bird track

Talon mark left

Bird track refers to the footprint left by a bird, showing the characteristic pattern of toes—typically three forward and one back.

In the plural, bird tracks often describes the messy, illegible handwriting that resembles these prints: I can't read his bird tracks.

The term also applies to decorative or identifying marks that echo this shape.

Related

fossil · fossil record · mud · sand · fresh snow · snow · trail · game trail · trace · dinosaur · ornithology · three-toed · webbed · wading · sparrow · crow · crow's feet · pigeon

Categories
Opposites
animal track type

bird trackpawprint

Animal foot impression

paw print · hoof print · hoofprint · cat track · dog track

locomotion evidence

bird trackflight path

Planned aerial trajectory

contrail · vapor trail · no trace

Family

bird, track, birds, birdie, birdlike, birding, tracks, tracked, tracking

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G