Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Bird Glossary
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| Gaping |
A foraging technique in which a bird thrusts its bill into the soil and forcibly opens the... |
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| Gizzard |
Muscular organ that is part of the avian digestive system. Food in the gizzard is ground up... |
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| Gonys |
The lowermost ridge on the lower mandible. |
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| Guano |
Large deposits of bird faeces that accumulate in sites that birds regularly use, such as... |
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| Gular Fluttering |
A cooling behavior in which birds rapidly flap membranes in the throat to increase evaporation; particularly obvious in Cormorant and their relatives. |
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| Gular Region |
Between the chin and foreneck. |
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| Gularis |
Throat; the area extending from the chin to the breast. |