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    Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, and the ability to lay hard-shelled eggs. They range in size from 5 cm bee hummingbirds to 2.75 m ostriches, with over 10,000 living species, more than half of which are passerines or "perching" birds. Birds evolved from feathered theropod dinosaurs and are descendants of the primitive avialans that first appeared 160 million years ago. They are highly adapted for flight through wing development and specialized respiratory and digestive systems, though some species lost this ability. Birds communicate visually and vocally and demonstrate various social behaviors such as cooperative breeding and flocking.

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    Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, and the ability to lay hard-shelled eggs. They range in size from 5 cm bee hummingbirds to 2.75 m ostriches, with over 10,000 living species, more than half of which are passerines or "perching" birds. Birds evolved from feathered theropod dinosaurs and are descendants of the primitive avialans that first appeared 160 million years ago. They are highly adapted for flight through wing development and specialized respiratory and digestive systems, though some species lost this ability. Birds communicate visually and vocally and demonstrate various social behaviors such as cooperative breeding and flocking.

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    Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, and the ability to lay hard-shelled eggs. They range in size from 5 cm bee hummingbirds to 2.75 m ostriches, with over 10,000 living species, more than half of which are passerines or "perching" birds. Birds evolved from feathered theropod dinosaurs and are descendants of the primitive avialans that first appeared 160 million years ago. They are highly adapted for flight through wing development and specialized respiratory and digestive systems, though some species lost this ability. Birds communicate visually and vocally and demonstrate various social behaviors such as cooperative breeding and flocking.

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    Bird notes

    Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterized


    by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-
    chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from
    the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. There are about ten thousand living
    species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have wings whose
    development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the
    extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which evolved from forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly,
    although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and
    diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely
    adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and
    some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming.
    Birds are a group of feathered theropod dinosaurs, and constitute the only living dinosaurs. Likewise,
    birds are considered reptiles in the modern cladistic sense of the term, and their closest living
    relatives are the crocodilians. Birds are descendants of the primitive avialans (whose members
    include Archaeopteryx) which first appeared about 160 million years ago (mya) in China. According
    to DNA evidence, modern birds (Neornithes) evolved in the Middle to Late Cretaceous, and
    diversified dramatically around the time of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 mya,
    which killed off the pterosaurs and all non-avian dinosaurs.
    Many social species pass on knowledge across generations, which is considered a form of culture.
    Birds are social, communicating with visual signals, calls, and songs, and participating in such
    behaviours as cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. The vast
    majority of bird species are socially (but not necessarily sexually) monogamous, usually for one
    breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, but rarely for life. Other species have breeding
    systems that are polygynous (one male with many females) or, rarely, polyandrous (one female with
    many males). Birds produce offspring by laying eggs which are fertilised through sexual
    reproduction. They are usually laid in a nest and incubated by the parents. Most birds have an
    extended period of parental care after hatching.
    Many species of birds are economically important as food for human consumption and raw material
    in manufacturing, with domesticated and undomesticated birds being important sources of eggs,
    meat, and feathers. Songbirds, parrots, and other species are popular as pets. Guano (bird
    excrement) is harvested for use as a fertiliser. Birds figure throughout human culture. About 120 to
    130 species have become extinct due to human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more
    before then. Human activity threatens about 1,200 bird species with extinction, though efforts are
    underway to protect them. Recreational birdwatching is an important part of the ecotourism industry.

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