List of Bird Behaviours

Had once compiled a list of bird behaviours which I thought photographers could document for their species of choice instead of merely seeking new species to photograph. Here it is:


BODY CARE BEHAVIOURS:

preening
oiling of feathers
bathing -water
dust bathing
anting
bill wiping
head wiping
panting
feather ruffling and fluffing
feather settling
stretching
sleeping
scratching



FEEDING BEHAVIOURS:

hawking
perch gleaning
sally gleaning
bark gleaning
foliage gleaning
hover gleaning
leaf litter gleaning
chiselling
tapping
probing
tearing
leaf tossing
Sweeping
stooping
pouncing
shell smashing
surface feeding
plunging
diving
stalking
foot raking and stamping
piracy
scavenging
sifting
grazing
dabbling
pecking
pruning
plucking
nut-cracking



SOCIAL BEHAVIOURS:

threat and appeasement displays
caution displays
mobbing
flocking
balling
calling
singing
courtship displays
courtship feeding
mounting
copulation
nest building
incubation
egg turning
brooding
nest cleaning
food carrying
freezing
distraction display
displacement activities