Glossary

Glossary Index

A

Accidental
Altricial
Apterium
Arboreal
Antarctic
Aquatic Plant Types
Arctic
Avian Topography

B

Bird
Bird Anatomy (diagrams)
Bird External Anatomy – description
Bird Song

C

Carnivorous
Caruncle
Casque
Clade
Covert feathers
Crepuscular
Cryptic
Cursorial

D

Decurved
Diurnal

E

EBA – Endemic Bird Area
Ecological Niche
Endemism
Endorheic Basin

F

Flight Feathers

G

Gular Pouch

H

Hallux
Herbivore

I

IBA – Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Insectivore
Introduced

J

Jizz
Jugulum

K

L

Lamellate
Lappet
Lapwing
Lore

M

Macaronesia
Macrophyte
Mandible
Maxilla
Monophyletic

N

Near passerine
Nidicolous
Nidifugous

O

Olfactory
Omnivore

P

Passerine
Pelagic
Pennaceous Feathers
Phylogenetics
Phylogenetic terms
Piscivore
Plumbeous
Polyandry
Precocial

Q

R

Ratite
Rectrices
Remiges

S

Sindactyl
Species
Syrinx

T

Taxonomy
Thornveld

U

Undertail Coverts
Uppertail Coverts

V

Vagrancy
Vestigiality

W

Wattle

X

Xeric Shrubland

Y

Z

Zygodactyl