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I’m not familiar with the term ‘nidifugous’: what does it mean?

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I’m not familiar with the term ‘nidifugous’: what does it mean?

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Nidifugous means ‘fleeing the nest’, so it applies to all species where the young leave the nest before they can fly, such as waterfowl (swans, geese, ducks, Moorhen, Coot, etc), gamebirds (partridges, Pheasant), waders (Lapwing, Oystercatcher, etc).

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