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Definitions and Descriptons of Words from Birding

Aug 25, 2006 Rosemary Drisdelle

Here you will find general descriptions of cranes, birds of prey, and other groups of birds, and definitions of unusual or unfamiliar words we use when we discuss birds.

This is a glossary of terms related to birds and birding used in articles on the Birds page at Suite101. You will find general descriptions of many groups of birds here, as well as definitions for unusual birding terms. To read the text associated with each word, simply click on the link. If you are looking for a definition that isn't included yet, please request it by starting a discussion at the bottom of the page.

A

albatross

anting

aspergillosis

aspergillus (see aspergillosis)

at risk

Audubon: see National Audubon Society

B

C

Canadian Wildlife Federation

canker: see Trichomonas gallinae

Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival

carrion

Celebrate Urban Birds

Christmas Bird Count

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

crane

critically endangered

crossbill

D

domoic acid

dust bath

E

eagle (see also "bird of prey")

Earth Day

Eastern Meadowlark (see meadowlark)

eBird

exotic Newcastle disease: see Newcastle disease

extinct

F

falcon (see also "bird of prey")

feral cat

flyway

frounce: see Trichomonas gallinae

G

ground effect flying

H

Handheld Birds (see National Geographic Handheld Birds)

I

International Biodiversity Day

International Migratory Bird Day

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

K

kakapo

kestrel (see also "bird of prey")

keystone species

Northern Bobwhite Quail (see Bobwhite Quail)

O

ornithologist

ornithology: see ornithologist

P

preening

R

raptor: see bird of prey

road kill: see carrion

roosting box

S

Sandhill Crane

Secret of Bird Island

Snapshot Adventure

Sonoran Bobwhite Quail (see Masked Bobwhite Quail)

species of special concern

stabilimentum

swimmer's itch

T

threatened

transition zone (garden)

trap-neuter-release (TNR)

Trichomonas gallinae

Trichomoniasis (in birds): see Trichomonas gallinae

V

vulnerable

W

Western Meadowlark (see meadowlark)

Wilson's Snipe

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