Zo II Aves
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
