Birds are one of the vertebrates of greatest pest importance to humans. Birds typically nest on or within human structures or nearby. Not only are these animals a nuisance, but they may damage or destroy property, eat, and contaminate stored food, and/or be of human health importance as disease vectors. Bird droppings are a common source of the respiratory fungal disease histoplasmosis
- Birds primarly pigeons, starlings, and house/English sparrows.
- Covered with feathers, lay eggs, with 2 feather-covered wings, 1 feather-covered tail, 2 legs each with 2, 3, or 4 toes, and a hormy beak lacking teeth.
- Pigeons, starlings, and house/English sparrows with each leg bearing 1 rear-projecting and 3 foward-projecting toes.
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