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The osprey is the provincial bird of Nova Scotia. This is a list of bird species confirmed in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the Nova Scotia Bird Society (NSBS) as of 2021. [1] [2] The Society's field checklist contains 308 species, some of which are seen regularly but only in small numbers. To ...
Avialae ("bird wings") is a clade containing the only living dinosaurs, the birds, and their closest relatives.It is usually defined as all theropod dinosaurs more closely related to birds (Aves) than to deinonychosaurs, though alternative definitions are occasionally used (see below).
Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
Articles relating to avian humanoids in folklore and fiction, people with the characteristics of birds. Subcategories This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total.
Neoaves is a clade that consists of all modern birds (Neornithes or Aves) with the exception of Palaeognathae (ratites and kin) and Galloanserae (ducks, chickens and kin). [4] ...
Gular skin (throat skin), in ornithology, is an area of featherless skin on birds that joins the lower mandible of the beak (or bill) to the bird's neck. [1] Other vertebrate taxa may have a comparable anatomical structure that is referred to as either a gular sac, throat sac, vocal sac or gular fold .
A race of bird-like humans distantly related to the Zoras. In order to fly, Rito must obtain and consume a scale from a sky dragon as a rite of passage. Ronso: Final Fantasy X: A species of blue furred, lion-like humanoids. Rayman's species Rayman: A species of limbless humanoids. Salarian: Mass Effect: A short-lived, quick-witted amphibian ...
Avian mites are also capable of digesting human blood [41] and it is widely believed that they cannot reproduce without avian blood. [ 9 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] However, some studies, such as those by George et al., suggest that avian mites may develop and sustain prolonged infestations on human blood, challenging this assumption.