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Below is a collection of specialized words (and links to their definitions) that are commonly used to describe various aspects of birds such as their behavior, evolution, anatomy, life history, adaptation, and conservation.
M
Mandible
Mantle
Mast
Maxilla
Microhabitat
Migration
Migratory Overshooting
Mirror-Image Orientation
Mitochondrial DNA Study
Mobbing
Molt Migration
Monogamy
Morph
Morphology
Muskeg
N
Naricorns
Nearctic
Nectivorous
Neotropics
Neritic
Nest Parasitism
Nidicolous
Nidifugous
Nomadism
O
Obligate
Orbital Ring
Oscines
Oval
P
Palearctic
Pantropical
Partial Molt
Passerine
Pectinate
Peep
Pelagic
Pellet
R
Rachis
Radiation
Range
Rare
Rectrices
Remiges
Resident
Reverse Migration
Rictal Bristles
Riparian
Rounded
Sources
- Attenborough, David. 1998. The Life of Birds. London: BBC Books.
- Sibley, David Allen. 2001. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- The University of California, Berkely (UCB). 2006 (Accessed Online). Museum of Paleontology.
