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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common teal Anas crecca |
cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera |
mallard Anas platyrhynchos |
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mallard Anas platyrhynchos |
gadwall Anas strepera |
tawny-chested flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis |
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western scrub jay Aphelocoma californica |
western scrub jay Aphelocoma californica |
scarlet macaw Ara macao |
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grey-necked wood-rail Aramides cajanea |
crimson-fronted parakeet Aratinga finschi |
olive-throated parakeet Aratinga nana |
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black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri |
black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri |
great egret Ardea alba |
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