2007-10-27 19:43:39 · 15 answers · asked by jake r 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Chick is the name for any baby bird.
Hatchling is a very young, new baby bird.
Nestling is a baby that hasn't left the nest yet.
Fledgling is a baby that has left the nest but isn't weaned yet.
Fledglings are also called a juvenile.
Gosling is a baby goose.
Cygnet or flapper is a baby swan.
A pullet is a young female chicken.
A cockrell is a young male chicken.
A baby pigeon/dove is a squab or squeaker.
A baby duck is a duckling or flapper.
A baby eagle is an eaglet.
A baby hawk is an eyas.
A baby owl is an owlet or howlet.
Poult is a baby turkey (also baby chicken).
Cheeper or squealer is a baby quail.
Bappie is the unofficial name that birdkeepers call baby birds.
2007-10-27 21:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by chocoboryo 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
It all depends on the species and of course what you are used to calling them.
The easiest thing to say is baby bird, since that covers them all.
They can also be recognized by what stage of life they are.
Hatchlings are young birds that just hatched.
Nestlings are young birds that haven't left the nest yet.
Fledglings are young birds that are fully feathered but not weaned. Juivenilles also refer to young birds that can fly and are in the stages of being weaned (normally refer to young birds of prey that are being taught to hunt).
Yearlings refer to birds that are a year old (obviously).
Birds also have a correct term for their babies like..:
Baby chickens - Chicks (females under a year - pullets, males under 8 months - cockerells)
Baby turkey - Poult
Baby pigeon or dove - squab, when they get their feathers most fanciers start calling them squeakers
Baby guinea - keet
Baby quail - peeper or chick
Baby falcon or hawk - eyas
Baby goose - gosling
Baby swan - cygnets
Baby eagle - Eaglet
Baby duck - duckling
Baby owl - owlet
Despite the separate names for each species, most people are still stubborn and call them all chicks. This is okay really, since anyone would know what you are talking about if you said "eagle chick" or "pigeon chick". The people that are more fond of birds will probably get annoyed if you call a duck anything but a duckling and a keet anything but a keet, but it depends. Some people call baby birds bappies, some call them chicks, some call them babies, some actually use terms based on species, some on how old. Like I said, it all depends on what you're willing to call them and what the people around you are accoustomed to calling them :]
- Becky
2007-10-28 07:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by Avian Queen 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-18 20:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hatchling until it learns to fly. Then it's a fledgling.
2007-10-27 19:53:14 · answer #4 · answered by DWRead 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A HATCHLING when it's just hatched; afterwards, a CHICK; and once it has just learned to fly, a FLEDGLING.
Hope that answers your question :)
2007-10-27 23:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what to say
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2007-10-28 02:05:51 · answer #7 · answered by Kamand A 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-17 10:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the species, so unless its a chicken just call it a baby bird.
2007-10-27 19:51:58 · answer #10 · answered by BILL 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋