Parental care in birds

A picture of an American robin sitting in a nest in foliage, feeding a hungry chick a worm
An American robin (Turdus migratorius) feeding its chick a worm.

Parental care refers to the level of investment provided by the mother and the father to ensure development and survival of their offspring. In most birds, parents invest profoundly in their offspring as a mutual effort, making a majority of them socially monogamous for the duration of the breeding season. This happens regardless of whether there is a paternal uncertainty.


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