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  2. Bird vocalization - Wikipedia

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    Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs (often simply birdsong ) are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding , songs (relatively complex vocalizations) are distinguished by function from calls (relatively simple vocalizations).

  3. Courtship display - Wikipedia

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    Male peacock spider, Maratus volans, courtship display In some species, males will perform ritualized movements to attract females. The male six-plumed bird-of-paradise (Parotia lawesii) exemplifies male courtship display with its ritualized "ballerina dance" and unique occipital and breast feathers that serve to stimulate the female visual system. [7]

  4. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  5. Sexual selection in birds - Wikipedia

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    Bird species often demonstrate intersexual selection, perhaps because – due to their lightweight body structures – fights between males may be ineffective or impractical. Therefore, male birds commonly use the following methods to try to seduce the females: Colour: Some species have ornate, diverse, and often colourful feathers.

  6. Experts Explain What It Means When You See a Cardinal - AOL

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    There is an important meaning and symbolism behind a cardinal, and when you see one it just might bring a message of hope, much like the angel numbers 11:11, 444, and 1212 do when they appear in ...

  7. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    A small, freely-moving projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds (and a few non-avian dinosaurs)—a bird's "thumb"—the word is Latin and means 'winglet'; it is the diminutive of ala, meaning 'wing'. Alula typically bear three to five small flight feathers, with the exact number

  8. Display (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    Many male birds have brightly coloured plumage for display. This feather is from a male Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus. Sexual display by a Megaselia female.. Display behaviour is a set of ritualized behaviours that enable an animal to communicate to other animals (typically of the same species) about specific stimuli. [1]

  9. If You See a Cardinal, Here's the True, Unexpected ... - AOL

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    Cardinal sightings have a multitude of meanings such as being a sign of hope, wisdom or blessings, or that they are angels with a divine message for you. According to Doolittle, Cardinals are a ...