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the purpose of the throat pouch for the male frigate bird is to attract mates during courtship and used as a defece mechanism to scare predators.

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What bird has a pouch under it's bill?

Pelicanfrigate birdgrouse


How does the frigate red adapt live on the galapagos island?

The frigate red, or magnificent frigatebird, adapts to life on the Galápagos Islands through its exceptional flying ability, allowing it to soar for long periods and cover vast distances in search of food. Its diet primarily consists of fish, which it catches by snatching them from the water's surface. The frigatebird has a unique reproductive strategy, with males inflating their striking red throat pouch to attract females during mating season. Additionally, it nests in colonies, often on isolated cliffs or in trees, providing some protection from predators.


How large is a sheep's caecum?

The sheep's caecum is quite big and this is what makes it possible for sheep to digest fiber. This is a large pouch that is found at the end of the large intestine.


The bird has a pouch under it bill?

The pouch under the bill of a bird is called a gular pouch. It is typically found in species of pelicans and other water birds, and is used for capturing and storing fish and other prey. The gular pouch can expand greatly to accommodate large quantities of food.


What are some adaptations of frigate birds?

The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds. Since they are related to the pelicans, the term "frigate pelican" is also a name applied to them. They have long wings, tails and bills and the males have a red gular pouch that is inflated during the breeding season to attract a mate. Frigatebirds are pelagic piscivores which obtain most of their food on the wing. A small amount of their diet is obtained by robbing other seabirds, a behaviour that has given the family its name, and by snatching seabird chicks. Frigatebirds are seasonally monogamous, and nest colonially. A rough nest is constructed in low trees or on the ground on remote islands. A single egg is laid each breeding season. The duration of parental care in frigatebirds is the longest of any bird.

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What bird puffs out a red pouch under its throat to impress female birds?

Frigate birds... My favorite! :)


Why does a magnificent frigate bird inflate its throat?

The Male Magnificent Frigatebird is glossy black with and orange throat pouch that becomes bright red when inflated in courtship display.


What bird has a pouch under it's bill?

Pelicanfrigate birdgrouse


What is a pouch like area at the front of a turkeys throat?

The pouch on the front of a Turkey's area is called a wattle.


What bird begins with p and carrys fish in there big bill?

The pelican is known for catching and carrying fish in its large bill and throat pouch.


Does pouches in the throat area disappear before birth in all chordates?

a kind of pouch found in the throat region of chordates


What is the pouch like area at the front of a turkeys throat?

The pouch on the front of a Turkey's area is called a wattle.


What is the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine?

The blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine is called the cecum, and it has the vermiform appendix attached underneath.


What is the little pouch called where the small intestines joins with the large intestine?

The small intestines joins the large intestines at the cecum. The cecum isn't really a pouch, but the appendix, which is a pouch, is also attached to the cecum.


What is the pouch like area of a turkeys throat called?

It's a "wattle". Some humans have them, also.


What is a quaker parrots crop?

The crop of any bird is a pouch in the throat where food it stored. You can feel the crop when the bird has eaten a large amount by touching it's neck about a half an inch from the bottom of the beak.


A pouchlike area at the front of the turkey's throat is known as a?

A pouch like area at the front of a turkey's throat is known as a waddle. It is often referred to as the gobbler, but the correct name is waddle.