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 Translation for 'cage bird' from English to Danish
NOUN   a cage bird | cage birds
orn.
cage bird
burfugl {fk}
Partial Matches
birdfugl {fk}
orn.
bird migration
fugletræk {n}
orn.
aquatic bird
vandfugl {fk}
orn.T
migratory bird
trækfugl {fk}
orn.
bird's nest
fuglerede {fk}
vet.
bird flu [coll.]
aviær influenza {fk}
orn.T
bird of prey
rovfugl {fk}
cagebur {n}
bird's-eye viewfugleperspektiv {n}
orn.T
greater bird-of-paradise [Paradisaea apoda]
stor paradisfugl {fk}
bot.T
bird's-eye primrose [Primula farinosa]
melet kodriver {fk}
ordsp.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Én fugl i hånden er bedre end ti på taget.
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Usage Examples English
  • Unlike many other passerines they are not common species in the cage bird trade.
  • The main threat to pittas is habitat loss in the form of rapid deforestation, but they are also targeted by the cage-bird trade.
  • Up to at least the nineteenth century the song thrush was kept as a cage bird because of its melodious voice.
  • The black-faced solitaire remains common in protected and inaccessible areas, but trapping of this prized songster for the cage-bird trade has badly affected its numbers elsewhere.
  • This genus has representatives in tropical southern Asia from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, and the common hill myna, a popular cage bird, has been introduced to the United States.

  • It is a famous cage bird, and in aviculture, it is known as the golden song sparrow.
  • Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.
  • This siskin has been illegally trapped for the cage bird trade Some hope has been given to this highly endangered species by the discovery in 2003 of a population of several thousand birds in southern Guyana, 1000 km from any previously known colony.
  • Java sparrow is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Both "Padda" species are threatened by trapping for the cage bird trade.
  • It is a popular cage bird, and has been introduced into many other countries.

  • Commercial international trade in the species (including parts and derivatives) is prohibited by the bird's listing under CITES Appendix 1 due to predation for the pet and cage bird trade.
  • The species has been introduced to other parts of the world due to its popularity as a cage bird and populations have established in the wild.
  • The African silverbill is currently trapped for the cage bird trade. However, its numbers and its considerable range mean that this is unlikely to have any impact on the species' survival.
  • In older times in India, the species was sometimes kept as a cage-bird and was acclaimed for its singing ability.
  • Populations have decreased dramatically due to illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade.

  • Illegal cage bird trade has been observed in the city of Mataram and during five market visits in 2018 and 2019, 10,326 birds of 108 species were observed, with 18 of these species being nationally protected and many others harvested from the wild in violation of national harvest and trade quotas.
  • The yellow-tailed oriole is fairly common except in Peru and Venezuela, but is reducing in numbers in parts of its range because of persecution by the cage-bird trade; this species is valued for both its appearance and its beautiful song.
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