avian

Question 1

galliformes

Answer 1

poultry

Question 2

anseriformes

Answer 2

waterfowl

Question 3

columbiformes

Answer 3

pigeons/doves

Question 4

strigiformes

Answer 4

owls

Question 5

psittaciformes

Answer 5

parrots

Question 6

paserriformes

Answer 6

songbirds

Question 7

avian lighting requirements

Answer 7

florescent 12/14 hours a day

Question 8

avian humidity requirement

Answer 8

60-70%

Question 9

toucans/mynahs diet

Answer 9

low iron

Question 10

lories/lorikeet diet

Answer 10

nectar type

Question 11

single posterior opening in avians for digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts

Answer 11

cloaca

Question 12

opening that connects the nasopharynx to the nasal cavity

Answer 12

choana

Question 13

thickened, skin-like covering that surrounds the nares of a bird

Answer 13

cere

Question 14

purpose of the cere

Answer 14

protection
sensory input
sex dimorphism

Question 15

the preen gland that provides essential oils for the protection and health of feathers

Answer 15

uropygial gland

Question 16

the internal, fluid-filled body cavity that houses and protects organs

Answer 16

coelom

Question 17

thin-walled balloon-like structures that extend from the lungs into various parts of a bird’s body

Answer 17

air sacs

Question 18

how many air sacs do most birds have?

Answer 18

9

Question 19

thin-walled muscular pouch located along the esophagus that serves as a temporary storage chamber for food before it passes into the stomach

Answer 19

crop

Question 20

muscular second part of a bird’s two-part stomach responsible for mechanical digestion

Answer 20

ventriculus

Question 21

structures that are air-filled or contain air cavities

Answer 21

pneumatic

Question 22

normal temp

Answer 22

104-109 F

Question 23

normal HR

Answer 23

200-500

Question 24

normal RR

Answer 24

30-60