| A | B |
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| ornithology | the study of birds |
| migration | to travel from one region or climate to another |
| preen | to clean feathers with the beak |
| incubate | to sit upon for the purpose of hatching |
| adaptation | a trait which helps an animal or plant survive |
| raptor | a bird of prey including eagles, owls, hawks and falcons |
| talon | a claw of a bird of prey |
| life cycle | all the stages of life of an organism |
| nestling | a bird that is too young to leave the nest |
| fledgling | a young bird which recently left its nest |
| habitat | the natural environment of an animal or plant |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| egg tooth | a toothlike structure that enables a chick to peck its way out of its shell |
| precocial | able to move and feed itself immediately after hatching |
| species | a kind or type of plant or animal |
| insectivore | an animal which eats insects |
| thermoregulation | the ability to maintain a consistent body temperature |
