BZ 335- BIRDS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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Western Kingbird

Passeriformes

Tyrannidae

Western Wood-Pewee

Passeriformes

Tyrannidae

Say’s Phoebe

Passeriformes

Tyrannidae

Willow Flycatcher

Passeriformes

Tyrannidae

Warbling Vireo

Passeriformes

Vireonidae

Loggerhead Shrike

Passeriformes

Laniidae

Blue Jay

Passeriformes

Corvidae

Canada Jay

Passeriformes

Corvidae

American Crow

Passeriformes

Corvidae

Clark’s Nutcracker

Passeriformes

Corvidae

Steller’s Jay

Passeriformes

Corvidae

Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay

Passeriformes

Corvidae

what are the 6 corvid species you need to know for this class?

• Blue Jay

• Canada Jay

• American Crow

• Clark’s Nutcracker

• Steller’s Jay

• Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay

Black-Capped Chickadee

Passeriformes

Paridae

Mountain Chickadee

Passeriformes

Paridae

Horned Lark

Passeriformes

Alaudidae

Cliff Swallow

Passeriformes

Hirundinidae

Barn Swallow

Passeriformes

Hirundinidae

Tree Swallow

Passeriformes

Hirundinidae

Brown Creeper

Passeriformes

Certhiidae

White-Breasted Nuthatch

Passeriformes

Sittidae

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Passeriformes

Sittidae

House Wren

Passeriformes

Troglodytidae

Canyon Wren

Passeriformes

Troglodytidae

European Starling

Passeriformes

Sturnidae

Northern Mockingbird

Passeriformes

Mimidae

Brown Thrasher

Passeriformes

Mimidae

Gray Catbird

Passeriformes

Mimidae

American Dipper

Passeriformes

Cinclidae

American Robin

Passeriformes

Turdidae

Western Bluebird

Passeriformes

Turdidae

Mountain Bluebird

Passeriformes

Turdidae

Swainson’s Thrush

Passeriformes

Turdidae

Hermit Thrush

Passeriformes

Turdidae

what are the 5 Turdidae species you need to know for this class?

• American Robin

• Western Bluebird

• Mountain Bluebird

• Swainson’s Thrush

• Hermit Thrush

Passeriformes

Regulidae

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Passeriformes

Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing

Passeriformes

Passeridae (old world sparrows)

House Sparrow

Passeriformes

Motacillidae

American Pipit

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

American Goldfinch

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

Pine Siskin

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

House Finch

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

Red Crossbill

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

Brown-Capped Rosy Finch

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

Dark-Eyed Junco

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

Chipping Sparrow

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

Lark Bunting

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

Spotted Towhee

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

White-Crowned Sparrow

Passeriformes

Passerelidae (New World sparrows)

Song Sparrow

Passeriformes

Parulidae (warblers)

Wilson’s Warbler

Passeriformes

Parulidae (warblers)

Yellow Warbler

Passeriformes

Parulidae (warblers)

American Redstart

Passeriformes

Parulidae (warblers)

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Passeriformes

Parulidae (warblers)

Common Yellowthroat

Passeriformes

Cardinalidae

Western Tananger

Passeriformes

Cardinalidae

Lazuli Bunting

Passeriformes

Cardinalidae

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Red-Winged Blackbird

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Brown-Headed Cowbird

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Common Grackle

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Western Meadowlark

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Bullock’s Oriole

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Passeriformes

Icteridae

Orchard Oriole

name the following toe configurations from left to right

label the following webbing and lobation patterns:

what are the three R’s of flight adaptation?

REDUCTION (pneumatic bones, fusing)

REDISTRIBUTION (central mass)

RIGIDITY (bone struts, fusing)

these extensions of the ribs help to strengthen the ribcage and support respiration

uncinate processes

what are the four elements of the pectoral girdle?

sternum

clavicle (form the furcula)

coracoid

scapula

give the name of each homologous structure in birds:

hand bones

shin

heel

carpometacarpals → CARPALS

tibiotarsals→ TIBIA

tarsometatarsals → TARSALS

how do you calculate wing load?

body mass / wing area

how do you calculate aspect ratio?

wing length / wing width

which AR is best for reduced drag and gliding?

HIGH i.e. shearwaters

which AR is best for maneuverability and rapid take-off?

LOW. i.e. quail

this special toe configuration is found in swifts

pamprodactyl

woodpeckers have this toe configuration

zygodactyl

songbirds have ____ feet

anisodactyl

grebes have ____ feet

lobate

ducks have ___ feet

blue-footed boobies have ___ feet

shorebirds often have ____ feet

palmate, totipalmate (total), semipalmate

what is the feather shaft called?

calamus

blacks, grays, browns

melanins

reds, oranges, yellows, FOOD DERIVED

carotenoids

green, magenta, bright red-brown

porphyrins

which colors are associated with structural colors

white, iridescence, blue

this coloration is known as

crypsis

this coloration is known as

counter shading

this plumage pattern functions to

disrupt the outline of the bird’s body, DISRUPTIVE

what are the general stages of molting

• nestling

pre-juvenile

• juvenile

bre-basic

• basic

pre-alternate

• alternate

name the two superorders of birds

paleognathae

neognathae

• galloanserae

• neoaves

suffix -iformes denotes an _____ while suffix -idae denotes a ____.

order, family

Canada Goose

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Cackling Goose

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Gadwall

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Mallard

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Northern Pintail

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Northern Shoveler

Anseriformes

Anatidae

American Widgeon

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Wood Duck

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Green-Winged Teal

Anseriformes

Anatidae