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Class Aves

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Class Aves

BY BRANDON CHOW AND RYAN BILAND

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy

  • About 8,800-9000 species of Birds divided in 28 orders
  • Passeriformes make up more than half
  • Two subclasses: 
  • a) Archaeornithes (archaeopteryx) - extinct
  • b) Neornithes (modern birds)
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Neornithes

  • Contains three superorders:
  • a) Odontognathae (Extinct birds that have teeth)
  • b) Impennes (Consists of only penguins)
  • c) Neognathae (Consists of either 28 or 29 orders)
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Passeriformes
Birds of Prey
Flightless Birds

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SIBLEY-AHLQUIST TAXONOMY
vs
HOWARD-MOORE MOORE TAXONOMY

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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

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Anatomy

  • Skeletal System
  • muscular System
  • Nervous System
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aNAtomy

  • feathers
  • wings
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behavior traits

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migration

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flight

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calls

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Phylogeny

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