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Analysis of Chukar Partridge Wing Morphology and Morphometry and their Implications in Flight Pattern and Behavior

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the attributes of wing morphology in Alectoris chukar birds and understand their influence on flight-related behaviors , ecology and aerodynamic capability . Ten adults healthy chukar partridge birds were used in this study, various morphometric parameters of the flattened wings were measured, including wing length, breadth, span, armwing length, handwing length, and wing area. To understand flight performance, the aerodynamic characteristics such as wing loading ratio and wing aspect ratio were calculated. While handwing index parameter used to understand the dispersal ability, feather measurements included the length, width, he inner and outer vanes length, and the length of the rachis in primaries and secondaries feathers. And for locomotion analysis a high-speed video camera used to track the wing orientation, and wing angle during the wingbeat cycle. The observations showed that the wing feathers were wide with tapered calamus. wings measurements revealed that the wing length was 24.32 ± 0.14 cm, and breadth was 13.56 ± 0.11 cm, the armwing length was 7.01 ± 0.84 cm, and the handwing length was 17.31 ± 0.99 cm, while the aspect ratio was 1.01 ± 0.17 g/cm² and the wing loading ratio was 2.21 ± 0.28. the feather length was 13.35 ± 0.9 cm, and 11.21 ± 0.18 cm in the primaries and secondaries respectively, bird fly 160 -180 meters with wing beats frequency 24.6±0.92 hertz. These data explain the relationship between wing morphology and the adaptability of the bird to different flying styles, ground foraging, and ecological distribution.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.264079.1792

Keywords

Chukar partridge, Feathers, Wings

Authors

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Hasan

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Email

ali.ahmed@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul-iraq

Orcid

0000-0002-7767-7840

First Name

Omar

Last Name

Altaey

MiddleName

Younis

Affiliation

Department of anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul - Iraq

Email

omar.younes@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul- Iraq

Orcid

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First Name

Adnan

Last Name

Hasso

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Email

adnanalhasso@uomosul.edu.iq

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-2553-284X

Volume

55

Article Issue

7

Related Issue

46472

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-01-20

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

1,961

Page End

1,974

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_346758.html

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346,758

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Analysis of Chukar Partridge Wing Morphology and Morphometry and their Implications in Flight Pattern and Behavior

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Created At

23 Dec 2024