Aves 鳥綱（ちょうこう）

■Level: class

■Common name: birds

■Romanization: chou kou

◆Description: All birds belong to the feathered Aves, though other animals (such as bats and insects) fly. Currently, there is debate whether birds are descended from dinosaurs.

◇Down:

• Cuculiformes 不如帰目（ほととぎすもく） /hototogisu moku/ - cuckoos
• Falconiformes 鷲鷹目（わしたかもく） /washitaka moku/ - eagles, hawks and kites

◇Up: Chordata 脊索動物門（せきさくどうぶつもん） /sekisaku doubutsu mon/

This entry was created by Benjamin Barrett.

Created 2000-08-14.