| antbird
|
any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms |
ant bird |
| bellbird
|
any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call |
- |
| bird
|
watch and study birds in their natural habitat |
birdwatch |
| bird
|
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
- |
| bird
|
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food |
fowl |
| bird
|
informal terms for a (young) woman |
doll,
skirt,
chick,
dame,
wench |
| bird
|
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
raspberry,
hiss,
razz,
razzing,
hoot,
snort,
Bronx cheer,
boo |
| bird
|
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers |
shuttle,
shuttlecock,
birdie |
| blackbird
|
any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black |
New World blackbird |
| blackbird
|
common black European thrush |
merl,
merle,
ousel,
ouzel,
European blackbird,
Turdus merula |
| bluebird
|
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies |
fairy bluebird |
| bluebird
|
blue North American songbird |
- |
| bowerbird
|
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females |
catbird |
| butcherbird
|
shrikes that impale their prey on thorns |
- |
| butcherbird
|
large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns |
- |
| catbird
|
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females |
bowerbird |
| catbird
|
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing |
Dumetella carolinensis,
gray catbird,
grey catbird |
| cedarbird
|
widely distributed over temperate North America |
cedar waxwing,
Bombycilla cedrorun |
| cowbird
|
North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests |
- |
| dickeybird
|
small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds |
dickey-bird,
dicky-bird,
dickybird |
| dickybird
|
small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds |
dickey-bird,
dickeybird,
dicky-bird |
| firebird
|
the male is bright red with black wings and tail |
redbird,
Piranga olivacea,
scarlet tanager |
| firebird
|
eastern subspecies of northern oriole |
Icterus galbula galbula,
hangbird,
Baltimore bird,
Baltimore oriole |
| firebird
|
tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage |
Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus,
vermillion flycatcher |
| gaolbird
|
a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly |
jail bird,
jailbird |
| hangbird
|
eastern subspecies of northern oriole |
Icterus galbula galbula,
Baltimore bird,
Baltimore oriole,
firebird |
| hummingbird
|
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight |
- |
| jailbird
|
a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly |
jail bird,
gaolbird |
| jaybird
|
common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast |
Cyanocitta cristata,
blue jay |
| kingbird
|
large American flycatcher |
Tyrannus tyrannus |
| ladybird
|
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests |
lady beetle,
ladybeetle,
ladybird beetle,
ladybug |
| lovebird
|
small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors |
Melopsittacus undulatus,
grass parakeet,
shell parakeet,
budgereegah,
budgerigar,
budgerygah,
budgie |
| lovebird
|
small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates |
- |
| lyrebird
|
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape |
- |
| mockingbird
|
long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds |
Mimus polyglotktos,
mocker |
| moorbird
|
reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain |
red grouse,
moor-bird,
moorfowl,
moorgame,
Lagopus scoticus |
| nightbird
|
a person who likes to be active late at night |
nighthawk,
night owl |
| oilbird
|
nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter |
guacharo,
Steatornis caripensis |
| ovenbird
|
American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground |
Seiurus aurocapillus |
| ovenbird
|
small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests |
- |
| puffbird
|
brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers |
- |
| railbird
|
a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track |
- |
| redbird
|
the male is bright red with black wings and tail |
Piranga olivacea,
scarlet tanager,
firebird |
| redbird
|
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male |
Richmondena Cardinalis,
Cardinalis cardinalis,
cardinal,
cardinal grosbeak |
| reedbird
|
migratory American songbird |
ricebird,
Dolichonyx oryzivorus,
bobolink |
| reedbird
|
small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa |
sedge bird,
sedge warbler,
sedge wren,
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| ricebird
|
migratory American songbird |
reedbird,
Dolichonyx oryzivorus,
bobolink |
| ricebird
|
small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields |
Java finch,
Java sparrow,
Padda oryzivora |
| riflebird
|
velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail |
Ptloris paradisea |
| scrubbird
|
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub |
scrub bird,
scrub-bird |
| seabird
|
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. |
sea bird,
seafowl |
| shoebird
|
large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe |
shoebill,
Balaeniceps rex |
| shorebird
|
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
shore bird,
limicoline bird |
| snakebird
|
fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill |
darter,
anhinga |
| snowbird
|
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter |
fieldfare,
Turdus pilaris |
| snowbird
|
white Arctic bunting |
snowflake,
Plectrophenax nivalis,
snow bunting |
| snowbird
|
small North American finch seen chiefly in winter |
junco |
| songbird
|
any bird having a musical call |
songster |
| stiltbird
|
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
stilt,
Himantopus stilt,
stilt plover,
long-legs,
longlegs |
| stinkbird
|
crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings |
hoactzin,
hoatzin,
Opisthocomus hoazin |
| surfbird
|
sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America |
Aphriza virgata |
| tailorbird
|
tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest |
Orthotomus sutorius |
| thunderbird
|
(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird |
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| tropicbird
|
mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land |
boatswain bird,
tropic bird |
| waterbird
|
freshwater aquatic bird |
water bird,
waterfowl |
| weaverbird
|
finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests |
weaver,
weaver finch |
| whirlybird
|
an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
chopper,
helicopter,
eggbeater |
| yardbird
|
a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks |
yard bird |
| yardbird
|
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison |
con,
inmate,
convict,
yard bird |
| yellowbird
|
yellow-throated American wood warbler |
Dendroica petechia,
golden warbler,
yellow warbler |
| yellowbird
|
American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer |
New World goldfinch,
goldfinch,
Spinus tristis |