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"nidicolous"
Keywords:
hatches
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altricial
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songbirds
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blackbirds
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helpless
(of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
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A nidicolous (or altricial) nestling is naked, blind and helpless after it hatches. Most songbirds, woodpeckers and pigeons are nidicolous, for example, Blackbirds. See Eggs and Nestlings.
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