Bird Anatomy Flashcards

What is the Furcula?

What is the Keel?

What bones of the bird have the same names as their human counterparts?

What is the function of a birds kidneys?

How do birds eliminate nitrogenous wastes?

How many chambers does a birdie heart have?

Why do birds rely on their higher metabolic rate?

What parts of the bird help maintain the body temperature?

Why do some birds extend and expose their wings in extreme heat?

What makes a bird's respiratory system so efficient?

What is the Syrnx?

What are ways birds maintain body temp?

Where does the fertilization of the eggs occur?

What is the shortest amount of time between fertilization and laying of eggs?

How are avian chromosomes designated?

What is the typical arrangement for breeding in birds?

What are a few reasons that females may choose males?

What is a lek?

How does incubation work?

What are some places that nesting success is higher?

What is cooperative breeding?

Types of nests?

What is brood parasitism?

What is the difference between altricial young and precocial young?

Describe the terms of bird development in order from youngest to oldest.