searching for the name of a bird who stays with parents into maturity (1 Viewer)

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judeanna

New member

• Jul 12, 2012

• #1

About a year or so ago i read an article or heard a podcast about a rare type of bird that stays with its parents after maturity. I am trying to find the name of this bird... i believe it started with a c, but perhaps it was a k. I was hopeing someone here could help me with the name. The only thing i remember was that this type of bird actually cared for its parents before it eventually leaves the nest. I know this is very vague... any help appreciated!

 

Jan-Paul Charteris

Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast

• Jul 12, 2012

• #2

I think Florida Scrub Jay stays with it's parents and helps look after the next brood with it's parents. Could be that?

Oh and before anyone says this doesn't belong in rare birds thread, it's positively unknown at the moment can't get much rarer than that

 

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judeanna

New member

• Jul 13, 2012

• #3

Thank you so much for your response! I don't believe the Florida Scrub Jay is the name i am looking for, although perhaps the bird i am looking for is a cooperative breeder as the Florida Scrub Jay is. So, thank you so much for giving me another clue in my puzzle! I am pretty sure the name starts with the letter c or k.

 

Mysticete

Well-known member

• Jul 13, 2012

• #4

I think Magpie-Jays have similar breeding behavior

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Jul 14, 2012

• #5

What about the co-operative hunting of Harris' Hawks? Does the group persist or break up after each breeding season?

John

 

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Welsh Peregrine

Well-known member

• Jul 14, 2012

• #6

Can't think of one that looks after its parents, but one of the Australian Swiftlets lays one egg which hatches, and then a second - heat from the nestling incubates the second egg!

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jul 14, 2012

• #7

I know the Crows will stick around and help parents feed a new batch of nestlings.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Jul 14, 2012

• #8

Chickadee?

Engage in co-operative breeding at any rate. Google says that maybe 8 - 3% (300+) bird species engage in such practises, so there's probably a lot of options out there!

Not a C/K, but Babblers are another family that remain as a family.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Jul 14, 2012

• #9

Welsh Peregrine said:

Can't think of one that looks after its parents, but one of the Australian Swiftlets lays one egg which hatches, and then a second - heat from the nestling incubates the second egg!

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Cool! (or should that be warm ...)

Nice strategy.