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"nidifugous"
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hatching
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shortly
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nest
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mallard
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precocial
(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
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A nidifugous (or precocial) nestling is down covered and active shortly after hatching and can leave the nest if necessary. Most game birds, ducks and geese are nidifugous, for example a Mallard chick. See Eggs and Nestlings.
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