dotpaw podcast - Birds -
Major groups (examples)
Passerines (songbirds/perching birds): Over half of all bird species — robins, sparrows, crows, etc.
Waterfowl: Ducks, geese, swans.
Raptors: Eagles, hawks, owls.
Flightless: Ostriches, emus, penguins, cassowaries.
Others: Parrots, hummingbirds, seabirds (albatrosses, puffins), etc.
Birds live on every continent, including Antarctica (penguins), and range from the tiny bee hummingbird (~2 grams) to the ostrich (up to 150+ kg).
Key characteristics that define birds:
Feathers: Unique to birds among living animals (though some non-avian dinosaurs also had them). Used for…
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