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This might actually be one of my personal favorites of your submissions, especially among your non-Shrew carpozoans.

Nice!!

There's a typo: "fledgeling" should be "fledgling".
I like the fuzzy look of the stripes.
Perhaps I'll say more later.

edited

I like these big pink crows.

Their helpless chicks bring a unique hobbling to their species in the wake of nest raiders. The short development time definitely helps though, as well as lack of actual nest raiders in their areas.

A fairly quick check on the longest (by non-wingspan measures) flying birds in the world suggests 2 m is very large. Admittedly, Argentavis, the heaviest known (if extinct) flying bird, was about 3.5 m in length, which counts its tail feathers. Still, with its claws, snout, teeth, and tail, this probably weighs more than an Argentavis. Quetzalcoatlus is bigger, but apparently there's been debate about whether and how it could fly, which is affected by weight estimates. That brings up the same issue.

Unfortunately, I will have to return later to this matter.

The debates about Quetzalcoatlus' ability to fly were settled years ago. It could definitely fly.

This is less bulky than it looks due to its integument, and it has a longish tail which makes it technically smaller than a 2 meter bird would be. That said, it's not intended to be a very good flier as an adult. It pretty much uses it in short bursts to cross terrain that would be difficult on foot, like a chicken flying to escape a predator, except that it is the predator.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?:y
Art clear?:y
Gen number?:y
All limbs shown?:y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?:y
Realistic additions?:y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?:y
Creator?:y

Ancestor:
Listed?:y
What changes?:
External?: much bigger, pink
Internal?:
Behavioral/Mental?: ground hunter
Are Changes Realistic?: y
New Genus Needed?: y, take look at that snout

Habitat:
Type?: 3
Flavor?:3
Connected?:y
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Within range?: y~ why not
Exception?:

Support:
Same as Ancestor?:y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Transition Rule?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y carnivore now

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?:y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: y, but rewritten
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Description:
Length?: good
Capitalized correctly?: y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?: it big

Opinion: Approved

if it's just catapulting into the air to flap/glide down at a slower rate like chickens tend to do I can see it working.

The wings are kinda long in shape for moving like a chicken though, but that's just artistic choice. entirely circumvented by just gliding more than flapping.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_...ps_wings-UK.jpg

Seconded. 👍

Approved