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The structure in which birds store their food
What is the crop?
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Broad, flat part of the feather
What is the vane?
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The term used for the male bird's attempts to attract a mate
What is courtship?
100
The larynx in mammals is the voice box. The corresponding part in birds is the...
What is syrinx?
200
The structure songbirds use to sing
What is syrinx?
200
The shaft within the vane
What is rachis?
200
Young that are weak and helpless after hatching
What is altricial?
200
Name 3 flightless birds
What is emu, ostrich, penguin, and kiwi?
300
Number of atria and ventricles in a bird heart
What is 2 atria and 2 ventricles?
300
The structure that many evolutionists think that bird feathers evolved from?
What is reptile scales?
300
Birds frequently consume gravel in order to supply the necessary grinding substances in their...
What is gizzard?
300
The clear substance inside a bird egg is known as...
What is albumen?
400
The common outlet for a bird's excretory and reproductive systems
What is the cloaca?
400
The powerful feet of some birds that are capable of grasping and holding prey.
What are talons?
400
Talons are special toes usually associated with birds that feed on...
What is meat?
400
Lists 2 reasons birds migrate
What is warm climate, sufficient food, to raise their young in a favorable environment?
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Permits birds to have fresh air passing through their lungs as they breathe
What is air sacs?
500
Other than wings and feathers, give at least 3 characteristics of birds that are helpful for flying.
What are air-filled bones, clavicle and keel on sternum for attaching flight muscles, large appetite, keen eyesight, rapid digestion, air sacs,...
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The bone that has a keel to permit the attachment of flight muscles in a bird
What is the sternum?
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The type of feather that covers most of a bird's body and gives the bird shape and color
What is contour feather?