Class Aves: Birds GA State Game Bird – Bob White Quail GA State Bird – Brown Thrasher

Peregrine falcon African gray parrot Great horned owl Blue heron Peahen and peacock

Basic Characteristics of Birds What makes birds different from other animals? Describe their skeleton. What characteristics reveal their close ancestry to reptiles? How are their eggs different from those of fish and reptiles? How are birds classified into orders, families, and genus? Use the websites below or search through other methods. Kid Zone Berkeley Fernbank Birdwatching

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Facts about Birds How many living species of birds are there? Describe some extreme birds: fastest, largest, etc. Use the websites below or search through other methods. PBS

More Info…… Bird or Reptile? Fossil Museum Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx

Bird Feathers What are the functions of feathers? Feathers and Plumages What are the primary types of feathers? Include a small sketch of each type. How are each of these types used by the bird? KidWings

Bird External Anatomy Label the diagram of the bird using these terms Belly Nape Bill Rump Breast Tail Crown Tarsus Eyebrow Throat Foot Wing Mantle Research pictures to help you

Bird Internal Anatomy Digestive System Excretory System List, in order, the organs/structures that food passes trough a bird’s digestive system Bird Digestion Excretory System What is unusual about birds’ excretion? What is the name of the excretory product? Use your book to find the answer quickly

Bird Internal Anatomy Respiratory System Circulatory System Summarize the unique characteristics of bird respiration Bird Respiration or use your book Circulatory System - Birds have a ____ chambered heart, just like ____.

Bird Internal Anatomy Nervous System (Brain and Senses) Reproduction Compare the bird brain and senses to other animals Your book is the best resource here….you could be searching forever! Reproduction Birds have very complex reproductive activities….name them See text book 90% of all birds have only one mate. This is called _____. Click here for answer. Describe how birds achieve internal fertilization and describe development of egg/embryo See textbook

Bird Beaks Look at the different types of beaks and their functions

Bird Feet

Bird Orders How many orders of birds are there on Earth? Use your research skills….no Wikipedia! Maybe….do the next question first Pick three orders and describe their members. Orders of Birds

Pick a Bird Choose a bird that you would like to know more about Use Cornell's Ornithology Lab to help with your research Be sure to include taxonomy, habitat, unusual characteristics, relatives, etc.