Bird Wing Anatomy: Understanding Wing Bones and Structure
The Wing
- The bird wing skeleton consists of a single bone or humerus which articulates with two forearm bones: the radius and ulna.
- These in turn, support the hand (wrist - carpus/metacarpus- and digits/phalanges-) which bear the flight feathers.
- In most species the carpus and metacarpus fuse into a single carpometacarpus.
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