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THE body temperature of birds has been examined by various workers1–5,7,9. Temperature has been shown to fluctuate in response to various internal and external influences1,3,4,9; there is a difference of the order of 2° C between active birds and those at rest3,4, and a difference of 1.5° C has been demonstrated between day and night body temperatures in quails3. Previous work7 has shown that the night body temperature of the masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) is 1.6° C lower than the day temperature.
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PROZESKY, O. Body Temperature of Birds in Relation to Nesting Habits. Nature 197, 401–402 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197401b0
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