Birds

Birds

Any feathered vertebrate.

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Ears

Animals; Birds

In birds, the ears are the rounded areas on the bird's face, also called facial discs. They are not homologous to human ears. In certain cases, the ears can be of different size and in different ...

The cere is a smooth and featherless patch of skin located where the beak attaches to the forehead. It is often enlarged and brightly coloured such as in parrots and in birds of prey. It is generally ...

Breast

Animals; Birds

The breast is the upper front part of a bird. Underneath the breast is where the major flight muscles are located which are then attached to the wings to help the bird lift its own weight. The ...

Breast band

Animals; Birds

The breast band is a coloured stripe along the breast. Some birds do not have this distinction, but some species do. The colours and abundance signal to a potential mate how healthy the individual is ...

Breast spot

Animals; Birds

The breast spot is a small area on the breast that develops only in some adult birds.. It has a different colour from the rest of the bird's plumage.

Eyelid

Animals; Birds

Birds have one upper and one lower eyelid - the latter being more moveable. Birds also have a nictitating membrane between both eyelids and the cornea. It has its own lubricating duct equivalent to ...

Facial discs

Animals; Birds

The facial discs are synonyms for ears. they are not homologous to human ears, in birds rather these are rounded areas on the bird's face. In certain cases the ears can be of different size and in ...