The relationships between power input (Pi) and body mass (Mb). Least-squares regression analysis was used for (i) minimum power input (Pim) of seven species of birds during forward flapping flight in a wind tunnel; H, hummingbird Colibri coruscans; B, budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus; S, starling Sturnus vulgaris; K, American kestrel Falco sparverius; LG, laughing gull Larus atricilla; FC, fish crow Corvus ossifragus; P, pigeon Columba livia; WNR, white-necked raven Corvus cryptoleucus, where . (ii) Small mammals during maximum sustainable exercise where . (iii) Resting non-passerine birds where [1].