Question

Eyes of a nocturnal bird have large cornea and large pupil .how does this structure help him ?

Answer 1

Owls are regarded as having the most frontally placed eyes among all avian groups, which gives them some of the largest binocular fields of vision. However, owls are farsighted and cannot focus on objects within a few centimeters of their eyes.While it is commonly believed that owls have great nocturnal vision due to their large (and thus very light-gathering) eyes and pupils and/or extremely sensitive rod receptors, the true cause for their ability to see in the night is due to neural mechanisms which mediate the extraction of spatial information gathered from the retinal image throughout the nocturnal luminance range. These mechanisms are only able to function due to the large-sized retinal image.Thus, the primary nocturnal function in the vision of the owl is due to its large posterior nodal distance; retinal image brightness is only maximized to the owl within secondary neural functions.These attributes of the owl cause its nocturnal eyesight to be far superior to that of its average prey.

Answer 2

Answer:

It helps them to see better in the dark. Large cornea means large pupils, which in turn leads to better night vision.