Zo II Aves

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FOOT ADAPTATIONS: Which group of birds have sharp talons to capture and kill their prey?

hawks, owls, eagles, falcons

FOOT ADAPTATIONS: Which birds did we discuss that had zygodactylate feet?

woodpeckers, parrots

BILL ADAPTATIONS: What group has a tiny beak perfect for getting insects in trees?

warblers

WHAT STATE?: Louisiana

Brown Pelican

WHAT STATE?: Mississippi's State Waterfowl?

Wood Duck

This bird only comes to land to reproduce:

albatross

MISCELLANEOUS: What are baby birds born blind and helpless called?

altricial

Archaeopteryx is:

an extinct 'bird-like' dinosaur

which bird that we studied "spears" its prey?

anhinga

proper name for the quill of the feather is the:

calamus

BIRD ANATOMY: which part of the stomach stores food, and is used by pigeons to produce a sort of 'milk' to feed their young?

crop

BILL ADAPTATIONS: the sharp chiseling beak of a woodpecker is used for:

drilling into wood, pecking at dead branches

FOOT ADAPTATIONS: What group of birds has webbed feet for swimming?

ducks, geese, swans

MISCELLANEOUS: Birds get their color from pigments and:

feather structure

BIRD ANATOMY: What grinds a bird's food up?

gizzard

FOOT ADAPTATIONS: Which birds have long legs for wading out to catch fish?

herons and egrets

FOOT ADAPTATIONS: Which bird has extremely long toes to walk on aquatic vegetation?

jacana, Northern Jacana

Birds preen for what reason?

making suer that they are flight capable

BILL ADAPTATIONS: Which birds have serrated jaws for catching fish?

mergansers, penguins

Ratites are flightless birds that include:

ostrich, rhea, cassowary, emu

BILL ADAPTATIONS: What group of birds has a huge beak for crushing large fruit seeds?

parrots and macaws

BIRD ANATOMY: What is the downward flapping muscle of a bird called?

pectoralis, pectoral

BILL ADAPTATIONS: Which birds have a huge pouch for catching fish?

pelicans

feather colors are due to which two feathers?

pigments and structural colors

MISCELLANEOUS: Quail and chickens can walk the day they are born. They are part of a group of ground nesters known as ______________ birds.

precocial

What are birds known as which can walk the day they were born?

precocial

an adaptation for flight in the birds is the:

presence of feathers for lift

BIRD ANATOMY: What part of a bird's stomach secretes enzymes?

proventriculus

an endangered bird that nests on the beach in MS is the:

snowy plover

Owls are in the order:

strigiformes

BIRD ANATOMY: What is the upward flapping muscle of a bird called?

supracoracoideus

a bird thought to be extinct,which has possibly been seen in MS, LA, or Arkansas

Ivory-billed woodpecker

the bid with the massive toes, used to distribute its weight over lily pads is the:

Jacana

WHAT STATE?: Bonus: Special points if you can determine the hawk species named after the state of Mississippi.

Mississippi Kite

WHAT STATE?: Mississippi

Northern Mockingbird

MISCELLANEOUS: What birds are nesting in the fire hydrant?

Northern Rough-winged Swallows

WHAT STATE?: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Oklahoma

MISCELLANEOUS: What is the fastest bird in the world?

Peregrine Falcon


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