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  1. Bird - Wikipedia

    Birds are a group of warm-blooded theropod dinosaurs constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four …

  2. Aves - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary

    May 29, 2023 · Aves is a class of warm-blooded vertebrates that includes birds. They have wings modified from their forelimbs and developed flying muscles.

  3. What Are Aves? Defining the Class of Birds - Biology Insights

    Aves, commonly known as birds, represent a distinct and diverse class of warm-blooded vertebrates. They are characterized by unique features and thrive across nearly every environment on Earth. …

  4. Birds or Class Aves - Description and Characteristics

    Apr 2, 2024 · Learn about birds or class Aves. Discover what a bird is, its characteristics, and its relationship to mammals and dinosaurs.

  5. Bird - Aves, Species, Orders | Britannica

    Dec 17, 2025 · Bird - Aves, Species, Orders: In classifying birds, most systematists have historically relied upon structural characteristics to infer evolutionary relationships.

  6. Aves (birds) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web - ADW

    Birds are vertebrates with feathers, modified for flight and for active metabolism. Birds are a monophyletic lineage, evolved once from a common ancestor, and all birds are related through that …

  7. Introduction to Aves (Birds) - Zoologyverse

    Aves (Birds), scientifically classified under the class Aves, are warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks, and laying hard-shelled eggs. They are found in almost every ecosystem, from …

  8. Introduction to the Aves - University of California Museum of …

    The vertebrate class Aves includes the birds, an extremely distinctive and successful clade, with an estimated 9000 species worldwide, including the snowy owl pictured here.

  9. Aves – Definition, Characteristics, Classification - Biology Notes Online

    Apr 12, 2024 · Aves, the taxonomic class of birds, is a fascinating group of animals within the animal kingdom. With approximately 9,000 species, birds display a diverse range of characteristics and …

  10. Aves - Animalia

    Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or …