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Zygodactyl tracks have been
found dating to 120–110
million years ago (early Cretaceous), 50
million years before the
first identified zygodactyl fossils...
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perching birds.
Zygodactyl: two toes in
front (2, 3) and two in back (1, 4) – the
outermost front toe (4) is reversed. The
zygodactyl arrangement is a...
- make up the bulk of
their diet).
Nearly all
Piciformes have parrot-like
zygodactyl feet—two toes
forward and two back, an
arrangement that has
obvious advantages...
- species,
Serudaptus pohli, and is
known for long,
raptorial claws on its
zygodactyl feet. The
holotype of Serudaptus, WDC-C-MG 201, was
housed in a private...
- heads, long tongues,
which they use to
extract their insect prey, and
zygodactyl feet, with two toes
pointing forward and two backwards, but they lack...
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didactyl or
zygodactyl,
though neither term is
fully satisfactory, both
being used in
describing different feet, such as the
zygodactyl feet of parrots...
- of
parrots is also
sensitive to
ultraviolet light.
Parrots have
strong zygodactyl feet (two toes
facing forward and two back) with sharp,
elongated claws...
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genus Aratinga. Macaws, like
other parrots,
toucans and wood****s, are
zygodactyl,
having their first and
fourth toes
pointing backward.
There are 19 species...
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pointed bill, a
stiff tail to
provide support against tree trunks, and
zygodactyl or “yoked" feet, with two toes
pointing forward, and two backward. The...
- both directions.
Roadrunners and
other members of the
cuckoo family have
zygodactyl feet. The
roadrunner can run at
speeds of up to 32 km/h (20 mph) and generally...
