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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. Preening - Wikipedia

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   When preening, a bird (such as this red lory) draws individual feathers through its beak, realigning and re-interlocking the barbules.. Preening is a maintenance behaviour found in birds that involves the use of the beak to position feathers, interlock feather barbules that have become separated, clean plumage, and keep ectoparasites in check.

4. Water dog - Wikipedia

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   A Portuguese Water Dog with its coat clipped in the classic water dog clip. Water dogs are usually medium-sized, active dogs; their most distinctive feature are their tight waterproof coats and their strong desire to swim. Traditionally many long haired water dogs breeds have their coats clipped with a bare midriff and hindquarters to assist in ...

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6. Pelican - Wikipedia

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   Pelicans are very large birds with very long bills characterised by a downcurved hook at the end of the upper mandible, and the attachment of a huge gular pouch to the lower. The slender rami of the lower bill and the flexible tongue muscles form the pouch into a basket for catching fish, and sometimes rainwater, [ 15 ] though to not hinder the ...

7. List of national animals - Wikipedia

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   Italian sparrow (national bird) Passer italiae [37] Jamaica: Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus [38] Latvia: White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba [29] Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata [29] Lithuania: White stork (national bird) Ciconia ciconia [39] Mongolia: Saker falcon (national bird ...