User:Ala culta
Ala culta is a future species of birds, the only dinosaur known to develop civilization.
Description
Ala culta is a large songbird. The species has a very diverse genetic pool, with a great variety of plumages among billions of specimens over the planet. The beak is short and less curved compared to its closest taxa.
Ecology
Ala culta is an omnivorous species, known to eat plants that include grains, nuts and many types of fruit, alongside animals that include fish, mammals, and other saurians.
Stats
| Measurement | Record |
|---|---|
| Length (Snout to longest caudal feather) | 100 cm |
| Length (Snout to pygostyle) | 64 cm |
| Width (Between longest primaries) | 100 cm |
| Width (Between distal phalanges) | 80 cm |
| Height (Ground to head) | 80 cm |
| Height (Ground to sacrum) | 40 cm |
| Skull (Tip of premaxilla to occipital) | 25 cm |
| Mandible (Tip of predentary to angular) | 20 cm |
| Humerus | |
| Femur |
Ala culta is by far the largest member of Passeriformes ever known, averaging 2.5 kg in mass for an average adult. Many large specimens have reached weights of almost 4 kg in the long history of these birds, leading to a maximum mass estimation of 4 kg.
Taxonomy
Ala culta is the only representative of the family Alaidae, which is believed to be a close relative to the genus Corvus, and inherited the high intelligence alongside the superior ability of tool-making from their common ancestor.