Names for birds Ch. 5 Flashcards
1
Q
cock
A
intact male parrot
2
Q
hen
A
intact female parrot
3
Q
chick
A
young parrot
4
Q
flock
A
group of parrots (also called company)
5
Q
tom
A
intact male turkey
6
Q
hen
A
intact female turkey
7
Q
poult
A
young turkey
8
Q
flock
A
group of turkeys
9
Q
clutch
A
group of eggs
10
Q
rooster/cock
A
sexually mature male chicken
11
Q
hen
A
intact female chicken
12
Q
capon
A
young castrated male chicken or demestic fowl
13
Q
cockerel
A
immature male chicken
14
Q
pullet
A
immature female chicken
15
Q
poult
A
young chicken
16
Q
chick
A
very young chicken
17
Q
flock
A
group of chickens
18
Q
gander
A
intact male goose
19
Q
goose
A
intact female goose
20
Q
gosling
A
young goose
21
Q
gaggle
A
groupe of geese
22
Q
drake
A
intact male duck
23
Q
duck
A
intact female duck
24
Q
duckling
A
young duck
25
flock
group of ducks
26
ratite
large flightless bird (ostrich emu and rhea)
27
rooster
intact male ratite
28
hen
intact female ratite
29
hatchling
ostrich up to 2 days old
30
chick
young ratite (usually less than 6 months of age)
31
yearling
ostrich from 6-12 months of age; rhea from 6-18 months of age
32
flock
group of ratites
33
psittacine
parrot or other birds with bills for cracking seeds
