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Non-breeder

An individual which does not nest in a particular breeding season, either because it is an immature, because it fails to establish a territory or to find a mate, or for some other reason. A bird which nests but does not manage to fledge young is known as a 'failed breeder'.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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