7. Representatives [6], [7], [9], [13] - sharply hooked beak with a cere - long and broad wings - strong legs and feet; raptorial claws - chicken-like in appearance - small to large bodies and blunt-wings - wings – flippers More Info - Hunting birds, meat - eaters - eat a variety of plant and animal material - squids, krill, and fish Food habits - 290 species of birds - falcons , eagles , hawks and allie s - about 70 genera ,over 250 species - nearly worldwide distribution - 17 and 20 living species Range - every kind of land habitat - forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, etc - forests, deserts, cultivated lands, alpine meadows, etc - temperate , tropical , terrestrial - southern hemisphere - about 10 species - temperate zone - one species - near the equator Habitat Falconiformers (Raptors) Galliformes (Fowl) Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
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