Bird behavior

secretion used by some birds to feed their young

mode of locomotion used by bird species (assists birds while feeding, breeding, avoiding predators, and migrating)

species of bird

antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species mob a predator by cooperatively attacking or harassing it, e.g. to protect offspring

a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin

thumb|Hummingbird Phaethornis longirostris on an [[Etlingera inflorescence]] Ornithophily or bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by birds. This sometimes (but not always) coevolutionary association is derived from insect pollination (entomophily) and is particularly well developed in some parts of the world, especially in the tropics, Southern Africa, and on some island chains. The association involves several distinctive plant adaptations forming a "pollination syndrome". The plants typically have colourful, often red, flowers with long tubular structures holding ample nec

right|thumb|A white stork in [[Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. The lower parts of its legs are covered with whitish droppings]] Urohidrosis (sometimes misspelled "urohydrosis") is the habit in some birds of defecating onto the scaly portions of the legs as a cooling mechanism, using evaporative cooling of the fluids. Birds' droppings consist of both feces and urine, which are excreted together through the cloaca.

study of intelligence in birds

swarming behaviour of birds when foraging

thumb|A salmon-crested cockatoo, showing signs of feather-plucking on its chest

group of animals engaged in communal care of offspring

type of bird flight where the bird remains in a fixed position relative to the ground by flying into a headwind

type of bird

feeding behavior of plucking small prey from ground, foliage, or other surfaces

thumb|right|upright|When preening, a bird (such as this red lory) draws individual feathers through its beak, realigning and re-interlocking the .|alt=The head and back of a short-billed red parrot, which is chewing on the tip of a black and red feather alt=Greater flamingo preening in Camargue, France|thumb|Greater flamingo preening in [[Camargue, France]] Preening is a found in birds that involves the use of the beak to position feathers, interlock feather that have become separated, clean plumage, and keep ectoparasites in check. Feathers contribute significantly to a bird's insulation, wat