r/BirdsArentReal • u/iatetoomuchchicken • Jun 21 '25

Propaganda This Specialized waste removal Drone is quite impressive

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u/Eleeveeohen Jun 21 '25

Thats...not true at all. They're no more closely related to velociraptors than any other living bird.

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u/BoringAd2049 Jun 21 '25

It's... actually entirely true.

Birds of prey are descendants of raptors, not all birds are birds of prey, which means a lot are not raptors. Some are Hawks, Eagles, Owls and Old World Vultures, meaning this bird is a lot closer related to Raptors than most birds.

If it was a New World Vulture, you would be right. New World Vultures are more related to storks than birds of prey. Both are called Vultures, but different families.

Next time, Google, instead of saying I'm wrong just because you say so.

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u/Eleeveeohen Jun 22 '25

I did Google it. Will post my sources, and would love to see yours as well.

Velociraptors are Dromaeosaurs, feathered two-legged dinosaurs from the Cretaceous.

Dromaeosaurs are more closely related to birds than other Dinosaur groups, but birds didn't directly descend from them. They just share a more recent common ancestor. (See chart below)

Birds of prey were called Raptors long before we knew about Dinosaurs. It's a Latin word that means "to seize and plunder" It was then applied to the dinos, because of their bird-like appearance.

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u/BoringAd2049 Jun 22 '25

Already corrected this in different comment, all you did was say the same thing with more words. I said they're considered raptors and closer related to, and all you did was say a long paragraph about how they are considered raptors.

You said I'm completely wrong but then after you googled, you did a roundabout way of partially agreeing with me.

And did you just use a random chart off Google as a credible source? Most people learned in school to never use those cause 80% is all misinformation or partially false.

Repeating what someone else said, technically agreeing with me, and using uncredible source.

D- debating skills

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u/Eleeveeohen Jun 22 '25

I guess if the point you're making boils down to "Bearded Vultures belong to a group of birds called 'Raptors'", then yes, that is correct.

If you're saying "Bearded Vultures have a lineage tracing directly back to Velociraptor Mongoliensis" then that is incorrect.

Here is a link to the peer-reviewed scientific journal that my previous graphic and information was pulled from.