Names for birds Ch. 5 Flashcards by Jennifer Heller

Q

cock

A

intact male parrot

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hen

A

intact female parrot

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Q

chick

A

young parrot

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Q

flock

A

group of parrots (also called company)

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Q

tom

A

intact male turkey

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hen

A

intact female turkey

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Q

poult

A

young turkey

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flock

A

group of turkeys

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Q

clutch

A

group of eggs

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rooster/cock

A

sexually mature male chicken

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hen

A

intact female chicken

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Q

capon

A

young castrated male chicken or demestic fowl

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Q

cockerel

A

immature male chicken

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pullet

A

immature female chicken

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poult

A

young chicken

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Q

chick

A

very young chicken

Q

flock

A

group of chickens

Q

gander

A

intact male goose

Q

goose

A

intact female goose

Q

gosling

A

young goose

Q

gaggle

A

groupe of geese

Q

drake

A

intact male duck

Q

duck

A

intact female duck

Q

duckling

A

young duck

Q

flock

A

group of ducks

Q

ratite

A

large flightless bird (ostrich emu and rhea)

Q

rooster

A

intact male ratite

Q

hen

A

intact female ratite

Q

hatchling

A

ostrich up to 2 days old

Q

chick

A

young ratite (usually less than 6 months of age)

Q

yearling

A

ostrich from 6-12 months of age; rhea from 6-18 months of age

Q

flock

A

group of ratites

Q

psittacine

A

parrot or other birds with bills for cracking seeds