Day 19 Birds
Birds are reptiles by another name!
Class Aves
Avian characteristics
-Originated from the archosaur lineage
-Flight, feathers, lungs built for flight, hollow bones
-Endothermic
-Birds have large segments of their brain devoted to sensory information
-Complex mating systems and behavioral patterns
-Migration and navigation
Feathers are elongated scales
Watch this video on how birds breath. It is a key feature that allows birds to fly
Watch this video on bird beaks. Create a box in your sketchbook, title it "bird beaks" and take notes, write down interesting things that you learn from the video and include an image in your sketchbook. Bird beaks have many adaptations, this is partially due to birds not having hands. Beaks are also one way we classify birds
There are many orders of the Class Aves
Order Sphenisciformes
-Heavy bodies
-Flightless
-Flipperlike wings for swimming
-Well insulated with fat
-The Penguins
Order Struthioniformes
-Large
-Flightless
-Wings with numerous fluffy plums
-The Ostriches
Order Gaviiformes
-Strong
-Straight bill
-Legs far back for diving
-Heavy bones
-Webbed feet
-The Loons
Order Podicipediformes
-Short wings
-Soft and dense plumage
-Webbed feet
-The Grebes
Order Procellariiformes
-Tubular nostrils
-large nasal glands
-Can drink salt water
-Long and narrow wings
-Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Petrels
Order Pelecaniformes
-Four toes joined in common web
-Rudimentary nostrils
-Large gular sac
-Pelicans, Boobies, Cormorants, Anhingas, Frigate-birds
Blue Footed Boobie
Order Ciconiiformes
-Long neck
-Often folded in flight
-Long legged waders
-Herons, Egrets, Storks, Wood ibises, Flamingos
Heron
Flamingos
Order Anseriformes
-Wide flat bill
-Dense down
-Webbed feet
-Ducks, Geese, and swans
Mallard
Order Falconiformes
-Strong
-Hooked beak
-Large wings
-Raptorial feet
-Vultures, Secretarybirds, hawks, eagles, osprey, falcons
Andean Condor
Vulture
Bald Eagle
Redtail Hawk
Order Galliformes
-Short beak
-Short wings
-Strong feet and claws
-Curassows, Grouse, Quail, Pheasants, Turkeys
Turkeys
Order Gruiformes
-Many different characteristics
-March birds, cranes, limpkins rails, coots
Cranes
Order Charadriiformes
-Many different characteristics
-Shore birds, Gulls, Turns, Auks
Gull
Order Columbiformes
-Dense feathers loosely attached to skin
-Well developed crop
-Pigeons, Doves, Sandgrouse
Pigeon
Order Psittaciformes
-Maxilla hinged to skull
-Thick tongue
-Reversible fourth toe
-Parrots, Lories, Macaws
Macaws are large and have a long tail feather
Parrots are smaller and have a shorter tail feather than Macaws
Lories
Order Cuculiformes
-Reversible fourth toe
-Soft, tender skin
-Plantaineaters, Roadrunners, Cuckoos
Roadrunner
Cuckoo
Order Strigiformes
-Large head with fixed eyes directed forward
-Raptorial feet
-Owls
Owl
Order Caprimulgiformes
-Owl-like head
-Weak bill and feet
-Insectivorous
-Whippoorwills, Goatsuckers
Whippoorwill
Order Apodiformes
-Long wings
-Weak feet
-Swifts, Hummingbirds
Hummingbird
Order Coraciiformes
-Large head
-Large beak
-Kingfishers, Todies, Bee Eaters, Rollers
Kingfisher
Order Piciformes
-usually long strong beak
-Strong legs and feet with fourth toe permanently reversed in woodpeckers
-Woodpeckers, Toucans, Honeyguides, Barbets
Woodpecker
Toucan
Order Passeriformes
-largest avian order
-69 families of perching birds
-Perching feet
-Swallows, Larks, Crows, Titmice, Nuthatches, and many more
Crow
Swallow
This is an optional video about egg communication
This is an optional video if you are interested in 7 amazing bird nests.