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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white-throated magpie-jay Calocitta formosa |
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna |
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna |
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Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna |
pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis |
pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis |
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pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis |
pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis |
violet sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus |
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cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus |
cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus |
rufous-naped wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha |
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band-backed wren Campylorhynchus zonatus |
band-backed wren Campylorhynchus zonatus |
band-backed wren Campylorhynchus zonatus |
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