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  2. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]

  3. Twitchers' vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Twitchers watching a mega—Britain's fifth-ever white-tailed lapwing—and probably adding a lifer to their list; see text for explanation of italicised terms. Twitchers' vocabulary is the set of jargon words used by twitchers (committed birdwatchers who travel long distances to see a new species to add a species to their "life list", year list or other list).

  4. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    2.1 Bird sounds. 2.1.1 Domestic birds. 2.1.2 Wild birds. 2.2 Mammal sounds. ... 8.14 Spanish words. 8.15 Ukrainian words. 8.16 Urdu words. 9 External links. Toggle ...

  5. Birdwatching - Wikipedia

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    Three people birdwatching with binoculars. Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science.A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, by listening for bird sounds, [1] [2] watching public webcams, or by viewing smart bird feeder cameras.

  6. Rare bird’s comical dance routine filmed for first time in ...

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    A comical dance routine used by a rare breed of bird in a mating tactic that has never before been filmed in the wild. Sir David Attenborough has narrated the bizarre display of the male tragopan.

  7. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin - Wikipedia

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    This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.

  8. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    Both generic and specific names come from Guiarubas, meaning "yellow bird" [98] Guava (Psidium guajava) myrtle: Taíno: Common and specific names derive from guayabo via Spanish [99] [100] Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis † saurischian: Cacán: From the Ischigualasto Formation, where the holotype was collected, which itself means "place where ...

  9. South American Bird Fair - Wikipedia

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    The South American Birdwatching Fair [1] [2] or Birdwatching Congress is an annual event for birdwatchers, held every year in a different country of the continent.It is recognized by many to be a popular meeting event for birdwatchers that occurs annually in South America, attracting people from all over the world due to it being the largest event of its kind.