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Birds excrete out semisolid white urine which consists of ————— and —————.


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feces

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uric acid

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Solution

Excretion in birds:

  1. Birds excrete through a body part called the cloaca.
  2. Bird dropping consists of a dark and a white part.
  3. The dark part of the dropping is the fecal matter.
  4. They excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of a white pellet or paste with minimum loss of water and are called uricotelic animals.

Final Answer: Birds excrete out semisolid white urine which consists of feces and uric acid .


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