Chapter 42 Birds Section 3 Classification. Diversity Hawks & eagles- powerful beaks & clawed talons that help them capture & eat prey Swifts have tiny.

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Chapter 42 Birds Section 3 Classification

Diversity Hawks & eagles- powerful beaks & clawed talons that help them capture & eat prey Swifts have tiny beaks that open wide to capture insects in mid-air Swifts spend most of their life in flight and have tiny feet Feet of flightless birds are modified for running and walking

Order Anseriformes Swans, geese, and ducks- waterfowl Aquatic, webbed-feet for swimming Feed on invertebrates, fish, grass, etc Bill is typically flattened Young are precocial & parental care is provided by female

Swan

Canada Geese

Mallard Ducks

Order Strigiformes Owls Sharp, curved beak with sharp talons or claws Large, forward-facing eyes Keen eyesight and hearing

Barn Owls

Great-horned Owl

Order Apodiformes Hummingbirds & swifts Hummingbirds eat nectar and have a very long tongue Swifts eat insects in mid-air

Hummingbird

Swifts

Order Psittaciformes Parrots, parakeets, macaws, cockatoos, & cockatiels Live in tropics Eat seeds and fruit Vocal birds

Parakeet

Macaw

Cockatoo

Cockatiel

Order Piciformes Tree-dwelling birds- woodpeckers, honey-guides, & toucans Chisel-like bills

Woodpecker

Honey-guide

Toucan

Order Passeriformes Over 5,900 species Robins, blue jays, and wrens Perching birds Feed on nectar, insects, seeds & fruits Song-birds- males produce song Syrinx- song is produced in this structure

Robin

Blue Jay

Wren

Order Columbiformes Pigeons & doves Feed on fruits and grain Crop secretes a nutritious milk-like fluid called crop milk

Pigeon

Dove

Order Ciconiiformes Herons, storks, ibises, egrets, raptors (ospreys, hawks, falcons, vultures & eagles), & penguins Long, flexible neck, long legs, long bill Feed on fish, frogs, small prey in shallow water Diurnal species

Heron

Stork

Ibis

Egret

Osprey

Hawk

Falcon

Vulture

Eagle

Penguin

Order Galliformes Turkeys, pheasants, chickens, grouse, and quails- fowl Terrestrial birds- limited flying ability Strong gizzard Important part of human diet

Turkey

Pheasant

Chicken

Grouse

Quail

Order Struthioniformes Ostriches, rheas, emus, and cassowaries Ostriches cannot fly and can reach speeds of over 30 mph on land!

Ostrich

Rheas

Emu

Cassowaries

REVIEW!!! Explain how a bird’s beak and feet can provide information about the bird’s lifestyle. Identify the function of the syrinx.

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