Bird Skeleton

This page last updated August 28, 2008

This picture shows a frontal view of a chicken skeleton.

 

This picture shows the same skeleton in a lateral view.

This shows a closer view of the chicken's wing.

This shows a closer view of the chicken's pelvic region.

This shows the pelvis and legs of the chicken.

This shows the pelvic girdle from the back.  Note the synsacrum in between the left and right ilium.

This shows the skeleton of a pigeon.

This picture shows the wing and keel region of the pigeon.

This rotated view shows the leg in addition to the keel and the wings.

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