A full crop is often visible as a bulge on the bird’s throat/breast. Birds have a two-chambered stomach where food digestion properly begins. The first part is the proventriculus, or glandular stomach ...
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The saliva of some species also contains amylase, an enzyme that begins the process of carbohydrate digestion before food even reaches the stomach. Once swallowed, food enters a distensible tube ...