John Cullen's Fieldstudies

This blog is a recording of field trips during my undergraduate degree at LIT Thurles,Ireland.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Wren claw anatomy

A bird such as the Wren is in the Order of a Passeriformes meaning perching birds. When its knees become bent the weight of the bird locks the Hallux (on left) around a branch holding it in place. The Tarsometatarsus is the bone leading down to the Hallux where it is joined with the three forward facing Phalanx.
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Labels: anatomy, bird, hallux, passeriformes, passerine, phalanx, tarsometatarus, wren

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