Avian Feet

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Semi-zygodactyly or ectropodactyly - Birds such as ospreys, owls, mousebirds and some woodpeckers have the ability to rotate the outer digit (IV) forwards and backwards

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Webbing

Semipalmate (hamerkop, avocet, some plovers): a small web between the anterior digits (2–4)

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Palmate (ducks, geese, gulls, terns): only the anterior digits (2–4) are joined by webbing.

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Totipalmate (darter, pelican, cormorant, gannet): all four digits (1–4) are joined by webbing

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Lobate (finfoot, grebe, coot): the anterior digits (2–4) are edged with lobes of skin. Lobes expand or contract when a bird swims.

I have Grebe and American Coot pics, but none showing feet) :no:


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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ Ex!


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:shock: Very clever! ^Q^ ^Q^


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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

How about some birds with three toes only?


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My Cape Spurfowl only has three + a spur ;-)


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Three or four -O-
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