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The Siren

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The Siren (Sirenus mamma) is a species of basal avialian indigenous to the western and central Orient.

Physical description
The Siren is a roughly swan-sized bird with brown feathers on the back, and white feathers on the underbelly, head, neck, tail fan, and wing tips. The head is decorated with long, black, hair-like feathers. The face is short, and the eyes are forward-facing, allowing binocular vision. Like many primitive birds, the Siren lacks a beak, but instead has a toothy mouth. The tail fan is forked, and has been compared to a fish tail. Perhaps the most striking feature of the Siren, are it's two pink inflatable throat sacs which many male sailors (long deprived of female companionship) have compared to the breasts of a woman.

Behaviour
Sirens are  serially monogamous. Each year, mass flocks fly to breeding sites to select mates. The Siren's elaborate mating display consists of both sexes inflating their throat sacks, flapping their wings, and singing. Each Siren has a unique song that incorporates a wide variety of mimicked sounds including human voices. The Siren has a complexly-muscled syrinx, giving it vocal abilities even greater than the lyrebirds (Menura) of Oz. This extraordinary vocal ability is also used to stun prey or adversaries, rupturing their eardrums with a piercing shriek.
Sirens are omnivores, feeding on fruit and seeds, as well as small animals, and occasionally carrion.

Distribution and habitat
Sirens spend most of the year in remote arid, or semi-arid regions of the western and central Orient, but during the breeding season they can form breeding colonies as far west as the Hellenic islands.
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