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SEED-EATER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

The shape of the bill varies with species as a function of diet broad in the seed eaters, slender in the primarily insectivorous species, and in between in those with a mixed diet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Comportement animal
CONT

Ainsi, il est large chez les granivores, fin chez les espèces surtout insectivores, et de forme intermédiaire chez celles qui possèdent un régime alimentaire mixte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
  • Comportamiento animal
DEF

Organismo animal que se alimenta de semillas o granos vegetales.

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