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单词 bird banding
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Definition of bird banding in English:

bird banding

noun
North American
  • The practice of catching birds, marking them with an identifying band around the leg, and then releasing them; bird ringing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This fall's bird banding will take place from October 6th through the 18th.
    • This early experiment in American bird banding paid off: Audubon was delighted to see the birds he had marked return the next year.
    • The Biological Survey chose Frederick C. Lincoln to manage its bird banding program in 1920.
    • Now, researchers use bird banding to track a range of avian activities.
    • In a deviation from matters of classification, Walters adds a bit of commentary on the history of bird banding and lack of knowledge of the causes of migration.

Derivatives

  • bird bander

  • noun
    North American
    • Peter Pyle's Identification Guide to North American Passerines, written mainly for bird banders, has detailed information on determining the sex and age of perching birds.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, as an ornithologist and bird bander whose specialty is hummingbirds, I was surprised to read the author's assertion that hummingbirds cannot be banded due to risk of injury and impaired flight.
      • During the 1920s, Lincoln solicited a network of volunteer bird banders throughout the United States and Canada that included both professional and amateur ornithologists.
      • To address our goals, we collected new data through our own field efforts, studied specimens in museums, reviewed available literature, and amassed data from bird banders over a wide part of the species' current range.
      • Tom is a photographer, but even cooler than that is a master bird bander.
      • In the United States, John James Audubon may have been the first bird bander.

Definition of bird banding in US English:

bird banding

noun
North American
  • The practice of catching birds, marking them with an identifying band around the leg, and then releasing them.

    British term bird ringing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Biological Survey chose Frederick C. Lincoln to manage its bird banding program in 1920.
    • This fall's bird banding will take place from October 6th through the 18th.
    • This early experiment in American bird banding paid off: Audubon was delighted to see the birds he had marked return the next year.
    • Now, researchers use bird banding to track a range of avian activities.
    • In a deviation from matters of classification, Walters adds a bit of commentary on the history of bird banding and lack of knowledge of the causes of migration.
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