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This is a list of soaring birds, which are birds that can maintain flight without wing flapping, using rising air currents. Many gliding birds are able to "lock" their extended wings by means of a specialized tendon. [1] Bird of prey. Buzzards; Condors; Eagles; Falcons; Harriers; Hawks; Kites; Osprey; Secretary bird; Vultures; Passerine ...
[10] [9] In contrast to flight, gliding has evolved independently many times (more than a dozen times among extant vertebrates); however these groups have not radiated nearly as much as have groups of flying animals. Worldwide, the distribution of gliding animals is uneven, as most inhabit rain forests in Southeast Asia. (Despite seemingly ...
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Petauridae is a family of possums containing 11 species: four species of trioks and striped possum (genus Dactylopsila), six species of wrist-winged glider (genus Petaurus), and Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri), which has only vestigial gliding membranes.
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