Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Bird Glossary
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| Caching |
The storage or hoarding of food for later eating during times of limited food availability... |
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| Calamus |
The hollow, proximal portion of the feather shaft that attaches the feather to the skin.... |
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| Call Matching |
A vocalization in birds characterized by the male and female of a pair duplicating the... |
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| Cap |
The cap is the top of a bird's crown (the top of the head) |
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| Caruncle |
A bright-colored area of skin (featherless) on the face or neck of a bird (most prominent... |
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| Centrifugal Tail Molt |
The shedding and replacement of a bird's tail feathers that begins with the innermost pair... |
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| Cere |
Fleshy area between the beak and face. |
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| Chin |
Small area under lower jaw. |
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| Clappering |
In birds (especially storks), a non-vocal form of communication expressed by the slapping... |
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| Clappering |
In birds such as storks, a non-vocal form of communication expressed by the slapping together of the upper and lower parts of the bill together. |
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| Claw |
Toenail; structure at the tip of the toe, containing a blood vessel. |
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| Cloaca |
The single openening in birds used for both excrement and reproduction. |
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| Clutch |
The total number of eggs laid in one nest. |
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| Commissure |
The base of the bill where the mandibles join. |
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| Conspecific |
Of the same species. |
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| Contour Feathers |
The outer layer of feathers that cover a bird's body, wings, and tail and give the bird its... |
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| Corona |
Crown; top of the bird's head. |
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| Countershading |
Countershading is a common color pattern in birds in which the dorsal side (upper side) of the bird is darker than the ventral (lower) side. Such a color pattern provides camouflage for the... |
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| Creche |
A group (flock) of unrelated young birds gathered together for protection. A creche is... |
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| Crest |
A tuft on the head. |
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| Crissum |
Feathers covering the underside of the base of the tail. |
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| Crop |
A sac inside the bird, where the neck meets the body, used to hold food before digestion. |
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| Culmen |
The culmen is the upper ridge on a bird's bill. |
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| Culmen |
Upper ridge on the bill. |