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Exotic Birds II

Exotic Birds II. Dr. N. Matthew Ellinwood, D.V.M., Ph.D. March 19, 2012. Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Passerine Birds. Perching or songbirds Anisodactyl One order (oscines) control syrinx muscles for song Perching “stay” mechanism

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Exotic Birds II

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  1. Exotic Birds II Dr. N. Matthew Ellinwood, D.V.M., Ph.D. March 19, 2012 Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  2. Passerine Birds • Perching or songbirds • Anisodactyl • One order (oscines) control syrinx muscles for song • Perching “stay” mechanism • Latin name for house sparrows (passer) • Passeriformes: half bird species • 5,000 identified species

  3. Passerines • Common Hill Myna • (Myna – any Indian bird of the Starling family) • Omnivorous • Native to Southeast Asia • 1990’s 20,000 in trade/yr • Captive bred/imported • Not endangered • Popularity

  4. Finches • Zebra • Australian • Research, neural basis of learning • Gouldian Finches • Australian (pot 100,000 pets) • Color variants in fancy

  5. Canaries • Finch song bird from Madeira, Azores, Canaries • Islands named for dogs • Bred, since 1600’s for • Type • Color • Song (eg Harz Roller) • Research model of neurogenesis • Canary in the coal mine

  6. Color Varieties • Red Factor • Diet dependent • Bronze • Many others • Ino, Eumo, Satinette, Bronze, Ivory, Onyx, Mosaic, and Brown

  7. Body Type • Usually along size • Fife (small) • Many other varieties • Usually named for place names • UK Types • Border, Fife, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Gloster • Others • Gibber Italicus, Raza Española, Berner, Mexicana, Australian Plainhead

  8. Song Types • Spanish Timbrado • German Roller (also known as "Harzer Roller” or Harz, for the Harz Mountains) • Awaterslager (aka Malinois) • American • Russian Singer • Persian Singer

  9. Reptiles

  10. REPTILES • Taxinomic class defined by: • Air breathing • Egg laying of shelled eggs • Scaled or scute covered skin/bodies • Four orders • Crocodiles • Sphenodontia (tuataras – New Zealand, resembles lizards) • Sqamata • Lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians (worm lizards) • Chelonia or Testuidines (turtles etc)

  11. Chelonians • Turtles • Tortoises • Terrapins • Salmonella risks • Not just turtles, etc.

  12. TURTLES • spend most or all of their time in water • leatherback turtle – Dermochelys coriacea • largest turtle, endangered

  13. TORTOISE • spend most or all of their time on land • Aldabra tortoise – Geochelone gigantia • 2nd largest tortoise, CITES protected

  14. TERRAPINS • Spend significant time on land and in water • American Indian word

  15. TERRAPINS - Red-Eared Slider • Southern U.S. • omnivorous • 75° F Red-Eared slider – Trachemysscriptaelegans

  16. LIZARDS • habitats - desert to marshes • diets - herbivorous, omnivorous, carnivorous, insectivorous • temperature requirements - widely varied • bottom line - do your homework

  17. Iguanas • Green iguana • Calcium • Vit D • Lights • Central and South Am • Up to ~ 7 feet • Related • Chuckwalla • Desert Iguana

  18. Anoles • Small new world lizard • False chamelions • Green Anole • Native to USA • Cuban brown • Now in Florida • Knight Anole • 18 inches

  19. Skinks • Small lizards • Five lined skink • North America native • Blue tongued skink • Australian • Pet trade • Solomon Island giant skink • Arboreal • Largest species of skink; 28”

  20. Geckos • Desert to tropical • Lamellated feet • Climbers • Nocturnal and vocal • Leopard gecko • India native • Pest control • Popular pet species • Tokay gecko • Aggressive

  21. Chameleons • Experienced owner only • Africa, southern Europe, Near East to south asia • Change color • Turret eyes

  22. horned toad (a lizard - really!) Phrynosomaplatyrhinos –

  23. TUATARAS • habitat - small islands around New Zealand • diet - carnivorous • temperature • ~54° F • 50-80 cm; up to 1 kg • living fossils

  24. AMPHISBAENIANS worm lizards • Florida worm lizard – Rhineurafloridana

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