Estrildid finch — Taxobox name = Estrildid Finches image width = 250px image caption = Zebra Finches regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Estrildidae familia authority = Bonaparte, 1850 subdivision… … Wikipedia
estrildid — noun Any weaverbird of the family Estrildidae … Wiktionary
estrildid — /es tril did/, Ornith. adj. 1. of or pertaining to the family Estrildidae, comprising the grass finches, waxbills, mannikins, and other small finches. n. 2. a bird of the family Estrildidae. Also, estrildine /es tril duyn , din/. [ < NL… … Useful english dictionary
mimicry — /mim ik ree/, n., pl. mimicries. 1. the act, practice, or art of mimicking. 2. Biol. the close external resemblance of an organism, the mimic, to some different organism, the model, such that the mimic benefits from the mistaken identity, as… … Universalium
Derek Goodwin — (26 February 1920 – 14 May 2008) was a British ornithologist who wrote a series of what The Times called definitive works on estrildid finches, crows and pigeons.[1] He was considered to be an … Wikipedia
Sparrow — For other uses, see Sparrow (disambiguation). Sparrows A male House Sparrow Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Zoopharmacognosy — November 1998.] Observers have noticed that some species ingest non foods, such as toxic plants, clay or charcoal, to ward off parasitic infestation or poisoning. [Biser, Jennifer A. (1998). [http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/zoogoer/1998/1/r… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Puerto Rico — This is a categorized list of the bird species recorded in the archipelago of Puerto Rico which consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities off the east coast (Vieques and Culebra), three uninhabited islands off the west … Wikipedia
List of Southern African birds — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is defined as Africa south of a line between the Kunene and Zambezi rivers, encompassing Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and southern… … Wikipedia
List of birds of the Democratic Republic of Congo — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The avifauna of the Democratic Republic of Congo includes a total of 1185 species, of which 21 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 3 are rare or… … Wikipedia
