Anatomy
Grebe toes
lobed
Platalea ajaja
roseate spoonbill
What holes do black bellied whistling ducks use/what makes the holes?
Plieated Woodpecker
What does staying a breeding pair for extended periods of time mean?
Monogamus
An introduced, but widespread species
rock pigeon
piciformes feet
zygodactyl feet
Megaceryle alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
warm blooded
homeothermic
metabolic rate
high/fast
Its sound effects are used in the movies to convey vultures or eagles
Red-tailed Hawk
Order that does not have cloaca's
anseriformes
Barred Owl
Strix varia
focuses the eye
sclerotic ring
singing box
syrinx
In evolution of flight, arboreal means meant for hopping tree to tree, so what does Corporeal mean?
balance rather than flight
A___ is a ___ bill.
beak, hooked
Subphylum
Vertebrata
shags family
phalacrocoracidae
What nesting behavior is specific to California Condors?
Double clutching
What kind of pee do these birds produce?
Uric acid
How many toes does an ostrich have?
2
Passer domesticus
house sparrow
Tibiotarsus
upper leg of bird
Active at dawn and dusk
crepuscular
The heaviest owl, the Snowy Owl, weighs up to __lbs.
4-5lbs