AVES

CLASSIFICATION

• Also known as birds
• Kingdom is Anamalia
• Phylum is chordata
• Class is Aves

CHARACTERISTICS

• No sweat glands
• Beaks
• Endothermic (warm blooeded)
• Has feathers and leg scales to cover skin
• Feathers and leg scales are waterproof

WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?

• Located just about anywhere there is land
• Some in cool climates
• Some warm climates

REPRODUCTION

• Aves reproduce by sexual reproduction
• Internal fertilization
• External development (Eggs)

WHAT DO BIRDS EAT

• Small birds, such as hummingbirds, like nector to flowers
• Larger birds eat sunflowers, worms, insects, mosquitoes
• Other birds like to stay around water and eat fish

COOL FACTS

• Birds evolved from reptiles about 150 million years ago
• Air sacs make up 1/5 of the body volume of a bird.
• Flacons can swoop over 200 mph
• Birds heartbeats at 400 times per minute at rest
• 1000 times per minute flying