Rookery
noun
A place where a large number of birds, especially rooks, nest.
We visited a large rookery of penguins in Antarctica.
Often appears as...
- penguin rookery
- sea bird rookery
noun
A crowded and dirty area of a city where poor people live.
The slum was a rookery of ramshackle houses and narrow, dirty streets.
Often appears as...
- urban rookery
- city rookery
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
A place where a large number of birds, especially rooks, nest.
We visited a large rookery of penguins in Antarctica.
Often appears as...
- penguin rookery
- sea bird rookery
noun
A crowded and dirty area of a city where poor people live.
The slum was a rookery of ramshackle houses and narrow, dirty streets.
Often appears as...
- urban rookery
- city rookery
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Habitats
Rookery refers to particular natural areas where birds or marine animals gather for breeding.
The cliffs along the coast formed an impressive rookery for seabirds.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Colonies
A rookery usually means there's a significant number of animals nesting together, not just a few.
Biologists were excited to study the behaviors within the massive turtle rookery.
Pro Tip 3/3Breeding Season
Rookeries are most notable and active during the breeding season of the species.
The island’s rookery becomes lively with birds during the springtime.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Habitats
Rookery refers to particular natural areas where birds or marine animals gather for breeding.
The cliffs along the coast formed an impressive rookery for seabirds.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Colonies
A rookery usually means there's a significant number of animals nesting together, not just a few.
Biologists were excited to study the behaviors within the massive turtle rookery.
Pro Tip 3/3Breeding Season
Rookeries are most notable and active during the breeding season of the species.
The island’s rookery becomes lively with birds during the springtime.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Habitats
Rookery refers to particular natural areas where birds or marine animals gather for breeding.
The cliffs along the coast formed an impressive rookery for seabirds.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Colonies
A rookery usually means there's a significant number of animals nesting together, not just a few.
Biologists were excited to study the behaviors within the massive turtle rookery.
Pro Tip 3/3Breeding Season
Rookeries are most notable and active during the breeding season of the species.
The island’s rookery becomes lively with birds during the springtime.
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Video examples
Captain Charles Moore on...
Isla San Roque is an uninhabited bird rookery off Baja's sparsely populated central coast. Notice that the bottles here have caps on them. Bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, will sink in seawater and not make it this far from civilization. Also, the caps are produced in separate factories
Video examples
The Gulf Oil Spill...
Cat Island it was actually one of the four largest rookeries in Louisiana for brown pelicans Snowy Egrets Roseate spoonbills least turns in a variety of
Video examples
Captain Charles Moore on...
Isla San Roque is an uninhabited bird rookery off Baja's sparsely populated central coast. Notice that the bottles here have caps on them. Bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, will sink in seawater and not make it this far from civilization. Also, the caps are produced in separate factories
Video examples
The Gulf Oil Spill...
Cat Island it was actually one of the four largest rookeries in Louisiana for brown pelicans Snowy Egrets Roseate spoonbills least turns in a variety of
Example 1 of 2
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