Some background to ornithology terms

Ornithology vocabulary in English

• English zugunruhe, word of the day on December 8, 2025. Wordsmith's Anu Garg explained "Restlessness at the beginning of a migration period. ETYMOLOGY: From German Zugunruhe, from Zug (move, migration) + Unruhe (anxiety, restlessness). Earliest documented use: 1950."