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Feathers
Eggs
Birds body part
Flight
Characteristics of birds
100
Substances feathers and bills are made from
What is keratin
100
Identify the nutrient rich fluid that feeds an unmatched chick
What is yolk
100
A ridge on the sternum
What is keel
100
A humming bird staying stationary in the air is engaging
What is hovering
100
Whippoorwills, which catch insects in flight, have which type of bills
What is gaping
200
Strong feathers found on a birds body, wings, and tail
What is contour
200
Region of an egg where the embryo develops
What is germinal spot
200
Produces sound without vocal cords
What is syrinx
200
Using thermals to gain altitude without expensive energy
What is soaring
200
What type of migration do birds perform when they migrate relatively short distances by moving up and down a mountain
What is altitudinal
300
Retractable group of feathers supported by a bird's thumb bone
What is alula
300
Outermost shell of an egg
What is calcium carbonate
300
Used to raise the wings
What is pectoralis minor
300
Which type of flight allows birds to coast downhill
What is gliding
300
In activity when smaller birds will harass a larger bird
What is mobbing
400
Soft, fluffy feathers found close to a birds body
What is down
400
To allow chicks to develop properly, eggs must be kept warm through
What is incubation
400
A food storage sac in a birds esophagus
What is crop
400
What is the fastest flying bird
What is peregrine falcon
400
Six categories of bird watchers
What is perching birds, birds of prey, water birds, game birds, flightless birds, tropical birds
500
Feathers extending for. A birds hand to the tip of its wings
What is primary flight
500
What is the name of the place birds that sit on their eggs lose their feathers to transfer heat to their eggs more effectively
What is brood patch
500
Used to grind food and make it more easily absorbed
What is gizzard
500
Migration routes followed year after year
What is flyalways
500
Six characteristics common to all members of class Aves
What is bipedal, warm-blooded, vertebrates, feathers, scaly legs, wings