Visual fields and their functions in birds

By G. Martin. Journal of Ornithology, 2007

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Visual fields, foraging and collision vulnerability in Gyps vultures (2012, background): “However, the visual fields of raptors, cranes and bustards do differ in their vertical extent from those commonly found in many other bird species, including herons (Ardeidae), shorebirds (Scolopacidae), pigeons (Columbidae) and waterfowl (Anatidae) (Martin 2007).”
Avian visual system configuration and behavioural response to object approach (2009, unknown): “This technique has been widely used to characterize interspecific variations in the configuration of visual fields and foraging behaviour (e.g. Martin 2007).”
Bird collisions with power lines: Failing to see the way ahead? (2010, unknown): “…ﬁeld topography has been described in a wide range of birds species which, although differing in phylogeny, general ecology and prey type, share in common visual guidance of the bill towards prey and food objects, regardless of whether they are taken by pecking or lunging (Martin, 2007, 2009).”
The biophysics of bird flight: functional relationships integrate aerodynamics, morphology, kinematics, muscles and sensors (2015, background): “With a few exceptions, notably owls, birds extract visual information from two largely nonoverlapping visual fields and rely on alternative processing mechanisms, such as motion parallax, to extract depth information (Martin 2007, 2009; Xiao and Frost 2013).”