Why are there birds on the reptiles page?
Overwhelming physical, fossil, and molecular evidence has now convincingly established that birds, as a group, fall within the group Reptilia. Birds are the closest living relatives of crocodiles, which are traditionally included in Reptilia, so birds fall within that group as well. Please see our information on Reptilia for more information relevant to this debate, and our details on how animals are classified.
Because we have more pictures of birds than of reptiles (a function mainly of their popularity with people), these pictures seem to be weighted towards birds.
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rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros |
northern ground hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus |
southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri |
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southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri |
southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri |
southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri |
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southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri |
wattled crane Bugeranus carunculatus |
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii |
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yellow-billed oxpecker Buphagus africanus |
red-billed oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
red-billed oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
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double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus |
double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus |
double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus |
