Allofeeding and regurgitation are food sharing behaviour by breeding species of birds.
Initially, baby birds are totally dependent on parental care for their survival.
Watch micro-video
Here in the video regurgitated seeds are being fed to the baby bird the parent bird
Some facts
The regurgitated food stands for bringing back food that has been swallowed or half-digested is thrown into the mouth again by the bird to feed its young.
The nestlings, hatchlings, or fledglings and babies are better able to digest seeds, grit, insects, and other foods regurgitated by their parents.
Parent birds feed babies mainly with insects after hatching.
Vocabulary
Pronunciation of 'regurgitate'
IPA: rɪgɜrdʒəteɪt; Hindi: रिगर्जटैट
Pronunciation of 'regurgitation' with stress
IPA: rɪˌɡəːdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n
Meaning: The action of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth.
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