Ornithology I

focused on foot type, bill type and diet. as well as labelling bird morphology diagrams.

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Common Loon

Palmate

Bill: pointed / spear

Diet: fish

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Northern Shoveler

Palmate

Bill: shovel / lamellate

Diet: aquatic invertebrates

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Common Eider

Palmate

Bill: wedge / chisel

Diet: crustations

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Thick-billed Murre

Palmate

Bill: thick, pointed

Diet: fish, squid

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Barn Swallow

Anisodactyl

Bill: short, wide gape

Diet: flying insects

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Anisodactyl

Bill: long, slender

Diet: nectar and insects

What are palmate feet used for?

Swimming

What are anisodactyl feet used for?

Perching

What are zygodactyl feet used for?

Gripping and climbing

What are raptorial feet used for?

Grabbing prey

What are lobate feet used for?

Swimming

What foot types are used in marine birds? (4)

1. Palmate

2. Totipalmate

3. Semipalmate

4. Lobate

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Turkey Vulture

Anisodactyl

Bill: hooked

Diet: meat, carrion

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American Woodcock

Anisodactyl

Bill: long, probing

Diet: earthworms, invertebrates

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Common Night Hawk

Anisodactyl

Bill: tiny bill, huge gape

Diet: flying insects

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Pine Grosbeak

Anisodactyl

Bill: thick, conical

Diet: insects, buds, fruit

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Purple Finch

Anisodactyl

Bill: conical

Diet: seeds, buds fruit

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Red Crossbill

Anisodactyl

Bill: crossed

Diet: conifer seeds

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Northern Flicker

Zygodactyl

Bill: chisel

Diet: insects and ants

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Northern Saw-whet Owl

Zygodactyl

Bill: hooked

Diet: small mammals

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Osprey

Raptorial

Bill: hooked

Diet: fish

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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Raptorial

Bill: hooked

Diet: small birds

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Pied-billed Grebe

Lobate

Bill: pointed

Diet: fish and aquatic invertebrates

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Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmate

Bill: short probing / picking

Diet: small invertebrates

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Belted Kingfisher

Syndactyl

Bill: straight spear

Diet: fish

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Double-crested Cormorant

Totipalmate

Bill: hooked

Diet: fish

What are all the foot types we’ve learned? (9)

1. Palmate

2. Totipalmate

3. Semipalmate

4. Lobate

5. Raptorial

6. Anisodactyl\

7. Zygodactyl

8. Syndactyl

9. Pamprodactyl

What is the first digit called?

Hallux

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Least Sandpiper

Anisodactyl

Bill: thin, tapered

Diet: insects, aquatic invertebrates