about bird

Bird is a member of the group of vertebrate animals (vertebrates) that have feathers and wings. The oldest bird fossil found in Germany and known as Archaeopteryx. The types of birds is so varied, ranging from small birds to ostriches, which is higher than men. It is estimated there are about 8800-10200 bird species worldwide, about 1,500 species found in Indonesia. Various species of birds are scientifically classified into the class Aves.
It is estimated that birds evolved from some species of reptiles in the past, which shortened his front paws and a special hair grow in the body. At first, primitive wings which is the development of front claws that can not be used to actually fly, and just helped to hold the altitude to a lower place.birds today have evolved in such a way that is specialized to fly away, with the exception of some primitive types. Feathers, especially on the wing, has grown increasingly wide, lightweight, strong and tightly tiered. The feathers are also stratified in such a way that can hold water, and maintain the bird's body kept warm in the cold. Bones become lighter because of the air cavity inside it, but still supports a strong body. Chest bones grow larger and flat, as an attachment to the flight muscles strong.All this makes the birds more easily and more clever fly, and was able to visit various habitats on earth. Hundreds of bird species found in tropical forests, they inhabit these forests from coast to mountain tops. Birds are also found in swamps, grasslands, coastal, ocean, rock caves, urban, and polar regions. Each species adapt to the environment and its main food.
Then known various kinds of birds of different colors and shapes. There are light or bright colors jet black, leaf green, dark brown or mottled for camouflage, and others. There's a strong beak for tearing flesh (Eagle), fruit seeds hard crisis (Bird Manyar), points to spear fish (Bird Kormoran), flattened to filter sludge (Duck), wide to catch flying insects (Bird ordinary eyeglasses), or slightly longer to suck nectar ('Ō'ō Kaua'i). Some have sharp claws for grasping prey, claws climbing trees, soil and trash-digging claws, webbed paws for swimming, strong claws to run and rip the belly of his enemy.