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  • 1bird of prey — n. 1. any of an order (Falconiformes) of diurnal birds with sharp claws and hooked bills that capture, kill, and eat other animals or feed chiefly on carrion, such as hawks, falcons, vultures, and the osprey 2. any such nocturnal bird, as the owl …

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  • 2Bird migration — A flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration …

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  • 3bird of Minerva — noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk like beak and claws and large head with front facing eyes • Syn: ↑owl, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑owlet (for: ↑owl), ↑hoot ( …

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  • 4bird of night — noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk like beak and claws and large head with front facing eyes • Syn: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑hooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑owlet (for: ↑owl), ↑hoot …

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  • 5Bird Kingdom — Type Private Industry Aviary Founded 2003 Headquarters …

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  • 6Nocturnal Curassow — Conservation status Least Concern …

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  • 7Bird conservation — is a field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species. Over one hundred species have gone extinct in historical times, although the most dramatic human caused… …

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  • 8nocturnal raptors — bird of prey that hunts at night …

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  • 9Bird — For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). Aves and Avifauna redirect here. For other uses, see Aves (disambiguation) or Avifauna (disambiguation). Birds Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent, 150–0 Ma …

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  • 10bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 …

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