Lab # 3 BIOL 427 Prep for Next Lab

1. Partner up with someone * one partner with PC or partition 2. Email me - I will send you links to Syrinx and Google docs

DO THIS BEFORE THE WEEKEND Passeriformes

Piciformes

Coraiiformes

Strigiformes

Apodiformes

Carimulfigormes ORDERS FAMILY

Strigiformes Tytonidae (Barn Owls)

Caprimulgiformes Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Apodoiformes

Coraciiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes Strigiformes (Owls)

• Mostly nocturnal hunters • Good hearing – ear placement, facial disks • Silent flight – feather structure • Barn owls have characteristic heart-shaped face not seen in remaining owls ORDERS FAMILY

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae (Night jars)

Apodoiformes

Coraciiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes Caprimulgiformes (Night Jars)

• Aerial insectivores (sometimes called “goat suckers”) • Cryptically coloured • Long pointed wings • Large mouths lined with bristle feathers for capturing prey ORDERS FAMILY

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodoiformes Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Coraciiformes Apodidae (Swifts)

Piciformes

Passeriformes Apodiformes (Hummers and Swifts)

• Hummers = nectivores, shoulder permits unique movement, iridescent gorget – Smallest birds • Swifts = aerial insectivores, bristles around mouth, pamprodactyl foot – Amazing flyers ORDERS FAMILY

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodoiformes

Coraciiformes Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Piciformes

Passeriformes Coraciiformes (Kingfishers)

• Piscivores • Long pointed bills • Strong feet ORDERS FAMILY

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodoiformes

Coraciiformes

Piciformes Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Passeriformes Piciformes (Woodpeckers)

• Strong, chisel-like bills • Insectivores • Specialized tongues • Zygodactyl toe placement • Feathers on tail reinforced • Downy vs. Hairy – ratio of bill to head ORDERS FAMILY

Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) Strigiformes Laniidae (Shrikes)

Caprimulgiformes Vireonidae (Vireos)

Corvidae (Crows and Jays) Apodoiformes Alaudidae (Larks)

Coraciiformes Hirundinidae (Swallows)

Paridae (Chickadees) Piciformes Aegithalidae (Tits)

Passeriformes Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Certhiidae (Creepers)

Troglodytidae (Wrens) Passeriformes I

• Small land birds • More than half of all birds • New Zealand wrens common ancestor • Specialized foot structure for perching

Passeriformes I

• Small land birds • More than half of all birds • New Zealand wrens common ancestor • Specialized foot structure for perching

• Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) – Suboscines – Hawk insects – Bristles around base of bill – Flattened bill Passeriformes I - Oscines

• Laniidae (Shrikes) – heavy bodied, black band through eyes, hooked bill

• Vireonidae (Vireos) – Eye rings or stripe through eye, short stout bills

• Corvidae (Crows and Jays) – Raven bigger, tuft of feathers around bill, wedge shaped tail

• Alaudidae (Larks) – Feather tufts

• Hirundinidae (Swallows) – Long pointed wings, shorter than swifts, small feet, some have forked tails

Passeriformes I - Oscines

• Paridae (Chickadees) – Contrasting facial pattern, short round wings

• Aegithalidae (Tits) – Smaller than chickadees

• Sittidae (Nuthatches) – Shorter tails and longer bills than tits

• Certhiidae (Creepers) – Long, decurved bills

• Troglodytidae (Wrens) – Decurved bills, erect tails

Songs to know

• Barn owl • Common raven • Common nighthawk • Black-capped chickadee • Anna’s hummingbird • Chestnut-backed • Northern flicker chickadee • Olive-sided flycatcher • Red-breasted nuthatch • Pacific-slope flycatcher • Brown creeper • Warbling vireo • Bewick’s wren • Red-eyed vireo • Pacific wren • Stellar’s jay • Marsh wren • Northwestern crow