Nidifugous and nidicolous organisms

In biology, nidifugous (UK: /naɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs/ ny-DIF-yuu-gəs, US: /-jə-/ -⁠yə-) organisms are those that leave the nest shortly after hatching or birth.

[1] The term is derived from Latin nidus for "nest" and fugere, meaning "to flee".

[1] The terminology is most often used to describe birds and was introduced by Lorenz Oken in 1816.

[2] The chicks of birds in many families, such as the waterfowl, waders, and gamebirds, are usually nidifugous.

Examples of precocious but nidicolous species include many gulls and terns.