Betelgeusian

The Betelgeusians are a race of avians originally from Betelgeuse II. As their sun Betelgeuse was entering a later stage of life, the Betelgeusians have left their homeworld, and most of the species lives on space stations and starships.

Having evolved from a race of eagles, Betelgeusians are a two meter tall humanoid species. Their claw and bone structures were like that of an Earth condor, but Betelgeusians walk upright. Members of the species have two mouths, one for speaking, and the other for eating. Members of the species have a strong hunting drive, which they needed to sublimate with both sports and other forms of competition.

By the 2270s the species was a member of the United Federation of Planets. The USS Enterprise had a Betelgeusian serving in the sciences division during the V'Ger incident. Following the V'Ger incident, Betelgeusians continued to serve on board the Enterprise, including Hrrii'ush Uuvu'it. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture and TOS novel Ex Machina).

The information on the Betelgeusian species was created by Fred Phillips and Robert Fletcher during production of The Motion Picture, however this information did not make it into the final film.