Woodpeckers nest with swifts and wrens + dippers
… and not far from murres and penguins.
This clade has evolved into a wide gamut of niches with similar skulls that share many traits.
Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler 1829) is the extant golden-fronted woodpecker. Tongue bones extend over the back of the skull to anchor over the nares. The skull is more robust than in related forms, a trait that makes wood pecking possible. Skull and skeleton images from Digimorph.org and used with permission.
References
Wagner JG 1831. Einige Mitheilungen über Thiere Mexicos. Oken’s Isis 24:510–535.
Source: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/woodpeckers-nest-with-swifts-and-wrens-dippers/
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