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Birds migrating by moving short distances up or down a mountain.
What is altitudinal migration?
The colors, patterns, and markings characteristic of a particular bird species.
What are field marks?
This bird is known for building a huge nest and decorating it with shiny objects.
What is the bowerbird?
The type of feet hunting birds like Hawks need to capture their prey.
What are grasping feet?
This type this type of bird is born with down feathers and is able to run shortly after birth.
What is precocial?
This is the reason for a brood patch.
What is to transfer body heat to the eggs?
Chicks that hatch without feathers and have their eyes closed for the first several days.
What are altricial?