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Anting (bird activity)

Index Anting (bird activity)

Anting is a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin. [1]

29 relations: Acaricide, Ant, Bactericide, Bird, Blue jay, Bombay Natural History Society, Cerura vinula, Dust bathing, Erwin Stresemann, Formic acid, Fungicide, Grouse, Humayun Abdulali, Ibis (journal), Insecticide, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Millipede, Pangolin, Salim Ali, Self-anointing in animals, South Island takahē, Sparrow, Squirrel, Starling, Stoat, The Auk, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Uropygial gland, Wren.

Acaricide

Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites.

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Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.

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Bactericide

A bactericide or bacteriocide, sometimes abbreviated Bcidal, is a substance that kills bacteria.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Blue jay

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America.

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Bombay Natural History Society

The Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research.

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Cerura vinula

Cerura vinula, the puss moth, is a lepidopteran from the family Notodontidae.

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Dust bathing

Dust bathing (also called sand bathing) is an animal behavior characterized by rolling or moving around in dust, dry earth or sand, with the likely purpose of removing parasites from fur, feathers or skin.

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Erwin Stresemann

Erwin Stresemann (22 November 1889, Dresden – 20 November 1972, East Berlin) was a German naturalist and ornithologist.

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Formic acid

Formic acid, systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid.

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Fungicide

Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores.

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Grouse

Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae.

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Humayun Abdulali

Humayun Abdulali (19 May 1914, Kobe, Japan - 3 June 2001, Mumbai, India) was an Indian ornithologist and biologist who was also a cousin of the "birdman of India", Salim Ali.

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Ibis (journal)

Ibis, subtitled the International Journal of Avian Science, is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the British Ornithologists' Union.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are substances used to kill insects.

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Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (also JBNHS) is a natural history journal published several times a year by the Bombay Natural History Society.

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Millipede

Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature.

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Pangolin

Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order Pholidota (from the Greek word φολῐ́ς, "horny scale").

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Salim Ali

Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist.

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Self-anointing in animals

Self-anointing in animals, sometimes called anointing or anting, is a behaviour whereby a non-human animal smears odoriferous substances over themselves.

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South Island takahē

The South Island takahē, notornis, or takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family.

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Sparrow

Sparrows are a family of small passerine birds.

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Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents.

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Starling

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae.

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Stoat

The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel or simply the weasel in Ireland where the least weasel does not occur, is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.

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The Auk

The Auk: Ornithological Advances is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the American Ornithological Society (AOS).

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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (until 2006 The Wilson Bulletin) is a quarterly scientific journal published by the Wilson Ornithological Society.

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Uropygial gland

The uropygial gland, informally known as the preen gland or the oil gland, is a bilobate sebaceous gland possessed by the majority of birds.

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Wren

The wrens are mostly small, brownish passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_(bird_activity)

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