pathbirds
Pathbirds are a fictional avian species featured in the speculative biology project "Xenobiological Evolution." They are depicted as small, ground-dwelling birds inhabiting the arid plains of the planet Veridia. Their most distinctive characteristic is their elaborate migratory behavior, which is not dictated by seasons or resource availability but by a complex internal biological clock that triggers a predetermined "path" across the continent. This path is not necessarily the most efficient or resource-rich route, but rather one encoded genetically within the species.
Pathbirds are omnivorous, feeding on a variety of seeds, insects, and small invertebrates encountered along their
The biological mechanism behind their fixed migratory paths remains a subject of speculation within the fictional