Extinct birds

Extinct Species: Dodo Bird Joseph Sulaiman Pd.2 The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter (3.3 feet) tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit, and nesting on the ground. The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century. It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history and was directly attributable

“The Ghost Boy” and “The Ghost Bird” Have you ever heard of ghosts? Two authors, Roland Smith and Kenneth Oppel, portray this subject in “The Ghost Bird” and “The Ghost Boy.” Roland Smith is the one who wrote “The Ghost Bird”, the story about a young woman who helps her elderly friend, Mr. Tanner, a bird fanatic, to find a thought-to-be extinct bird species in his backyard after he claims to have found it before. The story “The Ghost Boy” by Kenneth Oppel tells of a boy who is traveling with his

the beautiful birds pecking at their bird seed. Do you think that people should be able to feed birds? Birds should not be fed by humans. Three reasons that support this claim are foods that many people feed birds are low in protein, birds have to compete for for their food, and some seeds and feeders only attract certain species of birds. The first reason is the foods that many people feed birds are low in protein. This statement supports the claim that humans should not feed birds. In the passage

Dinosaurs became extinct 65 Million years ago, but they left a legacy that are making paleontologists question if they ever went extinct at all. This legacy are the birds. Birds and dinosaurs are one and the same,sharing striking similarities that are clearer today more than ever before. From Maniraptoran to Dromaeosaurids,and even the ferocious Tyrannosaurs,many meat-eating dinosaurs share their anatomy with modern day birds. Despite this, some paleontologists believe this is not the case. Although

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker is a unique bird. Acorrding to myfwc.com the Ivory-Billed is around 19.5 inches tall. The bird has a wingspan of 30 to 31 inches according to nationalgeographic.com. That’s a pretty big woodpecker! The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker has a ivory bill, of course! The males have a red crest on their head while the females have a black crest on their heads. The Ivory-Billed has a dark face and body, but there is a white stripe going down their face and meets on their back, forming

endangered species. Many people do not know that this type of bird has been endangered. My group decided on this project because we feel a responsibility to protect these beautiful birds and we also want to let other people know how to shield and shelter them. As my classmates and I began researching this project, each person on our team was delegated specific responsibilities. Helen Stout worked on the nest building construction of these birds and we have handouts of the nesting box plans. We will also

“Did you know that the Ivory Billed woodpecker has a wingspan of 30-31 Inches? In “The Ghost bird” Hannah and Martin both feel hopeful in the search for the Ivory Billed woodpecker and they also feel disbelieving in the sighting of an Ivory Bill. Hannah and martin both feel that the birds still exist and that they also feel that it they do not exist during the course of the story. One similarity that Hannah and Martin share towards the conflict is that how they keep believing that they still exist

from it is the bird. They are not going extinct. I say this because in the article I read it states “ Snowy Owls are not going to be extinct because their is a lot of food for them and people do not kill owls as much” I got this from a article I read called (Fun facts about Snowy owls,2016) Now the reason why I picked the Song sparrow is because I think they are the same as the Snowy Owls . They fly and leave during different types of weathers plus there is many types of birds. So they

Theoretically, birds are said to have evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs by fossils discovered in China, South America and other countries. The fossils were looked with different perspectives than initially, and by analyzing them with special methods. The first known bird to man was the Archaeopteryx, which was discovered around the early 1860s. It had feathers exactly like current day birds however, had teeth, a long bony tail and other factors that put these recognized characteristics under

2014 Life Science Précis In the essay "The Thing with Feathers" David Quammen discusses the existence and evolution of the missing link between birds and reptiles: Archaeopteryx. He explains that the Archaeopteryx is one of the first dinosaurs with feathers and the essay suggests that this species was the transitional stage between reptiles and birds. In the process, Quammen also states two of the major theories that outline how and why the Archaeopteryx might have developed feathers, as well