W hile there are over 11,000 bird species in the world, only a select few grow to large sizes. Birds are measured by weight ...

Newly discovered ancient birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, ...

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These birds are all larger than Early Cretaceous enantiornithines, with Avisaurus darwini estimated to have weighed over one kilogram, roughly the size of a large hawk. Analysis of the leg bones ...