### Question
What does migratory birds mean?


### Answer
**Migratory birds** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 4402*:

> all wild birds native to North America that are in an unconfined state and that are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.], including ducks, geese, and swans of the family Anatidae, species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and species defined as nongame under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2901–2912)

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 4402*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 64-NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION**

