Terms Related to Raptor

• Owls

  Members of the Strigiformes order of birds, with strongly hooked beaks, sharp talons, large heads, forward facing eyes, and facial disks. While considered nocturnal raptors, ...

• Ratite

  A grouping of flightless birds consisting of four orders: the Apterygiformes, which includes Kiwi birds; the Casuariiformes, which includes EMUS; the Rheiformes, or RHEAS; and ...

• Beak

  In some animals, the jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of birds in which the whole varies greatly ...

• Kiwi Bird

  A grouping of flightless birds consisting of four orders: the Apterygiformes, which includes Kiwi birds; the Casuariiformes, which includes EMUS; the Rheiformes, or RHEAS; and ...

• Avian Bill

  In some animals, the jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of birds in which the whole varies greatly ...

• Avian Reticuloendotheliosis Virus Group

  A group of viruses in the genus GAMMARETROVIRUS comprising a few isolates from birds, with no known corresponding endogenous relatives.

• Vertebrates

  Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.