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Record 1 2010-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Birds
OBS

... performed by the bill ... [one feather] at the base between the mandibles and working toward the tip [ nibbling it continuously or drawing through the mandibles in one movement.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Le lissage. [...] L'oiseau [...] avec la pointe [de son bec] mordille la plume, en commençant par la base de la tige, puis [ les fait passer de nouveau une à une dans son bec.]

Spanish

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

Hábito o costumbre de aves y mamíferos de ordenar, colocar y cuidar las plumas o los pelos con el pico, las patas o la lengua.

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