Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Bird Glossary
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| Dabble |
A behavior in birds that involves reaching the bill into shallow water to forage for food.... |
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| Definitive Plumage |
The mature plumage of a bird attained after the molting of all immature plumages. Definitive plumage does not change as the bird ages and is renewed after each molt with identically marked plumage... |
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| Delist |
To remove a species from the list of endangered and threatened birds. |
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| Digit |
Toe. |
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| Dihedral |
Wings of a flying bird held at an angle forming a "V". |
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| Diurnal |
active during the day |
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| Dorsum |
The back, between the nape and the rump. |
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| Dummy Nest |
A decoy nest that is built in order to attract females, reduce predation, or reduce nest parasitization. If eggs are disturbed in the primary nest, they can be moved to the alternate nest if... |