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Record 1 2018-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

Nest containing one or more eggs laid by several different females, usually of the same species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Nid dans lequel plusieurs femelles, habituellement de la même espèce, pondent un ou plusieurs œufs.

OBS

Habitude de nidification chez certains oiseaux. Les femelles pondent leurs œufs dans un nid communautaire qui peuvent être couvés mais qui sont la plupart du temps laissés à l'abandon.

OBS

Renseignements fournis par un ornithologue, Musée des Sciences naturelles du Canada.

Spanish

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