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PASSEREAUX [16 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biogeography
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
- Animal Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palustrine
1, record 1, English, palustrine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paludal 2, record 1, English, paludal
correct, adjective
- palustrian 2, record 1, English, palustrian
correct, adjective
- palustral 1, record 1, English, palustral
correct, adjective
- paludous 1, record 1, English, paludous
correct
- paludicolous 3, record 1, English, paludicolous
correct
- paludicole 4, record 1, English, paludicole
correct, adjective
- paludicoline 1, record 1, English, paludicoline
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[That is] living or thriving in a marshy environment. 5, record 1, English, - palustrine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biogéographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
- Biologie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palustre
1, record 1, French, palustre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paludicole 2, record 1, French, paludicole
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui vit et croît dans les marais. 3, record 1, French, - palustre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement à la majorité des passereaux habitant les milieux forestiers, les fauvettes paludicoles s’alimentent fréquemment en dehors des aires territoriales. 4, record 1, French, - palustre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biogeografía
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Biología vegetal
- Biología animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paludícola
1, record 1, Spanish, palud%C3%ADcola
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- palustre 1, record 1, Spanish, palustre
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] organismo que vive en zonas pantanosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - palud%C3%ADcola
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Instructors' Guide to Training Birds Banders in North America
1, record 2, English, Instructors%27%20Guide%20to%20Training%20Birds%20Banders%20in%20North%20America
Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Environment Canada. 2, record 2, English, - Instructors%27%20Guide%20to%20Training%20Birds%20Banders%20in%20North%20America
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Guide de l'instructeur relatif à la formation des bagueurs de passereaux en Amérique du Nord
1, record 2, French, Guide%20de%20l%27instructeur%20relatif%20%C3%A0%20la%20formation%20des%20bagueurs%20de%20passereaux%20en%20Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Nord
masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Environnement Canada. 2, record 2, French, - Guide%20de%20l%27instructeur%20relatif%20%C3%A0%20la%20formation%20des%20bagueurs%20de%20passereaux%20en%20Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Nord
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- breeding ground
1, record 3, English, breeding%20ground
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- breeding site 2, record 3, English, breeding%20site
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The place to which animals go to breed. 3, record 3, English, - breeding%20ground
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
breeding ground; breeding site: terms used by Parks Canada. 4, record 3, English, - breeding%20ground
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Comportement animal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- site de reproduction
1, record 3, French, site%20de%20reproduction
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lieu de reproduction 2, record 3, French, lieu%20de%20reproduction
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude des stratégies de choix d’un territoire de reproduction qui contient un site de reproduction ainsi que les ressources alimentaires nécessaires à la reproduction des jeunes(comme par exemple chez de nombreux passereaux) va être difficile à appréhender sans considérer de concert des aspects liés à l'alimentation des adultes [...] 3, record 3, French, - site%20de%20reproduction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
site de reproduction ; lieu de reproduction : termes en usage à Parcs Canada. 4, record 3, French, - site%20de%20reproduction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- waxbills
1, record 4, English, waxbills
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird family that includes waxbills and allies. 2, record 4, English, - waxbills
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- astrilds
1, record 4, French, astrilds
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bengalis 1, record 4, French, bengalis
masculine noun, plural
- sénégalis 1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9n%C3%A9galis
masculine noun, plural
- oiseaux des îles 1, record 4, French, oiseaux%20des%20%C3%AEles
masculine noun, plural
- estrildidé 1, record 4, French, estrildid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Communément désignés sous le nom de bengalis, de sénégalis ou d’oiseaux des Îles, quelle que soit leur provenance, les astrilds(famille des estrildidés) sont des passereaux de très petite taille, aux mouvements gracieux et aux teintes délicates, à peine plus vives chez le mâle que chez la femelle. La plupart sont originaires d’Afrique, quelques-uns d’Asie. 1, record 4, French, - astrilds
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-01-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- passeriformes
1, record 5, English, passeriformes
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- passerine birds 2, record 5, English, passerine%20birds
correct, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The largest group of birds comprising more than half the total number of living species. 2, record 5, English, - passeriformes
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- passereaux
1, record 5, French, passereaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- passériformes 1, record 5, French, pass%C3%A9riformes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Théoriquement, l’ordre des passériformes n’a pas plus d’importance que la vingtaine d’autres de la classe des oiseaux, mais le nombre et la variété des espèces qui le composent (environ 5 000, soit la moitié des espèces connues) ainsi que le nombre des individus, lui assignent une place toute particulière dans la nature. 1, record 5, French, - passereaux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Birds
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mob
1, record 6, English, mob
correct, verb
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To harass a predator by a group defensive counteragression. 2, record 6, English, - mob
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Oiseaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- houspiller
1, record 6, French, houspiller
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) les petits passereaux forestiers ont l'habitude de houspiller les rapaces nocturnes(Chouettes, Hiboux) qu'ils surprennent dans la journée. 1, record 6, French, - houspiller
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-09-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- moult
1, record 7, English, moult
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The periodic loss and replacement of all or part of the feathers, simultaneous or not. 1, record 7, English, - moult
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, birds moult once or twice a year, and sometimes three or very rarely four times. Moulting has a number of purposes: camouflage, sexual dimorphism for courtship purposes, and insulation from the cold. The duration of the moult ranges from 2 to 4 weeks in the Anseriformes, from 5 to 12 weeks in most passerines and over two years in some raptors. 1, record 7, English, - moult
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mue
1, record 7, French, mue
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus périodique impliquant, de façon simultanée ou non, la perte complète ou partielle du plumage et son remplacement. 2, record 7, French, - mue
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, les oiseaux muent 1 ou 2 fois par année, parfois 3, très rarement 4. La mue sert à plusieurs fins : camouflage, dimorphisme sexuel au moment de la pariade, ou isolation thermique. Sa durée varie : elle est de 2 à 4 semaines chez les Ansériformes, de 5 à 12 semaines chez la plupart des passereaux et de plus de 2 ans chez certains rapaces. 2, record 7, French, - mue
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- muda
1, record 7, Spanish, muda
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liberación y sustitución del plumaje en las aves. 2, record 7, Spanish, - muda
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- passerine
1, record 8, English, passerine
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bird belonging to the largest order (Passeriformes) which includes more than half of all living birds and consists of relatively small sized, mainly altricial songbirds. 2, record 8, English, - passerine
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- passereau
1, record 8, French, passereau
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les passereaux sont des oiseaux percheurs, qui ont le bec corné, sans cire, les tarses revêtus de petites écailles, les pieds à quatre doigts dont trois sont dirigés en avant et un en arrière(Anisodactyles). 2, record 8, French, - passereau
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Animal Biology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- anisodactylous
1, record 9, English, anisodactylous
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- anisodactyl 1, record 9, English, anisodactyl
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having the hallux directed backward and three toes directed forward, as in the passerines. 1, record 9, English, - anisodactylous
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Biologie animale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- anisodactyle
1, record 9, French, anisodactyle
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des oiseaux(p. ex. : les passereaux) dont l'hallux pointe vers l'arrière et les trois autres doigts vers l'avant. 1, record 9, French, - anisodactyle
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-07-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Bird Watching (Hobbies)
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
- Scientific Research Methods
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- abundance curve
1, record 10, English, abundance%20curve
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For example, the abundance curve for many species, particularly passerines, drops in the middle of summer, not because the species is less abundant but because, beginning in July, it sings much less and is more difficult to spot. 1, record 10, English, - abundance%20curve
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Observation des oiseaux (Passe-temps)
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- courbe de présence
1, record 10, French, courbe%20de%20pr%C3%A9sence
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- courbe d’abondance 1, record 10, French, courbe%20d%26rsquo%3Babondance
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On remarquera que la courbe de présence de plusieurs oiseaux, surtout les passereaux, diminue au milieu de l'été, non pas parce qu'ils deviennent moins abondants mais parce qu'ils chantent beaucoup moins à partir du mois de juillet et qu'ils deviennent alors plus difficiles à repérer. 1, record 10, French, - courbe%20de%20pr%C3%A9sence
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «courbe d’abondance» est plus courant dans les documents français. 2, record 10, French, - courbe%20de%20pr%C3%A9sence
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-07-13
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Bird Watching (Hobbies)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- hunting perch
1, record 11, English, hunting%20perch
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In young burns, the snags serve as singing posts for a number of songbirds and as hunting perches for birds of prey such as the Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, or American Kestrel. 1, record 11, English, - hunting%20perch
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Observation des oiseaux (Passe-temps)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- perchoir
1, record 11, French, perchoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les jeunes brûlés, les nombreux arbres morts encore debout servent de postes de chant à plusieurs passereaux et de perchoirs à des oiseaux de proie qui chassent surtout à l'affût, tels la Buse à queue rousse, le Grand-duc d’Amérique ou la Crécerelle d’Amérique. 1, record 11, French, - perchoir
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1996-01-25
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- bird of paradise
1, record 12, English, bird%20of%20paradise
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a family (paradisaeidae) of brightly colored birds found in and near New Guinea. 2, record 12, English, - bird%20of%20paradise
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most people assume that birds of paradise are named for the exquisite beauty of their elaborate feathers. In fact, they owe their lovely moniker to another legless legend. The natives of New Guinea prepared specimens for trade by cutting off the legs and drying the skin over a fire. The first specimens, supplied by Islamic traders, reached Europe in the sixteenth century and inspired an elaborate legend about ethereal birds that, according to a commentator in 1551, «lack feet and are therefore obliged to fly continuously and live in the highest sky ... They require no other food or drink than dew from Heaven " - hence, birds of paradise. 3, record 12, English, - bird%20of%20paradise
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- paradisier
1, record 12, French, paradisier
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- oiseau de paradis 2, record 12, French, oiseau%20de%20paradis
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oiseau(passereaux) de la Nouvelle-Guinée. 3, record 12, French, - paradisier
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Oiseau tropical d’Indonésie orientale et d’Australie du Nord, dont le mâle porte une parure de noce aux formes et aux couleurs les plus variées. 2, record 12, French, - paradisier
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les paradisiers, quand ils sont arrivés empaillés en Europe au XVIe siècle, ont été qualifiés d’apodes, car les indigènes leur avaient coupé les pattes, et la légende en a fait des oiseaux volant sans jamais se poser. 2, record 12, French, - paradisier
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1993-02-11
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Birds
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- mobbing
1, record 13, English, mobbing
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group reaction to a predator by a number of small birds, a defensive counteraggression in which a predator is harassed. 1, record 13, English, - mobbing
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Oiseaux
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- houspillage
1, record 13, French, houspillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction collective et agressive de certains Passereaux qui attaquent en groupe des Rapaces en poussant des cris particuliers(...) et en portant des pseudo-attaques. 1, record 13, French, - houspillage
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1988-01-28
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- non-breeding season 1, record 14, English, non%2Dbreeding%20season
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- période internuptiale
1, record 14, French, p%C3%A9riode%20internuptiale
feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chez les passereaux 1, record 14, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20internuptiale
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bull. Ecol., t. 17, p. 39 saison internuptiale (Ibid. p. 43) 1, record 14, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20internuptiale
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1980-09-01
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- small shorebird 1, record 15, English, small%20shorebird
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The birds we have observed by radar along the Atlantic coast during the last week of September and the first half of October are most likely shorebirds (such as sandpipers and plovers) and small songbirds (such as warblers). 1, record 15, English, - small%20shorebird
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- petit échassier 1, record 15, French, petit%20%C3%A9chassier
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les oiseaux que nous avons suivis au radar le long de la côte atlantique dans la dernière semaine de septembre et la première quinzaine d’octobre sont très vraisemblablement de petits échassiers tels que bécasseaux et pluviers et de petits passereaux comme les figuiers(une sorte de fauvette). 1, record 15, French, - petit%20%C3%A9chassier
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1977-09-30
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- softbill
1, record 16, English, softbill
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous birds with rather fragile weak bills suitable for consuming insects and other small animals as food. 1, record 16, English, - softbill
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- bec-fin
1, record 16, French, bec%2Dfin
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné communément à des passereaux au bec droit et effilé, comme les fauvettes, les rossignols, les rouges-gorges. 1, record 16, French, - bec%2Dfin
Record 16, Key term(s)
- becfigue
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
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