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An illustration from the Qing dynasty.. The nine-headed bird (九頭鳥), also called the "Nine Phoenix" (九鳳), is one of the earliest forms of the fenghuang, worshipped by ancient natives in Hubei Province, which during the Warring States period was part of the kingdom of Chu (楚). [1]
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] ...
Genus Titanis (Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of Florida, California, and Texas) [9] [46] CT scan of the skull of P 14357, holotype of Andalgalornis ferox in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History. Subfamily Patagornithinae — intermediate sized and very nimble species, standing around 5.4 feet (1.6 m) high
Eggs of Mullerornis were much smaller, estimated to be only 1.1 mm (3 ⁄ 64 in) thick, with a weight of about 0.86 kilograms (1.9 lb). [16] The large size of elephant bird eggs means that they would have required substantial amounts of calcium, which is usually taken from a reservoir in the medullary bone in the femurs of female birds.
[14] [19] [20] The mean wingspan is around 283 cm (9 ft 3 in) and the wings have the largest surface area of any extant bird. [20] It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in). [ 21 ] Among living bird species, only the great albatrosses and the two largest species of pelican exceed the Andean condor in average and maximal wingspan.
The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly sighted in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names.
The turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae.It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened.
By around day three to five, feather quills emerge which will become the adult feathers. The chicks are brooded by the female for between 9 and 14 days. [7] The female later joins the male in the task of bringing food. [22] The young fledge in 26 to 29 days and remain with the parents for about a week more. [16]