BY MIALY RABE
“GENERAL ZOOLOGY BIO 212”
Course Context:
This course covers the study of structure and physiology of all
animal systems in the Kingdom Animalia from the molecular
level to the whole organism, the development and life cycle of
individual animals, classification, animal behavior, population
and distribution studies, and the interactions between animals
and their biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) environments.
This study unit covers ORNITHOLOGY or the study of the modern
bird in class Aves.

1) Love, protect and develop a positive
ethical value towards all animals

2) To gain a FUNDAMENTAL scientific
knowledge of birds (evolution, anatomy
and physiology, morphology,
reproduction, behavior, habitats and
ecological nich)
BIG DREAM GOALS
Pair of Northern Cardinal Cardinalis
cardinalis

Alignment Grid
Learning
Objective
1.
Identify and
describe the
external
anatomy of
modern birds by
using at least 15
key
morphological
features
2. Compare and
contrast the
external
morphology of
modern birds
Taxonomy
Level/Cate
gory
KNOWLEDGE
Learning
Activities
1. Lecture
2. Diagram
labeling
Formative
Assessment
Summative
Assessmen
t
CLASS QUIZ:
Match the
pair
EXAM :
Match the
pair
Label this
Bird – what
bird is it?
KNOWLEDGE 1. Lecture
COMPREHEN
SION
VENN
DIAGRAM
EXAM
QUESTION:
Compare
and contrast
Songbird
and
Shorebird
BY
THE END OF THE
SEMESTER, THE
STUDENT SHOULD BE
ABLE TO:
Specific Learning Objectives
 Identify
and describe the
external anatomy of
modern birds by using at
least 15 key
morphological features
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1
Knowledge,
comprehension
Taxonomy Level Category


Lecture on the external morphology of
birds to illustrate the different parts of
birds.
Basic morphological structures are similar in birds though
some parts will not show at either relaxed or active
positions
Learning activity 1- Obj.1
Parts of a Songbirds
(part of lecture)
Parts of a shorebirds
(part of lecture)
Bird Glossary (handout)
Feet : Terminal part of the leg.
Inner wing : Shoulder, secondaries
and secondary coverts.
Marginal coverts : Feathers
overlying bases of median
secondary coverts.
Individual Class activity: Use the following
word bank to label the external morphology
of the attached bird Vanellus malabaricus
provided
1. Beak
2. Head
3. Iris
4. Pupil
5. Mantle
6. Lesser coverts
7. Scapulars
8. Coverts
9. Tertials
10. Rump
11. Primaries
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Vent
Thigh
Tibio-tarsal articulation
Tarsus
Feet
Tibia
Belly
Flanks
Breast
Throat
Wattle
Learning activities 2 –Lobj.1
Learning activity 2: Label this bird
using the word bank provided

Class quiz: Match the pairs:
A. Mantle
B. Nostril
C. Tertials
D. Crown
E. Breast
F. Scapulars
G. Coverts
H. Rump
I. Primaries
J. Vent
K. Tarsus
L. Tibia
M. Flanks
N. Bill
O. Nape
1. Long feathers along side of bodyM
2. Several groups of feathers between belly and
undertail covers that covers opening of cloacaJ
3. Area of feathers between back and wingsF
4. Feathers that lie under the folded wingsD
5. Covers top of headP
6. Nine or ten long flight feathers growing from
“hand” bones and forming lower border of folded
wingI
7. Part of the leg between knee and foot. K
8. Upper legL
9. Back of neckO
10. Area between the uppertail coverts and the backH
11. BeakN
12. Upper surface of the wings and backA
13. Top of the headD
14. External narisB
15. Front part of the chestE
Formative Assessment

EXAM QUESTION:EXAM Q #1: Match the
pairs ( word picked from what we did in
class)

EXAM Q #2: Indicate the name of this
bird and label the parts on this songbird
Summative Assessment
 Compare
and contrast the
external morphology of
modern birds
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2
Knowledge,
comprehension,
application
Taxonomy Level Category
 PART



OF LECTURE:
Emphasis on
structures that differentiate between the Songbird
and the Shorebirds
This typical shorebird differs significantly from passerines
in wing structure and in its two distinguishable groups of
scapulars, which are much more prominent than the
scapulars on passerines.
The scapulars hang loosely when relaxed, covering most of
the wing. (They are often pulled up when active, exposing
the wing coverts.)
The secondaries and primaries are nearly or entirely
concealed when the wings are folded. Note the many rows
of lesser coverts (bottom illustration). The pale V on the
back of many shorebirds is formed by pale edges on the
mantle and upper scapular feather groups.
Learning activity 1 –L.obj. 2
Shorebirds VS Songbird

Compare the morphological structure of the songbird and
the shorebird.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1.
Lobj.2: VENN DIAGRAM comparing
PARTS SHOREBIRD AND
SONGBIRD

Instructions: Put the numbers inside the
circles as appropriate
Common features in the middle
 Shorebird only A
 Songbird only B

1. NAPE
4. UPPER
SCAPULAR
7.ORBITAL
FEATHERS
2. TERTIALS
5.
SUBSCAPULAR
8.SUPRALORAL
3. VENT
6.NAPE
9. FLANK
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT1.Lobj.2:
VENN DIAGRAM (CONT’D)
 EXAM
QUESTION 3:
In your own words,
compare and contrast the
external anatomy of the
songbirds and the
shorebirds (1 paragraphmin. 5 lines)
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Identify at least 10 birds by their
classification Order based on their
bird physical traits (morphology) and
their habitats or ecological niche
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3
 KNOWLEDGE
COMPREHENSION,
APPLICATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4