Orders and their characteristics Flashcards

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procellariiformes

Answer 1

=Tubenoses= Seabirds Tube noses help locate food (also drip salt Big birds - long annual cycle Monogamous Stomach Oils (does not equal crop milk) Longest Wingspan-wandering- albatross 3.6m Some amazing migrations being discovered- Sooty Shearwaters 64,000km NZ -> AK

Answer 2

=pelican, cormorants, boobies, and allies = Piscivorous water birds Much debated taxa- convergent evolution paraphyletic Used to include all species with 4 webbed toes Have gular patch on nostrils

Answer 3

=Hawks, eagles, vultures, and allies= Most diurnal birds of prey Primaries are emarginated Strong talons Often reverse sexually Dimorphic and 2 ovaries

Answer 4

=owls= Solitary Nocturnal Silent killers Powerful talons Greathorded owl=13kg of force How do you find a roost? Owls often roost in dense evergreens. They'll also perch close to the trunk in other kinds of trees, where they're easier to spot once autumn leaves fall. Some species roost inside tree cavities, and you may be able to spot them looking out of the holes on warm days.

Answer 5

=mousebirds= Frugivore Pamprodactyl feet- all four toes moved to font Grey brown Gregarious Scurries through canopy Long tail Mouse like

Answer 6

=cuckoo roller= Tied with Hoatzin Insects and lizards Sexualy dimorphic Who incubates? Female incubation but she is feed by the male Not threatened

Answer 7

=trogon= Wet tropical forests Weak legs Heterodactyl feet- X shaped Sexually dimorphic ?the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species Both male and females incubate

Answer 8

=Hornbills and Hoopoes= ++Hornbills++ 2 fused upper vertebrae Strong necks Casques- upper mandible Resonator Battering ram Maternal sacrifice ++Hoopoes++ Cavity nesters Young and females secrete smelly liquid (uropygial) Hiss like a snake and direct feces Undulating flight- similar to woodpecker Clutch size depends on location N-12e, tropics-4e

Answer 9

=woodpeckers and allies= Woodpeckers, barbest, toucans and honeyguides Zygodactyl - X shape, digit 2 and 3 are in front Woodpeckers ands barbets are primarily cavity nesters Frugivores (toucans and barbets seed dispersers

Answer 10

=Rollers, Kingfishers, and allies= Colorful Cavity nesters- banks Syndactyly- digit 2 and 3 are fused Kingfishers- global (-ant) Capable of hovering Heavy bills

Answer 11

=Seriemas= Rarely fly but still roost and nest in trees Convergent evolution with the secretary bird Claw for tearing prey and fighting Popular in zoos

Answer 12

=Falcon= Thin pointed wings Fastest animal on planet Kill with bite-tooth Vision 2.6x better than ours Historically used for hunting Now also used in pest control

Answer 13

=parrots= Strong bill, not fused to skull Touch receptors in bill & tongue (bill tip organs) Zygodactyl (2 & 3 forward) Extremely intelligent (brain :body size ~ upper primates) Long lived Alex the African Grey- 100 words, 0-6, concepts, colours

Answer 14

=songbirds= Amazing vocals 3 toes forward 1 backwards tendon in leg tightens when leg bends Small eggs, altricial chicks - born helpless and needs extensive parental care.

Answer 15

Owls often roost in dense evergreens. They’ll also perch close to the trunk in other kinds of trees, where they’re easier to spot once autumn leaves fall. Some species roost inside tree cavities, and you may be able to spot them looking out of the holes on warm days.

Orders and their characteristics Flashcards

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