Welcome to the Junior Ornithologists glossary! Here you will find definitions for terms on our site that you don't understand.
Aves: A class of animals which all birds belong to.
Bird: An egg laying, warm blooded, feathered animal belonging to the class Aves and is a vertebrata.
Biology: The study of living things.
Female: Girl.
Male: Boy.
Ornithologist: A person who studies Ornithology.
Ornithology: The study of birds.
Waterfowl: A bird that lives near water and spends most of it's time on or in water.
Song: A series of sounds made by a bird that usually follows a distinct pattern.
Distinct: Unique and usually noticeable.
Call: A sound made by a bird following almost no pattern, such as a series of chirps or caws.