Glossary of bird terms

The following is a glossary of common English language terms used in the description of birds—warm-blooded vertebrates of the class Aves and the only living dinosaurs. Birds, who have feathers and the ability to fly, are toothless, have beaked jaws, lay hard-shelled eggs, and have a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

(Larus michahellis) in flight. tinge the row of feathers on the trailing edges of its wings. ==B==

(Hydrornis guajanus), with a numbered ring its left leg ==C==

s with prominent on display , also called the umbrella cockatoo from the shape of its , with its distinctly coloured on display chick being fed ==D==

: sits on her nest, surrounded by ==E==

chick at about two weeks after hatching. The is near the tip of its beak on the . ==F==

on the left is displaying signs of . ==G==

is the yellowish region at the base of the beak. ==H==

; one of many |alt=Bird with a wing outstretched, rearranging feathers with the tip of its bill ==N==

. Note the hooked at the tip of the beak. placement and construction ==O==

with showing on its breast. , from top to bottom, between a breeding male (), a non-breeding male (), a female and a related indigo bunting cleans itself in moving water while a mallard in the background. ==Q==

s—corresponding to the example use of in its definition at the left ==S==

(Haliaeetus pelagicus) , illustrating the dramatic difference in both colour and size between the species' sexes . Note the white-edged, blue and black seen on the wing. ==T==

skeleton. Number 8 indicates both left and right 's help it to hold tight to its fish prey. ==U==

in the Arima Valley of Trinidad. Note the beard-like sprouting from its and area, for which the bird is named. with white . in flight; the bird with the smallest at . ==Z==

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