MOLT FOCUS REPORT 2015
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MOLT FOCUS REPORT 2015
January 29, 2016
Bird age can be determined by a variety of phenotypic characteristics. Skull ossification and feather molt can help determine age in most birds, but factors such as feather wear, degree of body molt, time of year, and variation in molt strategies can make ageing birds difficult in many cases. Ageing birds requires an advanced level of training, as well as great attention to detail. Below, we provide pictures of how we determine age in birds that we capture at our songbird banding stations at the MPG Ranch.
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