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birds great tit, parus major scientific classification kingdom: animalia phylum: chordata subphylum: vertebrata class: aves linnaeus , orders many - see section below . birds (class aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded , oviparous (egg-laying) vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers , forelimbs modified
as wings , and a bony beak without teeth. common characteristics of birds include the laying of hard-shelled eggs , high metabolic rate, and a light but strong skeleton, generally with hollow bones. the only animals covered with feathers, most birds are characterized by flight. many birds migrate long...
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] (unjustified emendation)[ verification needed ] nesierax oberholser , nesihierax dubois, (unjustified emendation) asturaetus de vis , (non asturaetos brehm : preoccupied) plioaetus richmond , sushkinia tugarinov, (non martynov : preoccupied ) – see below falcons ( /ˈfɒlkən, ˈfɔːl-, ˈfæl-/ ) are birds
enable them to fly at high speed and change directions rapidly. peregrine falcons have been recorded diving at speeds of mph ( km/h), making them the fastest-moving creatures on earth. the fastest recorded dive is km/h ( mph). [ ] fledgling falcons, in their first year of flying, have longer flight feathers...
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