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Constant Features
Plumage Variations
The Bill
Cone-shaped
Dagger-shaped
Curved
Hooked
Needle-like
Spatulate
Quiz on Bill Shapes
The Head
Eyering
Crown
Lores
Supercillium
Ear Patch (auricular)
Quiz on the Head
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The hooked bill is short and powerful and made for ripping and tearing prey items into smaller pieces. A hooked bill is characterized by a long upper mandible that extends and curves over the tip of the lower mandible.
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