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 sounds of birds than of reptiles (a function mainly of their popularity with people), these sounds seem to be weighted towards birds.
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steely-vented hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei |
rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl |
rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl |
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rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl |
white-fronted parrot Amazona albifrons |
white-fronted parrot Amazona albifrons |
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white-fronted parrot Amazona albifrons |
red-lored parrot Amazona autumnalis |
mealy parrot Amazona farinosa |
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mealy parrot Amazona farinosa |
yellow-billed cacique Amblycercus holosericeus |
black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata |
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black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata |
northern pintail Anas acuta |
American wigeon Anas americana |
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