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dunnock [Brit ˈdʌnək, Am ˈdənək] N

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dunnock

accenteur m mouchet

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Not to be outdone, male dunnocks often copulate a hundred times a day. www.dailymail.co.uk

A contrast to this is the dunnock, which appears to be a recent cuckoo host, since it does not show any egg discrimination. en.wikipedia.org

Examination of dunnock nests and eggs reveals broods with several different fathers. www.dailymail.co.uk

The female dunnock has a swell time of it. www.irishexaminer.com

The dunnock also earned a nickname of shuffle-wing since it most strongly displays the characteristic wing flicks used during courtship and other displays. en.wikipedia.org

The dunnock is an exception since it prefers to be solitary except when feeding. en.wikipedia.org

Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler. en.wikipedia.org

The call is a fine "ti-ti-ti", and the song is similar to the dunnock's pleasant twittering. en.wikipedia.org

The male's song is high and twittering like a dunnock. en.wikipedia.org

Seed attracts introduced species such as house sparrow, greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, and dunnock. www.stuff.co.nz

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