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ZOO 111 MWF 2:30-3:30 PM: White-Throated Rock Thrush (Monticola Gularis)

This document provides information about bird taxonomy and orders. It discusses the characteristics of birds and lists the orders within the two superorders - Palaeognathae and Neognathae. Some key orders mentioned include Passeriformes, which has over 5000 songbird species, and Falconiformes, which includes eagles, hawks and falcons with their hooked bills and talons.

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ZOO 111 MWF 2:30-3:30 PM: White-Throated Rock Thrush (Monticola Gularis)

This document provides information about bird taxonomy and orders. It discusses the characteristics of birds and lists the orders within the two superorders - Palaeognathae and Neognathae. Some key orders mentioned include Passeriformes, which has over 5000 songbird species, and Falconiformes, which includes eagles, hawks and falcons with their hooked bills and talons.

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ZOO 111

MWF 2:30-3:30 PM

White-throated Rock Thrush (Monticola gularis)

*Est. 10,000 living


species

*Descended from
dinosaurs

*No teeth *Flexible long neck


* One occipital
condyle

*Scales on legs *Feathered *Bones with air *Winged spaces *Bipedal *Endothermic (warm- *Four chambered
blooded) heart

*Egg-laying *Vertebrate *Most speciose


tetrapod

*Adaptations for Flight


*Honey combed bones
*Air cavities *Less weight

No teeth No urinary bladder No penis Only one ovary


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*Digestive System
*Crop
*Storage

*Proventriculus
*Enzymes

*Gizzard
*Grind food

*Cloaca
*Waste *Reproduction
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*Vision
*Up to 8 times keener
than human vision
indendtantly

*Each eye moves

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*Respiratory System
*Nine air sacs
*Connect to lungs and
centers of bones *Cools the bird

*Fresh air always


moving

*No dead ends as in


mammals

*Each wing beat moves


air

*Never run out of air


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*Chicks
*Altricial
*No feathers *Cannot walk or see *Cannot feed themselves
Precocial

*Down feathers *Can walk and see *Can feed themselves


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*Benefits of Birds to Man


*Eat insects, rodents
and weeds

*Spread seeds for

flowers and trees

*Food *Sport *Pets

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*Fastest Animal
*Peregrine falcon *Strikes prey at 180
mph

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*Elephant Bird
*Eleven feet tall *1100 pounds *Largest egg ever *Extinct in late 1600s

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*Giant Moa
*New Zealand *Hunted to extinction
about 1600

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*Caudipteryx
*Feathered dinosaur *Flightless *Transitional fossil
*Dinosaur arms *Dinosaur teeth
* Only front of upper jaw

*Bird feathers

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*Archaeopteryx
*Transitional fossil
*Characteristics of
reptiles

*Characteristics of birds

*Reptile characteristics
*Teeth *Boney tail *Fingers with claws

*Bird characteristics
*Feathers *Furcula
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* The name of the superorder is derived from

paleognath, the ancient Greek for "old jaws" in reference to the skeletal anatomy of the palate, which is described as more primitive and reptilian than that in other birds. The Palaeognathae consists of two orders which comprise 49 existing species.

*Struthioniformesostriches, emus,
kiwis, and allies

*Tinamiformestinamous

*Order Struthioniformes
*Large flightless bird *Two toes

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* The superorder Neognathae comprises 27

orders which have a total of nearly ten thousand species. The Neognathae have undergone adaptive radiation to produce the staggering diversity of form (especially of the bill and feet), function, and behaviour that are seen today.

* Anseriformes waterfowl * Pteroclidiformes sandgrouse * Galliformes fowl * Columbiformes doves and pigeons * Charadriiformes gulls, buttonquails, plovers and allies * Psittaciformes parrots and allies * Gaviiformes loons * Cuculiformes cuckoos and turacos * Podicipediformes grebes * Procellariiformes albatrosses, * Opisthocomiformes hoatzin petrels, and allies * Strigiformesowls * Sphenisciformes penguins * Caprimulgiformes nightjars and allies * Pelecaniformes pelicans and allies * Apodiformes swifts and hummingbirds * Phaethontiformes tropicbirds * Ciconiiformes storks and allies * Coraciiformes kingfishers and allies * Cathartiformes New World * Piciformes woodpeckers and vultures * Phoenicopteriformes flamingos * Trogoniformes trogons * Falconiformes falcons, eagles, * Coliiformes mousebirds hawks and allies * Passeriformes passerines * Gruiformes cranes and allies
allies

*Order Pelecaniformes
*Gular sac

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*Order Ciconiiformes
*Long legs for wading *Long necks

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*Order Anseriformes
*Flat bill *Webbed feet

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*Order Falconiformes
*Hooked bill *Talons *Eagle *Hawk *Falcon

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*Order Passeriformes
*Perching foot *Songbirds *5000 species *Mocking bird *Thrushes *Swallows *Magpie *Crow *Starling *Jays
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*Order Columbiformes
*Short neck *Short legs *Pigeons *Doves

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*Order Strigiformes
*Large eyes *Silent flight *Nocturnal predator *Owls

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*Order Apodiformes
*Small bird *Rapid wingbeat *Hummingbirds

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*Order Galliformes
*Chicken like *Strong beaks *Heavy feet *Chicken *Turkey *Pheasants *Quail
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*Order Charadriiformes
*Short bill *Strong fliers *Shorebirds *Gulls

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*Order Psittaciformes
*Thick tongue *Hinged and movable
upper beak

*Bright colors *Parrots *Parakeets

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*Order Piciformes
*Two toes forward and
two toes backward

*woodpeckers

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*Order Sphenisciformes
*Webbed feet *Wings as used for
swimming

*penquins

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* Gwapa si Rowenie

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