gizzard
Egg White
What is Albumen
Fastest bird
What is a Peregrine Falcon
strong feathers found on a bird's body, wings, and tail
What are contour feathers?
Two forward toes and one backward toe
What is a climbing foot?
Most important flight muscles
Pectorals
Membranes that hold an egg yolk in place
What is chalazae
smallest bird
What is a bee hummingbird?
Retractable group of feathers supported by a bird's "thumb" bones
What is Alula?
Type of flight that allows birds to coast downhill
What is gliding?
What is a bird's bill made up of?
keratin
Number of shell membranes that a bird egg has
What is two
What are eagles and hawks?
birds of prey
Soft, fluffy feathers close to the bird's body that provide excellent insulation without adding much weight
What are down feathers?
Type of flight when hummingbirds are stationary in the air
What is hovering?
What is a bird's food storage sac called?
Crop
Nutrient-rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick
What is yolk?
largest living bird
What is an ostrich?
A bird's feathers
What is plumage?
Type of foot has three forward toes and one hind toe
What is perching feet?
What is the structure of a bird's sternum that provides an attachment for the flight muscle?
keel
The outermost shell is made up of
What is calcium carbonate
Tropical birds
What are macaws and parakeets?
oil-secreting gland located near the base of a bird's tail
What is a preen gland?
Type of feet that hunting birds have
What is grasping feet?