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Kelsey & Paul || No teeth for chewing Food digested in gizzard || Respiration: Trachae and lungs Excretory: Kidney Endothermic || Support: Endoskeleton Locomotion: Gen. flight, swim, some birds are flightless || Internal fertilization, external development (within egg) Stages of development: Fertilization, neural grove, embryo, eyes & circulation, organs, hatching, maturation Complex mating rituals Eggs maintained by mother and/or father until hatched || Some have talons/ strong beaks ||
 * =**Phylum**= || name of person entering information
 * **1 Examples** || Hawks, ducks, hummingbirds, penguins,emus ||
 * **2 Habitats** || Air, land, water ||
 * **3 Mode of feeding, digestive, excretory** || Predators/ Scavengers
 * **4 Internal Transport****(circulation & respiration)** || Circulation: 4 chambered heart
 * **5 Symmetry & Support,**===Locomotion, body covering=== || Body covering: feathers
 * **6 Fertilization &Reproduction****(sexual/ asexual)** || Sexual reproduction
 * **7 Body Forms (life stage forms)** || Specialized body parts: Wings, beaks, hollow bones, some organs missing or smaller (less weight for flight) ||
 * **8 Defense / senses/ response to environment** || Acute vision & coordination
 * **9 Nervous system** || Similar brain and nervous system to mammals and reptiles. They have a system of neurons that runs through the body. ||
 * **10 Importance (how it fits into****the world)** || Acts as both predator and prey depending on type of bird ||
 * **Misc.** || Has annual migrations ||