nesting ground
Where eggs hatch
A nesting ground is an area where animals, especially birds, gather to build nests and raise their young.
The term typically refers to locations used by multiple individuals of a species: The island serves as a nesting ground for thousands of seabirds.
Nesting grounds are often protected habitats, critical to species survival.
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- breeding pairTwo animals producing offspring
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
egg laying · eggs · burrow · bird sanctuary · migration · fledgling · migratory bird · shore · wetland · marsh · sanctuary · refuge · safe haven · habitat · coastal habitat · spawning · incubation · clutch
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, wildlife refuge
- Penguin HabitatsAntarctica, Southern Ocean, ice floe, sea ice, pack ice
- protected areasnature reserve, wildlife sanctuary, protected area, nature preserve, wildlife refuge
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
- Wildlife Refugeswildlife refuge, nature reserve, wildlife sanctuary, bird sanctuary, marine sanctuary
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
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