According to Britannica.com this arrangement is called zygodactyl and is typical of parrots, woodpeckers, cuckoos and a few other kinds. From Wordnik.com. [New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Wood peckers and other birds that climb tree trunks often have these zygodactyl toes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
Like all parrots, they are zygodactyl, having 4 toes on each foot - two front and two back. From Wordnik.com. [Norwich Bulletin Home RSS] Reference
He suggested that it evolved semi-zygodactyl feet from an anisodactyl ancestral roller because its large size and specialisation for arboreal life required improved perching abilities. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science]
This is -- zygodactyl. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
zygodactyl -- zygodactyl. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
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