sedentary birds

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• sedentary — adjective Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedent , sedens, present participle of sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 1598 1. not migratory ; settled < sedentary birds > < sedentary civilizations > 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sedentary — [sed′ n ter΄ē] adj. [Fr sédentaire < L sedentarius < sedens, prp. of sedere, to SIT] 1. a) of or marked by much sitting about and little travel b) keeping one seated much of the time [a sedentary job] 2. a) …   English World dictionary

• Birds of the Danube Delta — Following an almost two decade (1951 1970) research of the Danube Delta territory, 274 bird species were identified of which 176 were brooding (sedentary and migratory) and 98 non brooding ones (winter, passage, erratic, and accidental… …   Wikipedia

• List of extinct birds — This page refers only to birds that have gone extinct since the year 1500 A.D./C.E. and usually were subject to scientific study while alive.Since 1500, over 190 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be… …   Wikipedia

• passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any… …   Universalium

• sed|en|tar|y — «SEHD uhn TEHR ee», adjective. 1. used to sitting still much of the time; inactive: »Sedentary people get little physical exercise. 2. that keeps one sitting still much of the time: »Bookkeeping is a sedentary occupation. 3. moving little and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Red Kite — Conservation status Near Threatened ( …   Wikipedia

• White-backed Mousebird — The black tipped bill is diagnostic among local species of mousebirds Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Red-faced Mousebird — Taxobox name = Red faced Mousebird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coliiformes familia = Coliidae genus = Urocolius species = U. indicus binomial = Urocolius indicus binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Bird migration — A flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration …   Wikipedia

• Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium