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Aves
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Common Names
Birds
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Class
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Maniraptora | †Ornitholestes | |||||
| †Therizinosauroidea | ||||||
| †Alvarezsauridae | ||||||
| †Oviraptorosauria | ||||||
| Paraves | †Deinonychosauria | |||||
| Avialae | †Epidendrosaurus | |||||
| Aves | ||||||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata,, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptilomorpha, Cotylosauria, Amniota, Sauropsida, Diapsida, Neodiapsida, Sauria, Archosauromorpha, Archosauriformes, Archosauria, Ornithodira, Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Saurischia, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Avialae
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Aves | †Archaeopteryx | |||
| Pygostylia | †Confuciusornithidae | |||
| Ornithothoraces | †Enantiornithes | |||
| Ornithurae | †Hesperornithiformes | |||
| Neornithes | ||||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Morphology
All bird species have an outer covering of feathers, are endothermic (warm-blooded), have front limbs modified as wings, and lay eggs.
Distribution
Ecology
Ethology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobiology
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Information on the Internet
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