1. Chapter 42 Birds Section 3 Classification

2. 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

3. 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

4. Swan

5. Canada Geese

6. Mallard Ducks

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

8. Barn Owls

10. Great-horned Owl

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

12. Hummingbird

13. Swifts

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

15. Parakeet

16. Macaw

17. Cockatoo

18. Cockatiel

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

20. Woodpecker

21. Honey-guide

22. Toucan

23. 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

24. Robin

25. Blue Jay

26. Wren

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

28. Pigeon

29. Dove

30. 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

31. Heron

32. Stork

33. Ibis

34. Egret

35. Osprey

36. Hawk

37. Falcon

38. Vulture

39. Eagle

40. Penguin

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

42. Turkey

43. Pheasant

44. Chicken

45. Grouse

46. Quail

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

48. Ostrich

49. Rheas

50. Emu

51. Cassowaries

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