Bird Classification & Characteristics

What class do birds belong in?

• Eukarya

• Animalia

• Chordata

• Aves

True or False? Birds are the closest relatives of dinosaurs.

• True

• False

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Which of the following are characteristics found in birds?

• Feathers

• Wings

• Low Metabolism

• Beaks

• Four-chambered heart

Which does not belong to the 4 main groups of birds?

• Preying Birds

• Perching Birds

• Flightless Birds

• Extinct Birds

• Game Birds

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of preying birds?

• Have a very strong, hook-like beak

• Sharp vision

• Feet are webbed to help with swimming

• Hollow (porous) bones to allow for flight

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perching birds?

• Most small songbirds are also called perching birds or “passerines”

• Hollow (porous) bones to allow for flight

• Unwebbed toes and feet equipped with distinct, though usually small, talons

• Smallest group

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of flightless birds?

• Most do not have tail feathers

• Hollow (porous) bones to allow for flight

• Mode of transportation is walking/running/swimming

• Dense and heavy bones (not hollow or porous) to support their weight

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of game birds?

• Good runners but not for long distances

• Usually have short and round wings with larger legs than perching birds

• Strongly built beaks, the bill is short and slightly down curved

• Dense and heavy bones (not hollow or porous) to support their weight

Which of the following is not an example of a perching bird?

• Eagle

• Lark

• Crow

• Sparrow

Which of the following is not an example of a flightless bird?

• Ostrich

• Penguin

• Kiwi

• Pheasant

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