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MATERIEL CONSTRUCTION NID [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Foraging, drinking, bathing, courting, gathering of nest materials, and generally copulation are all accomplished in flight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Ils peuvent se livrer à plusieurs activités en plein vol : se nourrir, boire, se baigner, faire la cour, ramasser les matériaux pour le nid, et même dans bien des cas s'accoupler.

Spanish

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