What bird doesn't have all the usual features common to other animals in their group?

1. What are the features of a bird that distinguish from other animals?
2. What is common in birds and animals?
3. What animal group are birds in?
4. Is a platypus a bird?
5. Which feature is not common in birds and mammals?
6. What is a common feature of birds and mammals?
7. Is Parrot an animal or a bird?
8. What do fish and birds have in common?
9. Is a penguin a bird?
10. Is a duck a bird?
11. Is Shark a mammal?
12. Is echidna a mammal?

What are the features of a bird that distinguish from other animals?

bird, (class Aves), any of the more than 10,400 living species unique in having feathers, the major characteristic that distinguishes them from all other animals.

What is common in birds and animals?

Both birds and mammals are warm-blooded, which means they can maintain a constant body temperature and do not need to rely on an external heat source to stay warm. ... Being warm-blooded also gives birds and mammals the unique ability to live on any landmass on Earth.

What animal group are birds in?

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves /ˈeɪviːz/, 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.

Is a platypus a bird?

Found in Australian fresh water and estuaries, platypuses are small furry mammals with a distinct bill and a wide beaverlike tail. The classification of the platypus as a mammal—the same group of animals that includes dolphins, elephants, and humans—has not always been self-evident.

Which feature is not common in birds and mammals?

- Between birds and mammals, viviparity is not shared. Viviparity means to give birth to young who develop inside the body of the mother rather than hatching from eggs. Mammals are viviparous and birds are oviparous. Therefore, option C is the characteristic that is present only in mammals but not in birds.

What is a common feature of birds and mammals?

Birds and mammals regulate their metabolic processes to maintain a constant body temperature. Thus, both are homoiothermic (warm-blooded) organisms found in nature. They are the only known living homeotherms. Characteristics of Aves include pneumatic bones, feather-covered bodies, and oviparity.

Is Parrot an animal or a bird?

parrot, term applied to a large group of gaudy, raucous birds of the family Psittacidae. Parrot also is used in reference to any member of a larger bird group, order Psittaciformes, which includes cockatoos (family Cacatuidae) as well.

What do fish and birds have in common?

Commonalities in Animals:

Birds are animals that possess wings and are able to fly. They have feathers and scaly legs. Fish are aquatic animals with flippers and fins, and they use gills to breathe underwater.

Is a penguin a bird?

Yes, penguins are birds, although they are flightless birds. ... But there are other birds that can't fly (like emus, ostriches and cassowaries), and penguins fulfil all the biological requirements to be classified as birds – they have feathers, they lay eggs and they're warm-blooded.

Is a duck a bird?

Ducks are birds. Ducks are also called 'waterfowl' because they are normally found in places where there is water like ponds, streams, and rivers. Ducks can live up to 20 years, depending on the species and if well cared for. The production of eggs is affected by daylight.

Is Shark a mammal?

Answer: Sharks are fish

Sharks are not mammals as they do not possess any of the characteristic features that define a mammal. For instance, they are not warm-blooded. Sharks are considered a species of fish, but unlike most fishes, a sharks' skeleton is made of cartilage.

Is echidna a mammal?

Australia's most widespread native mammal. Along with the Platypus, Echidnas are monotremes – which are the only mammals that lay eggs.