grey-headed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The grey-headed lapwing, which normally spends winters in India before moving to breeding grounds in China and Japan, was first spotted in Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, on Monday.
From BBC
Like any mother of a newborn, Davies is running on little sleep as she cares for around 50 grey-headed flying-foxes that have lost both their mothers and homes to Australia’s huge bushfires.
From Reuters
A threatened species, the grey-headed flying fox is one of the world’s largest bats, with a wingspan of up to a meter, and is covered in dark grey fur with an orange collar.
From Reuters
Scenes will include a lone, grey-headed albatross chick in Antarctica being blown off its nest as a result of increasingly intense storms.
From The Guardian
Such as the tale of the grey-headed albatross and its increasing struggle to recognise its own chicks once they are blown off the nest.
From BBC
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