ALAT Ch. 29. Birds
What is the scientific name for the domestic chicken? - answer Gallus gallus domestics
Chickens, turkeys and quails – answer galliforms
pigeons and doves – answer columbiformes
crows, sparrows, and finches – answer psittaciformes
parrots, cockatoos, and budgerigars - answer Passeriformes
Digestive organs that are unique to birds from top to bottom - answercrop, gizzard,
cloaca
Is the body temperature of birds higher or lower than that of most mammals? -
answerhigher
What is a spur? - answernails not associated with the toe. Located on the lower leg and
points caudally. Used for fighting or aggression
List three functions of feathers - answerinsulation from cold, assist in cooling, protecting
the bird from water, help in flying
What is the term for the reproductive opening of the bird? Describe how it is different
than the reproductive openings of mammals. - answerthe cloaca. Mammals have
separate reproductive and excretory openings, wheres the bird cloaca is the only
opening for both male and female birds
Female birds are almost always larger than male birds - answerfalse. there is no
general rule for sexing birds
Poultry are generally easy to handle - answerture
Birds are usually calm and not easily frightened or startled - answerfalse; they are easily
startled
In most female birds, only the left ovary is functional - answertrue
Large pigeons can be restrained the same way as a chicken - answertrue
Environmental enrichment is not necessary for birds - answerfalse; environmental
enrichment for birds includes perches, toys, nestboxes, music and or social enrichment
What is the scientific name for the domestic chicken? - answer Gallus gallus domestics
Chickens, turkeys and quails – answer galliforms
pigeons and doves – answer columbiformes
crows, sparrows, and finches – answer psittaciformes
parrots, cockatoos, and budgerigars - answer Passeriformes
Digestive organs that are unique to birds from top to bottom - answercrop, gizzard,
cloaca
Is the body temperature of birds higher or lower than that of most mammals? -
answerhigher
What is a spur? - answernails not associated with the toe. Located on the lower leg and
points caudally. Used for fighting or aggression
List three functions of feathers - answerinsulation from cold, assist in cooling, protecting
the bird from water, help in flying
What is the term for the reproductive opening of the bird? Describe how it is different
than the reproductive openings of mammals. - answerthe cloaca. Mammals have
separate reproductive and excretory openings, wheres the bird cloaca is the only
opening for both male and female birds
Female birds are almost always larger than male birds - answerfalse. there is no
general rule for sexing birds
Poultry are generally easy to handle - answerture
Birds are usually calm and not easily frightened or startled - answerfalse; they are easily
startled
In most female birds, only the left ovary is functional - answertrue
Large pigeons can be restrained the same way as a chicken - answertrue
Environmental enrichment is not necessary for birds - answerfalse; environmental
enrichment for birds includes perches, toys, nestboxes, music and or social enrichment
