Thalassic gravedigger (SciiFii)

The thalassic gravedigger (Decipulaformus thalassicus) is a species of large, mostly-quadrupedal bird with a yellow-orange, black and white plumage and a short tail. The thalassic gravedigger originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced across the world except the Arctic or Antarctica. The thalassic gravedigger is one of the only living members of the Decipulaforminae subfamily, which are most closely related to a widespread subfamily Carduelinae. The thalassic gravedigger is about 23-24 inches (58-60 centimeters) in length. Unlike most birds, their flexible weight-bearing wrists with two-clawed fingers replace the rest of their forearms and it lacks the ability to lay hard-shelled eggs, it instead gives true live birth similarly to mammals and some non-mammal synapsids. The thalassic gravedigger has been greatly modified physically and somewhat behaviorally from most birds; a stocky animal, about as big as a bulldog around 65-75 pounds (29.4-34.0 kilograms), it is not a fast runner, instead built for burrowing and feeding on carrion and small animals found underground. The thalassic gravedigger has more expressive eyes and mouth movements as the humans exhibit them and better communicated with the thalassic gravediggers that could mirror them. Unlike gravediggers (Decipulaformus inimucus), the thalassic gravediggers are fairly social species and tolerate other members of their species in masses and even in prolonged periods of time. The thalassic gravediggers are sapient and have complex vocal language, cultures, extensive tool use, religions, technologies, etc. The conservation status of the thalassic gravedigger is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the thalassic gravedigger's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities, including being able to work and live alongside other sapient species such as humans.
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