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chick

Young bird

EntityQ1642639

Also known as birdchild · offspring of birds · bird chick · baby bird · juvenile bird · nestling

Subclass of: hatchling

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Birds are vertebrate animals constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. They are warm-blooded, live worldwide, and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m common ostrich. There are over 11,000 living species of birds, classified in 44 orders. More than half of the world's bird species are passerine or "perching" birds. Nearly all birds have wings whose development varies according to the life style of each species. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Birds are the only extant members of Dinosauria, and are a type of paravian theropods. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. The study of birds is called ornithology.

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Different from: chicken applies to name of subject: chick · applies to name of object: chicken
Poecile applies to name of subject: chick · applies to name of object: chickadee
Follows: bird egg
Followed by: fledgling criterion used: biological life cycle
Studied by: neossology
Juvenile form of: dinosaur
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