Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system...

A keel or carina (pl.: carinae) in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum (breastbone) which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends...

excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles (or dewlaps), combs, snoods, and...

the relationships among the orders themselves; evidence from modern bird anatomy, fossils and DNA have all been brought to bear on the problem, but no...

00701.x. PMID 17156094. S2CID 22651510. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syrinx (bird anatomy). Look up syrinx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary....

unacceptable, or at any rate annoying. Esophagus Gizzard Gular pouch, in bird anatomy, a flap generally used to store fish and other prey while hunting Intestines...

various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds and mammals. Caruncles in birds include those found on the face, wattles, dewlaps, snoods...

Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms...

Pierre Belon who noted the similarities of the skeletons of birds and humans. Comparative anatomy has provided evidence of common descent, and has assisted...

growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex...

is a fleshy growth or crest on the top of the head of some gallinaceous birds, such as domestic chickens. The alternative name cockscomb (with several...

breeds it is traditional for tails to be cut off (docked) at the dock. In bird anatomy, the rump is the body immediately above the tail. The color of plumage...

the crown of the head to breathe, causing a flattened head shape. In bird anatomy, the crown is the top of the head, or more specifically the zone from...

usually found in vertebrates, bird's eyes are protected by a third transparent movable membrane. The eye's internal anatomy is similar to that of other...

tail. In animals with bony tails, it is known as tailhead or dock, in bird anatomy as tailfan. It comprises three to five separate or fused coccygeal vertebrae...

organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (birds and other dinosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, pterosaurs), earthworms, some...

Bird wings are a paired forelimb in birds. The wings give the birds the ability to fly, creating lift. Terrestrial flightless birds have reduced wings...

Anatomy and physiology of an animal's horn...

and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. In ornithology, the lore is the region between the eye and bill on the side of a bird's head. This region...

casque is an anatomical feature found in some species of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. In birds, it is an enlargement of the bones of the upper mandible...

ornithology, is an area of featherless skin on birds that joins the lower mandible of the beak (or bill) to the bird's neck. Other vertebrate taxa may have a...

The anatomy of bird legs and feet is diverse, encompassing many accommodations to perform a wide variety of functions. Most birds are classified as digitigrade...

secretion from the lining of the crop of parent birds in some species that is regurgitated to young birds. It is found among all pigeons and doves where...

rather than being on the outside of the bill. Bird anatomy – Anatomy of birds Rostrum (anatomy) – Anatomy term Snout – Extended part of an animal's mouth...

(2020). The biology of moult in birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. Lucas, A. M. & P. R. Stettenheim (1972). Avian Anatomy, Integument. Part I. Agricultural...

" they are defined in relation to other unique features of external bird anatomy, sometimes called "topography." As a rule, this glossary does not contain...

The name wishbone in reference to this custom is recorded from 1860. Bird anatomy Wikimedia Commons has media related to Furcula. Gill, Frank B. (2007)...

extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds. In some birds such as Anas platyrhynchos the pessulus may be ossified. Yilmaz,...

heterodactyl bird from China". Acta Geologica Sinica. 80 (5): 631–635. Anderson, Christopher V. & Higham, Timothy E. (2014). "Chameleon anatomy". In Tolley...

colored feathers found on the throat or upper breast of some species of birds. It is a feature found on many male hummingbirds, particularly those found...