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Juvenal
"Refers to the first plumage attained after a bird loses its down feathers."

Juvenile
"A bird wearing its juvenal body feathers. In most songbirds juvenal feathers are molted within a few weeks of leaving the nest; thus songbirds are generally considered to be juveniles for only a short period."

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