Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system... 80 KB (9,413 words) - 20:12, 29 April 2024 |
excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles (or dewlaps), combs, snoods, and... 7 KB (679 words) - 01:42, 14 March 2024 |
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... 233 KB (23,348 words) - 14:22, 29 April 2024 |
00701.x. PMID 17156094. S2CID 22651510. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syrinx (bird anatomy). Look up syrinx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.... 25 KB (3,252 words) - 21:02, 18 April 2024 |
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... 5 KB (568 words) - 08:13, 6 April 2024 |
Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms... 80 KB (8,860 words) - 14:31, 11 April 2024 |
Feather (redirect from Feather (bird anatomy)) 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... 90 KB (9,806 words) - 09:54, 1 May 2024 |
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... 7 KB (775 words) - 21:39, 24 March 2024 |
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... 7 KB (878 words) - 13:30, 25 July 2023 |
Rump (animal) (redirect from Rump (anatomy)) 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... 6 KB (679 words) - 00:03, 14 November 2023 |
Anatomy and physiology of an animal's horn... 19 KB (2,364 words) - 03:42, 2 May 2024 |
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... 21 KB (2,436 words) - 15:52, 27 March 2024 |
Gizzard (category Bird anatomy) organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (birds and other dinosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, pterosaurs), earthworms, some... 14 KB (1,827 words) - 12:27, 23 March 2024 |
Coccyx (redirect from Olla (anatomy)) 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... 18 KB (2,018 words) - 22:35, 1 April 2024 |
Beak (redirect from Culmen (bird)) 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... 83 KB (9,158 words) - 10:25, 17 March 2024 |
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... 2 KB (217 words) - 03:19, 10 July 2023 |
Gular skin (category Bird anatomy) 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... 3 KB (390 words) - 14:56, 24 April 2024 |
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... 9 KB (934 words) - 04:46, 7 February 2024 |
Furcula (category Bird anatomy) 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)... 7 KB (856 words) - 00:21, 20 April 2024 |
Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fish. It can be contrasted with fish physiology, which is the study of how the component parts... 88 KB (10,952 words) - 17:57, 19 April 2024 |
Dactyly (category Bird anatomy) heterodactyl bird from China". Acta Geologica Sinica. 80 (5): 631–635. Anderson, Christopher V. & Higham, Timothy E. (2014). "Chameleon anatomy". In Tolley... 17 KB (1,912 words) - 15:53, 18 February 2024 |
Brood patch (category Bird anatomy) an incubation patch, is a patch of featherless skin on the underside of birds during the nesting season. Feathers act as inherent insulators and prevent... 3 KB (311 words) - 15:50, 1 February 2024 |