PPT-Birds Mrs. Salvati Characteristics

2 legged Egg laying Warm blooded Vertebrates Feathers Wings Classification 3 orders Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Avies Order 1 Psittaciformes parrots cockatoos macaws lories parakeets. Chapter 6. Neornithes. Modern bird lineage. Approx 10,000 species. Originated 90-100 . Mya. in Cretaceous. Evolutionary History. 150 . Mya. dinosaurs & pterosaurs. 1860: single feather. 1861: skeletal remains. Characteristics. Over 9900 species. Outnumber all other vertebrates except fishes. Single unique feature set apart birds from other animals. Feathers - If it has feathers it’s a bird. Entire anatomy is designed around flight. Thomas Percy. Bracken Educate Together National School. Balbriggan. Co. Dublin. Moorland and Upland. Different Types of Birds. There are many different types of birds that can be witnessed around the country.. Marc Naguib. Behavioural. Ecology Group. Wageningen University. The Netherlands. marc.naguib@wur.nl. Effects of noise depend on. Signal structure. Signal function. Spatial characteristics. Noise characteristics. . About 9,000 species of . birds. are in the . class Aves. ..   Bird classification is based on beak and foot types, and some habitats and behaviors. . Birds of prey have notched beaks and sharp talons. . Evolution of birds . Kingdom . Animalia. , Phylum . Chordata. , Class Aves. Where did they come from?. From the Mesozoic Era, a debate of how they originated. . Two Hypotheses exist:. . Thecodont. . Chapter 16. Birds. Birds belong to the class Aves.. Aves comes from the Latin word for bird. .. First appeared on Earth 150 million years . ago. Section 1. Bird Characteristics. S. hare some characteristics with reptiles. Chordata. An Introduction to Vertebrate Animals . Introduction. Chordates (vertebrates) are the group of animals . most familiar to us. Ex: . mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish. Name comes from:. Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Birds. Birds belong to the class Aves.. Aves comes from the Latin word for bird. .. First appeared on Earth 150 million years . ago. Section 1. Bird Characteristics. S. hare some characteristics with reptiles. Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . The use of symbols in literature is called symbolism.. © Bob Rowan; Progressive Image/CORBIS. Why Do Writers Use Symbols?. Writers may use symbols to. suggest layers of meaning to their work. emphasize the story’s theme. Native Hawaiian Birds Project 1 By Jordan and Kako http://www.bird- friends.com/pics/ papane Purpose of Our Experiment