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November 4, 2005	Good article nominee	Listed
June 21, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
December 20, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted

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Section sizes

Section size for Bird (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	7,490	7,490	477	477
Evolution and classification	2,417	51,708	86	2,176
Definition	8,139	8,139	425	425
Dinosaurs and the origin of birds	7,857	7,857	289	289
Early evolution	7,111	7,111	427	427
Early diversity of bird ancestors	6,738	6,738	322	322
Diversification of modern birds	6,792	6,792	318	318
Classification of bird orders	5,904	5,904	178	178
Genomics	6,750	6,750	131	131
Distribution	4,990	4,990	247	247
Anatomy and physiology	654	46,139	27	2,607
Skeletal system	2,564	2,564	154	154
Excretory system	4,499	4,499	200	200
Reproductive system	8,517	8,517	433	433
Respiratory and circulatory systems	2,578	7,000	206	706
Heart type and features	2,276	2,276	211	211
Organisation	2,146	2,146	289	289
Nervous system	8,461	8,461	408	408
Defence and intraspecific combat	2,642	2,642	175	175
Feathers, plumage, and scales	8,925	8,925	306	306
Flight	2,877	2,877	198	198
Behaviour	851	76,415	37	4,182
Diet and feeding	9,447	9,447	401	401
Water and drinking	3,400	3,400	195	195
Feather care	2,120	2,120	155	155
Migration	10,722	10,722	639	639
Communication	6,277	6,277	298	298
Flocking and other associations	4,078	4,078	219	219
Resting and roosting	6,722	6,722	415	415
Breeding	137	32,798	0	1,823
Social systems	8,625	8,625	416	416
Territories, nesting and incubation	6,906	6,906	371	371
Parental care and fledging	7,310	7,310	380	380
Brood parasites	2,204	2,204	198	198
Sexual selection	2,074	2,074	154	154
Inbreeding depression	1,522	1,522	59	59
Inbreeding avoidance	4,020	4,020	245	245
Ecology	6,570	6,570	342	342
Relationship with humans	4,978	27,242	217	1,361
Economic importance	6,315	6,315	354	354
In religion and mythology	6,382	6,382	266	266
In culture and folklore	6,909	6,909	413	413
In music	2,658	2,658	111	111
Threats and conservation	6,079	6,079	284	284
See also	217	217	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
Further reading	1,176	1,176	0	0
External links	2,704	2,704	0	0
Total	230,760	230,760	11,676	11,676

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Hi!!! well.. because birds are dinosaurs, can we say Aves is a magnorder, yup!2001:1308:2720:7F00:BD79:BD43:9F66:4241 (talk) 12:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bird Day

I think it would be nice to include a reference to the Bird Day page in the See also section. I can't do it since the page is locked. Restroom37 (talk) 20:27, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistency with Wikispecies

The page's infobox lists Aves as a distinct class, but Wikispecies lists it as a subclass of Reptilia. 146.7.15.26 (talk) 16:46, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]