Southeast Speculation

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[ ] Speculative Carnivores: 1. Deinoraptor - A big, grounded Falcon descendant that pecks and sickle kicks. • Ancestor = Crested Caracara/Peregrine Falcon 2. Drop Owl - An arboreal, flightless Owl built for ambushing prey from trees. • Ancestor = Great Horned Owl 3. Thunderbird - A large Raptor that makes thunder-like sounds on impact with prey. • Ancestor = Bald/Golden Eagle [ ] Speculative Micro-Herbivores: 1. Lagonule - A grazing Rail that fills in and runs the terrestrial Lagomorph niche. • Ancestor = Common/Purple Gallinule 2. Meguck - A heavy, slow-moving Duck that is analogous to browsing Tortoises. • Ancestor = Mallard 3. Quirrel - A terrestrial Quail that traded wings for mobility on the ground and trees. • Ancestor = Northern Bobwhite [ ] Speculative Mega-Herbivores: 1. Crangulate - A flightless Crane that occupies the Mammalian Ungulate niche. • Ancestor = Sandhill/Whooping Crane 2. Gigoose - A megafaunal Goose that is highly colossal and generalistic in niche. • Ancestor = Canada Goose 3. Turkamel - A giant Turkey that has caruncle storage, keratinized snoods, and large wattles. • Ancestor = Wild Turkey [ ] Speculative Omnivores: 1. Coo - A heavy Columbiforme that feeds and grows on whatever is available on the ground. • Ancestor = Mourning Dove/Passenger Pigeon 2. Grursa - A large Gruiforme that evolved as a generalistic, surface-dweller in an ecosystem. • Ancestor = Unidentified Rallus Species 3. Wrat - A flightless Songbird with shocking adaptability and agility along solid landscapes. • Ancestor = Carolina Wren [ ] Speculative Scavenger: 1. Microwraptor - A burst-flighted Corvid with flexibility for different evironments/terrain. • Ancestor = American/Fish Crow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] Speculative Counterparts: 1. Deinoraptor - Flightless Jamaican Caracara & Terror Bird + Wolf 2. Drop Owl - Cuban Giant Owl + Leopard 3. Thunderbird - Cuban Giant Hawk & Haast's Eagle + Tiger 4. Lagonule - Native-Hen & Takahe + Lagomorph 5. Meguck - Moa-Nalo + Tortoise 6. Quirrel - Flightless Macaronesian Quail + Squirrel 7. Crangulate - Cuban Flightless Crane + Deer/Ungulate 8. Gigoose - Mihirung + Bovine/Elephant 9. Turkamel - Cassowary & Du + Camel 10. Coo - Dodo + Capybara/Peccary 11. Grursa - Weka + Bear 12. Wrat - Flightless Wren + Rat/Rodent 13. Microwraptor - Chatham Island Raven + Hyena/Tasmanian Devil