Nidicolous animals are those that stay at their nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to their dependence on the parents for feeding, protection and learning survival skills. It is the opposite of nidifugous where the animal is able to leave the nest very quickly. The great majority of nidicolous animals are altricial, in that an ani...
reared in a nest; sharing a nest
(from the article `psittaciform`) ...only the female may incubate the eggs. The young hatch bare or with very sparse down. They are altricial—that is, they are helpless and require ...
staying in the nest until grown/nearly grown, or sharing a nest with another species (e.g., mites in a bird nest).
[adj] - (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
nidicole, nidicolous Nest-dwelling; used particularly of birds restricted to their nests because of being hatched in a helpless immature condition.
The condition of chicks that stay in the nest after hatching.
Chicks that remain in nests for a long duration after hatching
adjective (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
Describes a young bird that remains in nest after hatching (see Altricial).
sharing the nest of another species of animal
remaining in the nest for a period after hatching. Cf.