Confusion and Monogamy viz. Birds

[redmist]

There seems to be some confusion about monogamy in the world of birds. I have heard people say that "90% of birds are monogamous" (or some variation thereof). This is based on a study in the 60's by David Lack: "In the 1960's David Lack estimated that over 90 per cent of all birds were socially monogomous [sic], an arrangement in which a male and

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[uncorrelated]

saw a nature on birds on instant netflix all about their weird mating habits. One type of bird is monogamous in that two birds will stay together and raise chicks together for the rest of their lives, but actually both the female and male bird will almost never produce offspring together, instead both are horrible sluts when away from their partners. I'll see if I can figure out which bird for you