#bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings supertype: #vertebrate__craniate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium part: #neb #furcula #feather #wing #pennon #bird's_foot #uropygium #air_sac #uropygial_gland #syrinx #fowl member of: #class_Aves #flock subtype: #dickeybird__dickybird (informal) small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds subtype: #cock adult male bird subtype: #gamecock__fighting_cock a cock bred and trained for fighting subtype: #hen adult female bird subtype: #night_bird__nightbird any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc subtype: #night_raven__nightraven any bird that cries at night subtype: #bird_of_passage any bird that migrates seasonally subtype: #protoavis__protoavi most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs subtype: #archaeopteryx__archeopteryx__Archaeopteryx_lithographica extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds subtype: #Sinornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds subtype: #Ibero-mesornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds subtype: #archaeornis__archaeorni extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing subtype: #ratite_bird__ratite__flightless_bird flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds subtype: #ostrich__struthiocamelu fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird subtype: #cassowary large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest subtype: #emu__Dromaius_novaehollandiae__Emu_novaehollandiae large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller subtype: #kiwi__apteryx nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes subtype: #Rhea_americana__rhea larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia subtype: #rhea__nandu__Pterocnemia_pennata smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits of Magellan subtype: #elephant_bird__aepyornis__aepyorni huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar subtype: #moa extinct flightless bird of New Zealand subtype: #giant_moa__giantmoa__Dinornis_giganteus the largest moa; about 12 feet high subtype: #anomalopteryx__Anomalopteryx_oweni the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey subtype: #carinate_bird__carinate__flying_bird birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles subtype: #passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless subtype: #oscine_bird__oscine passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus subtype: #songbird__songster any bird having a musical call subtype: #honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar subtype: #accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia subtype: #hedge_sparrow__sparrow__dunnock__Prunella_modularis small brownish European songbird subtype: #lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing subtype: #skylark__alaudaarvensi brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height subtype: #wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks subtype: #pipit__titlark__lark small songbirds resembling larks subtype: #meadow_pipit__Anthus_pratensis a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia subtype: #finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds subtype: #chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs small European finch with a cheerful song subtype: #brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla Eurasian finch subtype: #goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings subtype: #linnet__Carduelis_cannabina small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead subtype: #siskin__Carduelis_spinus small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch subtype: #red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail subtype: #Carduelis_flammea__redpoll small siskin-like finch with a red crown subtype: #redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni small siskin-like finch with a red crown subtype: #New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer subtype: #pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus small finch of North American coniferous forests subtype: #house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico subtype: #purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump subtype: #canary_bird__canary any of several small Old World finches subtype: #common_canary__Serinus_canaria native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song subtype: #serin any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe subtype: #crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed subtype: #bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast subtype: #junco__snowbird small North American finch seen chiefly in winter subtype: #dark-eyed_junco__slate-colored_junco__slatecoloredjunco__Junco_hyemalis common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises subtype: #New_World_sparrow sparrow-like North American finches subtype: #vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus common North American finch noted for its evening song subtype: #white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown subtype: #white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys finch with black-and-white striped crown subtype: #chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina small North American finch common in urban areas subtype: #field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla common North American finch of brushy pasturelands subtype: #Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow finch common in winter in the northern U.S. subtype: #song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia small songbird common in North America subtype: #swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana North American finch of marshy area subtype: #bunting any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America subtype: #indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea small deep blue North American bunting subtype: #ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy subtype: #reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus European bunting inhabiting marshy areas subtype: #yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella European bunting the male being bright yellow subtype: #yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola common in Russia and Siberia subtype: #snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis white arctic bunting subtype: #grosbeak__grossbeak any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill subtype: #evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina North American grosbeak subtype: #hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes a common large finch of Eurasia subtype: #pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds subtype: #cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male subtype: #pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico subtype: #towhee any of numerous long-tailed American finches subtype: #chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus common towhee of eastern North America subtype: #green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura towhee of the Rocky mountain region subtype: #Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands subtype: #mamo black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct subtype: #honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar subtype: #banana_quit any of several honeycreepers subtype: #weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests subtype: #baya__Ploceus_philippinus common Indian weaverbird subtype: #whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird mostly black African weaverbird subtype: #Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields subtype: #avadavat__amadavat red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds subtype: #grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds subtype: #zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's subtype: #Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing subtype: #spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage subtype: #thickhead__whistler Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call subtype: #thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast subtype: #missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries subtype: #song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos common Old World thrush noted for its song subtype: #fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter subtype: #redwing__Turdus_iliacus small European thrush having reddish flanks subtype: #European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula common black European thrush subtype: #ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck subtype: #American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen subtype: #clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi robin of Mexico and Central America subtype: #hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song subtype: #veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song subtype: #wood_thrush__Hylocichla_mustelina large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song subtype: #nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song subtype: #bulbul nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry subtype: #thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia large nightingale of eastern Europe subtype: #Old_World_chat__chat songbirds having a chattering call subtype: #stonechat__Saxicola_torquata common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast subtype: #whinchat__Saxicola_rubetra brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows subtype: #solitaire dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song subtype: #redstart__redtail European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins subtype: #wheatear small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump subtype: #bluebird blue North American songbird subtype: #robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola small Old World songbird with a reddish breast subtype: #bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus songbird of northern Europe and Asia subtype: #warbler a small active songbird subtype: #gnatcatcher very small North and South American warblers subtype: #kinglet small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice subtype: #goldcrest__golden-crested_kinglet__Regulus_regulus European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch subtype: #gold-crowned_kinglet__Regulus_satrata American golden-crested kinglet subtype: #ruby-crowned_kinglet__ruby-crowned_wren__Regulus_calendula American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch subtype: #Old_World_warbler__true_warbler small active brownish or grayish Old World birds subtype: #blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown subtype: #wood_warbler__Phylloscopus_sibilatrix European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage subtype: #sedge_warbler__sedgewarbler__sedge_bird__sedgebird__sedge_wren__sedgewren__reedbird__Acrocephalus_schoenobaenus small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa subtype: #wren_warbler small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds subtype: #tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest subtype: #greater_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_communis grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts subtype: #lesser_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_curruca Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller subtype: #New_World_warbler__wood_warbler small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song subtype: #parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America subtype: #Wilson's_warbler__Wilson's_blackcap__Wilsonia_pusilla yellow wood warbler with a black crown subtype: #flycatching_warbler__flycatchingwarbler any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing subtype: #American_redstart__redstart__Setophaga_ruticilla flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail subtype: #Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black subtype: #yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia yellow-throated American wood warbler subtype: #Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat subtype: #Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni common warbler of western North America subtype: #myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata similar to Audubon's warbler subtype: #blackpoll__Dendroica_striate North American warbler having a black-and-white head subtype: #New_World_chat__chat birds having a chattering call subtype: #yellow-breasted_chat__Icteria_virens American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds subtype: #Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground subtype: #water_thrush__waterthrush brownish North American warbler found near streams subtype: #yellowthroat small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat subtype: #common_yellowthroat__Maryland_yellowthroat__Geothlypis_trichas an American warbler subtype: #babbler__cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae subtype: #bird_of_paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area subtype: #riflebird__Ptloris_paradisea velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail subtype: #New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow subtype: #northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula a kind of New World oriole subtype: #Baltimore_oriole__Baltimore_bird__hangbird__firebird__Icterus_galbula_galbula eastern subspecies of northern oriole subtype: #Bullock's_oriole__Icterus_galbula_bullockii western subspecies of northern oriole subtype: #orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius the male is chestnut-and-black subtype: #meadowlark__lark North American yellow-breasted songbirds subtype: #eastern_meadowlark__easternmeadowlark__Sturnella_magna a meadowlark of eastern North America subtype: #western_meadowlark__westernmeadowlark__Sturnella_neglecta a meadowlark of western North America subtype: #cacique__cazique black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics subtype: #bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus migratory American songbird subtype: #New_World_blackbird__blackbird any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black subtype: #grackle__crowblackbird long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage subtype: #purple_grackle__Quiscalus_quiscula eastern United States grackle subtype: #rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall subtype: #cowbird North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests subtype: #red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings subtype: #Old_World_oriole__oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black subtype: #golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus bright yellow songbird with black wings subtype: #fig-bird__figbird greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits subtype: #starling gregarious birds native to the Old World subtype: #common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide subtype: #rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian subtype: #myna_bird__myna__mynah__mina__minah__mynah_bird__mynahbird tropical Asian starlings subtype: #crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia subtype: #hill_myna__Indian_grackle__grackle__graculareligiosa glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech subtype: #corvine_bird__corvinebird birds of the crow family subtype: #crow black birds having a raucous call subtype: #American_crow__Corvus_brachyrhyncos common crow of N. America subtype: #raven__Corvus_corax large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail subtype: #Corvus_frugilegus__rook common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow subtype: #jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery subtype: #chough a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage subtype: #jay crested largely blue bird subtype: #Old_World_jay a European jay subtype: #common_European_jay__Garullus_garullus fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings subtype: #New_World_jay a North American jay subtype: #blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast subtype: #Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery subtype: #Rocky_Mountain_jay__Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona subtype: #nutcracker speckled birds that feed on nuts subtype: #common_nutcracker__Nucifraga_caryocatactes Old World nutcracker subtype: #Clark's_nutcracker__Nucifraga_columbiana nutcracker of the western United States subtype: #magpie long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call subtype: #European_magpie__Pica_pica common European magpie subtype: #American_magpie__Pica_pica_hudsonia magpie of Rocky mountain regions subtype: #Australian_magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies subtype: #butcherbird.Australian_magpie large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns subtype: #currawong__bell_magpie bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call subtype: #piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged subtype: #mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds subtype: #blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico subtype: #gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing subtype: #thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs subtype: #brown_thrasher__brownthrasher__brown_thrush__brownthrush__Toxostoma_rufums common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage subtype: #New_Zealand_wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens subtype: #rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris short-tailed bird resembling a wren subtype: #rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris small green-and-bronze bird subtype: #tree_creeper__creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees subtype: #brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana common American brown creeper with down-curved bill subtype: #European_creeper__Certhia_familiaris common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill subtype: #wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa subtype: #nuthatch__nutcracker any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects subtype: #European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea a kind of nuthatch subtype: #red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests subtype: #white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America subtype: #titmouse__tit small insectivorous birds subtype: #chickadee any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America subtype: #black-capped_chickadee__blackcap__Parus_atricapillus Chickadee having a dark crown subtype: #Carolina_chickadee__Parus_carolinensis southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller subtype: #tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States subtype: #blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head subtype: #bushtit__bush_tit active gray titmice of western North America subtype: #wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata small brown bird of California resembling a wren subtype: #verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America subtype: #fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies subtype: #swallow small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations subtype: #barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. subtype: #cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls subtype: #tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities subtype: #white-bellied_swallow__whitebelliedswallow__tree_swallow__Iridoprocne_bicolor bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities subtype: #martin any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas subtype: #house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses subtype: #bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks subtype: #purple_martin__Progne_subis large North American martin of which the male is blue-black subtype: #wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow subtype: #tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males subtype: #scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird the male is bright red with black wings and tail subtype: #western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red subtype: #summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow subtype: #hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico subtype: #shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals subtype: #butcherbird shrikes that impale their prey on thorns subtype: #European_shrike__Lanius_excubitor common European butcherbird subtype: #northern_shrike__Lanius_borealis butcherbird of northern North American subtype: #white-rumped_shrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides of western North America; gray with white underparts subtype: #loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands subtype: #migrant_shrike__migrantshrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans of central North America; winters in Texas and the south Mississippi valley subtype: #bush_shrike African shrike subtype: #black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons a kind of bush shrike subtype: #bowerbird__catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females subtype: #satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green subtype: #great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis large bowerbird of northern Australia subtype: #water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom subtype: #European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus a water ouzel of Europe subtype: #American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus a water ouzel of western North America subtype: #vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color subtype: #red-eyed_vireo__Vireo_olivaceous of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts subtype: #solitary_vireo__Vireo_solitarius of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body subtype: #blue-headed_vireo__Vireo_solitarius_solitarius common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head subtype: #waxwing brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips subtype: #cedar_waxwing__cedarwaxwing__cedarbird__bombycillacedrorun widely distributed over temperate North America subtype: #Bohemian_waxwing__Bombycilla_garrulus large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing subtype: #true_sparrow__sparrow any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects subtype: #English_sparrow__house_sparrow__housesparrow__Passer_domesticus small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe subtype: #tree_sparrow__Passer_montanus Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow subtype: #lyrebird Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape subtype: #scrubbird__scrub_bird__scrubbird small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub subtype: #broadbill small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills subtype: #tyrannid a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni subtype: #New_World_flycatcher__flycatcher__tyrant_flycatcher__tyrant_bird large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing subtype: #kingbird__Tyrannus_tyrannus large American flycatcher subtype: #Arkansas_kingbird__western_kingbird__westernkingbird a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black subtype: #Cassin's_kingbird__Tyrannus_vociferans a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen subtype: #eastern_kingbird__easternkingbird a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail subtype: #gray_kingbird__petchary__Tyrannus_domenicensis_domenicensis a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird subtype: #wood_pewee__pewee__peewit__pewit__Contopus_virens small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America subtype: #western_wood_pewee__Contopus_sordidulus small flycatcher of western North America subtype: #Sayornis_phoebe__phoebe__phoebe_bird small dun-colored North American flycatcher subtype: #vermillion_flycatcher__firebird__Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage subtype: #cotinga__chatterer passerine bird of New World tropics subtype: #Rupicola_rupicola__cock_of_the_rock tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest subtype: #cock_of_the_rock__Rupicola_peruviana bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola subtype: #bellbird any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call subtype: #umbrella_bird__Cephalopterus_ornatus black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle subtype: #scissortail__scissortailed_flycatcher__scissortailedflycatcher__Muscivora-forficata gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings subtype: #manakin any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior subtype: #ovenbird small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests subtype: #antbird__ant_bird__antbird any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms subtype: #ant_thrush__antthrush a kind of antbird subtype: #ant_shrike__antshrike antbirds superficially resembling shrikes subtype: #spotted_antbird__spottedantbird__Hylophylax_naevioides a kind of antbird subtype: #woodhewer__woodcreeper__tree_creeper any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers subtype: #pitta any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills subtype: #jenny_wren__jennywren__wren and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects subtype: #winter_wren__Troglodytes_troglodytes small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere subtype: #house_wren__housewren__Troglodytes_aedon common American wren that nests around houses subtype: #marsh_wren__marshwren a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes subtype: #long-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_palustris American wren that inhabits tall reed beds subtype: #sedge_wren__sedgewren__short-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_platensis small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows subtype: #Salpinctes_obsoletus__rock_wren wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico subtype: #Carolina_wren__Thryothorus_ludovicianus large United States wren with a musical call subtype: #cactus_wren large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico subtype: #nonpasserine_bird chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes subtype: #bird_of_prey__raptor__raptorial_bird__raptorialbird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals subtype: #order_Accipitriformes__Accipitriformes in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes subtype: #hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail subtype: #eyas an unfledged or nestling hawk subtype: #tiercel__tercel__tercelet male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon subtype: #goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry subtype: #Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa subtype: #Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight subtype: #chicken_hawk__chickenhawk__henhawk nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry subtype: #buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo subtype: #redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail subtype: #rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers subtype: #red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders subtype: #buzzard__Buteo_buteo the common European short-winged hawk subtype: #honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles subtype: #kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals subtype: #black_kite__blackkite__Milvus_migrans dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion subtype: #swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus graceful North American black-and-white kite subtype: #white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions subtype: #harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals subtype: #marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions subtype: #Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus brownish European harrier subtype: #marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land subtype: #harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles subtype: #falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight subtype: #peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry subtype: #falcon-gentle__falcon-gentil female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon subtype: #gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases subtype: #Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind subtype: #sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius small North American falcon subtype: #pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry subtype: #Falco_subbuteo__hobby small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds subtype: #caracara any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America subtype: #Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail subtype: #carancha__Polyborus_plancus South American caracara subtype: #osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years subtype: #bird_of_Jove__eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight subtype: #eaglet a young eagle subtype: #harpy_eagle__harpyeagle__harpy__Harpia_harpyja large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America subtype: #golden_eagle__Aquila_chrysaetos large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck subtype: #ringtail an immature golden eagle subtype: #tawny_eagle__tawnyeagle__Aquila_rapax brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia subtype: #bald_eagle__American_eagle__Haliaeetus_leucocephalus large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body subtype: #sea_eagle__seaeagle any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish subtype: #Kamchatkan_sea_eagle__Stellar's_sea_eagle__Haliaeetus_pelagicus found on coasts of western north Pacific subtype: #ern__erne__gray_sea_eagle__European_sea_eagle__white-tailed_sea_eagle__Haliatus_albicilla bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland subtype: #fishing_eagle__fishingeagle__Haliaeetus_leucorhyphus of southeast Europe and central Asia subtype: #vulture any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion subtype: #family_Aegypiidae__Aegypiidae in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae subtype: #Old_World_vulture any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia subtype: #griffon_vulture__griffonvulture__griffon__Gyps_fulvus large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings subtype: #bearded_vulture__beardedvulture__lammergeier__lammergeyer__Gypaetus_barbatus the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill subtype: #Egyptian_vulture__Pharaoh's_chicken__Neophron_percnopterus small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia subtype: #Aegypius_monachus__black_vulture__blackvulture of southern Eurasia and northern Africa subtype: #New_World_vulture__cathartid large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures subtype: #turkey_buzzard__buzzard__turkey_vulture__Cathartes_aura common in South and Central America and southern United States subtype: #condor largest flying birds in the western hemisphere subtype: #Andean_condor__Vultur_gryphus large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff subtype: #California_condor__Gymnogyps_californianus North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct subtype: #black_vulture__blackvulture__carrion_crow__carrioncrow__Coragyps_atratus American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard subtype: #king_vulture__Sarcorhamphus_papa large black-and-white vulture of South and Central America have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck subtype: #secretary_bird__secretarybird__Sagittarius_serpentarius large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles subtype: #owl__bird_of_Minerva__bird_of_night__hooter nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes subtype: #owlet young owl subtype: #little_owl__Athene_noctua small European owl subtype: #horned_owl large owls having prominent ear tufts subtype: #great_horned_owl__Bubo_virginianus brown North American horned owl subtype: #great_gray_owl__Strix_nebulosa large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia subtype: #tawny_owl__tawnyowl__Strix_aluco reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes subtype: #barred_owl__Strix_varia large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown subtype: #Otus_asio__screech_owl__screechowl small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers subtype: #screech_owl__screechowl any owl that has a screeching cry subtype: #scops_owl__scopsowl any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call subtype: #Old_World_scops_owl__Otus_scops European scops owl subtype: #Oriental_scops_owl__Otus_sunia Asian scops owl subtype: #hoot_owl any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching subtype: #hawk_owl__Surnia_ulula gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere subtype: #long-eared_owl__Asio_otus slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts subtype: #laughing_owl__laughing_jackass__Sceloglaux_albifacies almost extinct owl of New Zealand subtype: #barn_owl__Tyto_alba mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control subtype: #gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds subtype: #domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl subtype: #Dorking an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled) subtype: #Plymouth_Rock an American breed of domestic fowl subtype: #Cornish English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters subtype: #Rock_Cornish small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl subtype: #game_fowl any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting subtype: #cochin_china__cochin Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs subtype: #chicken__Gallus_gallus a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl subtype: #bantam any of various small breeds subtype: #chick__biddy young bird especially of domestic fowl subtype: #rooster__cock adult male chicken subtype: #cockerel a young domestic cock; not older than one year subtype: #capon castrated male chicken subtype: #biddy__hen adult female chicken subtype: #cackler a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk subtype: #brood_hen__broodhen__broody__broody_hen__setting_hen__settinghen__sitter a domestic hen ready to brood subtype: #layer.biddy a hen that lays eggs subtype: #pullet young hen usually less than a year old subtype: #spring_chicken a young chicken having tender meat subtype: #Rhode_Island_red American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken subtype: #Dominique__Dominick American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs subtype: #Orpington English breed of large white-skinned chickens subtype: #Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food subtype: #turkey_cock__gobbler__tom__tomturkey male turkey subtype: #guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world subtype: #guinea_hen female guinea fowl subtype: #jungle_fowl__gallina small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl subtype: #jungle_cock male jungle fowl subtype: #jungle_hen female jungle fowl subtype: #red_jungle_fowl__Gallus_gallus SE Asian jungle fowl considered ancestral to domestic fowl subtype: #ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata wild turkey of Central and northern South America subtype: #game_bird any bird hunted as game subtype: #grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet subtype: #black_grouse__blackgrouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black subtype: #European_black_grouse__heathfowl__Lyrurus_tetrix large north European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail subtype: #Asian_black_grouse__Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi of W. Asia subtype: #blackcock__black_cock__blackcock male black grouse subtype: #grayhen__gray_hen__heath_hen female black grouse subtype: #ptarmigan large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage subtype: #red_grouse__redgrouse__moorfowl__moorbird__moorgame__Lagopus_scoticus reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain subtype: #moorhen female red grouse subtype: #moorcock male red grouse subtype: #capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus large black Old World grouse subtype: #spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles subtype: #sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America subtype: #ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada subtype: #sharp-tailed_grouse__sprigtail__pedioecetesphasianellu large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America subtype: #prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies subtype: #greater_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_cupido the most common variety of prairie chicken subtype: #lesser_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_pallidicinctus a smaller prairie chicken of Western Texas subtype: #heath_hen__Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido extinct prairie chicken subtype: #phasianid a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae subtype: #pheasant large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere subtype: #ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring subtype: #afropavo__Congo_peafowl__Afropavo_congensis both sexes are brightly colored subtype: #argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant subtype: #golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia subtype: #monal__monaul brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant subtype: #peafowl__bird_of_Juno very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird subtype: #peachick a young peafowl subtype: #peacock male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots subtype: #peahen female peafowl subtype: #blue_peafowl__Pavo_cristatus peafowl of India and Ceylon subtype: #green_peafowl__greenpeafowl__Pavo_muticus peafowl of southeast Asia subtype: #tragopan brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head subtype: #quail small gallinaceous game birds subtype: #bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge a popular North American game bird; named for its call subtype: #northern_bobwhite__Colinus_virginianus a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States subtype: #Old_World_quail small game bird with a rounded body and small tail subtype: #migratory_quail__migratoryquail__Coturnix_coturnix__Coturnix_communis the typical Old World quail subtype: #California_quail__Lofortyx_californicus plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon subtype: #partridge small Old World gallinaceous game birds subtype: #Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix common European partridge subtype: #red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa common western European partridge with red legs subtype: #Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca of mountainous areas of southern Europe subtype: #mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail subtype: #tinamou__partridge heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds subtype: #guan any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food subtype: #piping_guan a kind of guan subtype: #curassow large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food subtype: #chachalaca slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds subtype: #Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli of Mexico and Texas subtype: #megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs subtype: #mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds subtype: #mallee_hen adult female mallee fowl subtype: #brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea subtype: #Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches subtype: #hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings subtype: #columbiform_bird__columbiformbird cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes subtype: #Raphus_cucullatus__dodo extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons subtype: #Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire extinct flightless bird related to the dodo subtype: #pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs subtype: #pouter_pigeon__pouter one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out subtype: #dove any of numerous small pigeons subtype: #turtledove any of several Old World wild doves subtype: #Streptopelia_turtur the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing subtype: #ringdove__Streptopelia_risoria grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged subtype: #Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata small Australian dove subtype: #mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura wild dove of the United States having a mournful call subtype: #rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended subtype: #band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon subtype: #wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck subtype: #domestic_pigeon domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food subtype: #fairy_swallow__fairyswallow fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet subtype: #tumbler_pigeon__tumblerpigeon__roller__tumbler pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground subtype: #homing_pigeon__homer pigeon trained to return home subtype: #carrier_pigeon__carrierpigeon a homing pigeon used to carry messages subtype: #squab an unfledged pigeon subtype: #passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct subtype: #sandgrouse__sand_grouse pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young subtype: #painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus sandgrouse of India subtype: #pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers subtype: #pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly subtype: #parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds subtype: #popinjay archaic subtype: #poll_parrot__poll a tame parrot subtype: #African_gray__Psittacus_erithacus commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa subtype: #amazon mainly green tropical American parrots subtype: #macaw long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots subtype: #kea__Nestor_notabilis large brownish-green New Zealand parrot subtype: #cockatoo white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds subtype: #sulphur-crested_cockatoo__sulphurcrestedcockatoo__Kakatoe_galerita__Cacatua_galerita white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest subtype: #pink_cockatoo__Kakatoe_leadbeateri white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage subtype: #cockateel__cockatiel__cockatooparrot__Nymphicus_hollandicus small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head subtype: #lovebird small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates subtype: #lory small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits subtype: #lorikeet any of various small lories subtype: #varied_Lorikeet__Glossopsitta_versicolor lorikeet with a colorful coat subtype: #rainbow_lorikeet__rainbowlorikeet__Trichoglossus_moluccanus a kind of lorikeet subtype: #parakeet__parrakeet__parroket__paraquet__paroquet__parroquet any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots subtype: #Carolina_parakeet__Conuropsis_carolinensis extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States subtype: #budgerigar__budgereegah__budgie__grass_parakeet__grassparakeet__lovebird__shell_parakeet__shellparakeet__Melopsittacus_undulatus small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors subtype: #ring-necked_parakeet__Psittacula_krameri African parakeet subtype: #cuculiform_bird birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos) subtype: #cuckoo any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail subtype: #European_cuckoo__Cuculus_canorus common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds subtype: #black-billed_cuckoo__Coccyzus_erythropthalmus North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young subtype: #roadrunner__chaparral_cock__chaparralcock__Geococcyx_californianus speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas subtype: #ani black tropical American cuckoo subtype: #coucal Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw subtype: #crow_pheasant__Centropus_sinensis common coucal of India and China subtype: #pheasant_coucal__pheasant_cuckoo__Centropus_phasianinus Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant subtype: #touraco__turaco__turacou__turakoo large brightly crested bird of Africa subtype: #coraciiform_bird__coraciiformbird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes subtype: #roller.coraciiform_bird Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers subtype: #European_roller__Coracias_garrulus common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back subtype: #ground_roller Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms subtype: #kingfisher nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish subtype: #Eurasian_kingfisher__Alcedo_atthis small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage subtype: #belted_kingfisher__Ceryle_alcyon grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest subtype: #kookaburra__laughing_jackass__Dacelo_gigas Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry subtype: #bee_eater__beeeater colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees subtype: #hornbill bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers subtype: #hoopoe__hoopoo any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill subtype: #Euopean_hoopoe__Upupa_epops pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings subtype: #wood_hoopoe tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest subtype: #motmot__momot tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage subtype: #tody tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill subtype: #apodiform_bird__apodiformbird nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight subtype: #swift small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight subtype: #European_swift__Apus_apus common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs subtype: #chimney_swift__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Chateura_pelagica American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys subtype: #swiftlet__Collocalia_inexpectata swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest subtype: #tree_swift__crested_swift__crestedswift birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees subtype: #hummingbird tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight subtype: #Archilochus_colubris a kind of hummingbird subtype: #thornbill any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill subtype: #caprimulgiform_bird long-winged nonpasserine birds subtype: #goatsucker__nightjar__caprimulgid mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects subtype: #European_goatsucker__European_nightjar__Caprimulgus_europaeus Old World goatsucker subtype: #chuck-will's-widow__Caprimulgus_carolinensis large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States subtype: #whippoorwill__Caprimulgus_vociferus American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage subtype: #nighthawk__bullbat__mosquito_hawk mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker subtype: #poorwill__Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii goatsucker of western North America subtype: #frogmouth insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth subtype: #oilbird__guacharo__Steatornis_caripensis nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter subtype: #piciform_bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood subtype: #woodpecker__peckerwood__pecker bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects subtype: #green_woodpecker__greenwoodpecker__Picus_viridis woodpecker of Europe and western Asia subtype: #downy_woodpecked__downywoodpecked small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill subtype: #flicker North American woodpecker subtype: #yellow-shafted_flicker__Colaptes_auratus__yellowhammer large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail subtype: #gilded_flicker__Colaptes_chrysoides southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck subtype: #red-shafted_flicker__redshaftedflicker__Colaptes_caper_collaris western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail subtype: #ivorybill__ivory-billed_woodpecker__Campephilus_principalis large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct subtype: #redheaded_woodpecker__redheadedwoodpecker__redhead__melanerpeserythrocephalu black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck subtype: #sapsucker small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees subtype: #yellow-bellied_sapsucker__Sphyrapicus_varius eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen subtype: #red-breasted_sapsucker__Sphyrapicus_varius_ruber western North American sapsucker subtype: #wryneck Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck subtype: #piculet small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers subtype: #barbet small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings subtype: #puffbird brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers subtype: #honey_guide__honeyguide small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae subtype: #jacamar tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage subtype: #toucan brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak subtype: #toucanet small toucan subtype: #trogon forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails subtype: #quetzal_bird__quetzalbird__quetzal large trogon of Central and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage subtype: #resplendent_quetzel__resplendentquetzel__resplendent_trogon__resplendenttrogon__Pharomacrus_mocino very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala subtype: #aquatic_bird__aquaticbird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water subtype: #waterfowl__water_bird__waterbird__waterbird freshwater aquatic bird subtype: #anseriform_bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds subtype: #duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs subtype: #drake adult male of a wild or domestic duck subtype: #quack-quack child's word for a duck subtype: #duckling young duck subtype: #diving_duck any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food subtype: #dabbling_duck__dabbler any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling subtype: #mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed subtype: #black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada subtype: #teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America subtype: #greenwing__green-winged_teal__Anas_crecca common teal of Eurasia and North America subtype: #bluewing__blue-winged_teal__Anas_discors American teal subtype: #garganey__Anas_querquedula small Eurasian teal subtype: #widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals subtype: #American_widgeon__baldpate__Anas_americana American widgeon the male of which has a white crown subtype: #Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill subtype: #pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers subtype: #sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill subtype: #shelduck female sheldrake subtype: #ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America subtype: #bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage subtype: #goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions subtype: #Barrow's_goldeneye__Bucephala_islandica North American goldeneye diving duck subtype: #canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria North American wild duck valued for sport and food subtype: #pochard__Aythya_ferina heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head subtype: #Aythya_americana__redhead North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head subtype: #scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill subtype: #greater_scaup__greaterscaup__Aythya_marila large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male subtype: #lesser_scaup_duck__lesser_scaup__lake_duck__Aythya_affinis common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads subtype: #wild_duck an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard) subtype: #wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees subtype: #wood_drake male wood duck subtype: #mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated subtype: #muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated subtype: #sea_duck__seaduck any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser subtype: #eider_duck__eiderduck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females subtype: #scoter__scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere subtype: #common_scoter__Melanitta_nigra a variety of scoter subtype: #old_squaw__oldsquaw__oldwife__clangulahyemali a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States subtype: #merganser__fish_duck__sawbill large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges subtype: #goosander__Mergus_merganser common merganser of Europe and North America subtype: #American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander subtype: #red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator widely distributed merganser of America and Europe subtype: #smew__Mergus_albellus smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia subtype: #hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head subtype: #goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks subtype: #gosling young goose subtype: #gander mature male goose subtype: #Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag subtype: #graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds subtype: #blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter subtype: #snow_goose blue goose in the white color phase subtype: #brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward subtype: #common_brant_goose__Branta_bernicla the best known variety of brant goose subtype: #Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis common grayish-brown wild goose of North America subtype: #barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north subtype: #screamer gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call subtype: #horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead subtype: #crested_screamer__crestedscreamer distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head subtype: #chaja__Chauna_torquata largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina subtype: #swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult subtype: #coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans subtype: #cob adult male swan subtype: #pen.swan female swan subtype: #cygnet a young swan subtype: #mute_swan__Cygnus_olor soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated subtype: #whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus common Old World swan noted for its whooping call subtype: #tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds subtype: #whistling_swan__whistlingswan__cygnuscolumbianuscolumbianu North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note subtype: #Bewick's_swan__Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper subtype: #trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry subtype: #black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill subtype: #wading_bird__wader any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food subtype: #stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage subtype: #white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill subtype: #black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below subtype: #adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius large Indian stork with a military gait subtype: #marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments subtype: #openbill stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip subtype: #jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America subtype: #saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle subtype: #policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus large mostly white Australian stork subtype: #Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics subtype: #shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe subtype: #ibis wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills subtype: #wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis Old World wood ibis subtype: #sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians subtype: #spoonbill wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon subtype: #common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa subtype: #roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill subtype: #flamingo large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes subtype: #heron gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill subtype: #great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius large American heron having bluish-gray plumage subtype: #Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys subtype: #egret any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season subtype: #snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula small New World egret subtype: #little_egret__Egretta_garzetta Old World egret subtype: #great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret subtype: #American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus subtype: #cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals subtype: #little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere subtype: #night_heron__nightheron__night_raven__nightraven nocturnal or crepuscular herons subtype: #black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax night heron of both Old and New Worlds subtype: #yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea North American night heron subtype: #boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius tropical American heron related to night herons subtype: #bittern relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes subtype: #American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus a kind of bittern subtype: #European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris a kind of bittern subtype: #least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis small American bittern subtype: #crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world subtype: #whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call subtype: #courlan__Aramus_guarauna wading bird of South and Central America subtype: #limpkin__Aramus_pictus wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call subtype: #crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama subtype: #chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri Argentinian cariama subtype: #rail.wading_bird any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud subtype: #weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting subtype: #crake any of several short-billed Old World rails subtype: #corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields subtype: #spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes subtype: #notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules subtype: #coot slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks subtype: #American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana North American coot subtype: #Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra Eurasian coot subtype: #bustard large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes subtype: #great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda largest European land bird subtype: #plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis popular Australian game bird subtype: #button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains subtype: #striped_button_quail__Turnix_sylvatica a variety of button quail having stripes subtype: #ortygan any of several East Indian birds subtype: #plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains subtype: #trumpeter large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated subtype: #Brazilian_trumpeter__Psophia_crepitans trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil subtype: #shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries subtype: #plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers subtype: #piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus small plover of eastern North America subtype: #killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry subtype: #dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia subtype: #golden_plover plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots subtype: #lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs subtype: #turnstone migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food subtype: #ruddy_turnstone__ruddyturnstone__Arenaria_interpres common arctic turnstone that winters south to South America and Australia subtype: #black_turnstone__blackturnstone__Arenaria-Melanocephala common turnstone of North American Pacific coast subtype: #sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers subtype: #European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos a variety of sandpiper subtype: #spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia common North American sandpiper subtype: #least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla smallest American sandpiper subtype: #red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions subtype: #greenshank__Tringa_nebularia large European sandpiper with greenish legs subtype: #redshank__Tringa_totanus a common Old World wading bird with long red legs subtype: #yellowlegs either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs subtype: #greater_yellowlegs__Tringa_melanoleuca a variety of yellowlegs subtype: #lesser_yellowlegs__Tringa_flavipes a variety of yellowlegs subtype: #pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting subtype: #grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere subtype: #curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew subtype: #sanderling__Crocethia_alba small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world subtype: #upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands subtype: #Philomachus_pugnax__ruff common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season subtype: #reeve female ruff subtype: #tattler any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry subtype: #Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus tattler of Pacific coastal regions subtype: #willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts subtype: #surfbird__Aphriza_virgata sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America subtype: #woodcock game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe subtype: #Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock subtype: #American_woodcock__woodcock_snipe__Philohela_minor small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird subtype: #snipe Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks subtype: #whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago common snipe of Eurasia and Africa subtype: #Wilson's_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago_delicata American snipe subtype: #great_snipe__greatsnipe__woodcock_snipe__Gallinago_media Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe subtype: #jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima a small short-billed Old World snipe subtype: #dowitcher shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe subtype: #Limnodromus_griseus__grayback a dowitcher with a gray back subtype: #red-breasted_snipe__Limnodromus_scolopaceus a dowitcher with a red breast subtype: #curlew large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill subtype: #European_curlew__Numenius_arquata common Eurasian curlew subtype: #Eskimo_curlew__Numenius_borealis New World curlew that breeds in northern North America subtype: #godwit large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill subtype: #Hudsonian_godwit__Limosa_haemastica New World godwit subtype: #Himantopus_stilt__stilt__stiltbird__longlegs__stilt_plover__stiltplover long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons subtype: #black-necked_stilt__Himantopus_mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck subtype: #black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings subtype: #white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck subtype: #kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt subtype: #Australian_stilt__stilt long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia subtype: #banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings subtype: #avocet long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill subtype: #oystercatcher__oyster_catcher black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. subtype: #phalarope small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics subtype: #red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius phalarope of northern oceans and lakes subtype: #northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea subtype: #Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor breeds on the northern great plains of Canada subtype: #pratincole__glareole Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers subtype: #courser swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa subtype: #cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World subtype: #crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles subtype: #stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint subtype: #gallinule__marsh_hen__marshhen__water_hen__waterhen__swamphen any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens subtype: #Florida_gallinule__Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans North American dark bluish-gray gallinule subtype: #Gallinula_chloropus__moorhen black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes subtype: #purple_gallinule gallinules with showy purplish plumage subtype: #European_gallinule__Porphyrio_porphyrio__porphyrioporphyrio purple gallinule of southern Europe subtype: #American_gallinule__Porphyrula_martinica American purple gallinule subtype: #seabird__sea_bird__seabird__seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. subtype: #coastal_diving_bird gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family subtype: #larid long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family subtype: #sea_gull__seagull__seagull mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs subtype: #mew_gull__mewgull__sea_mew__Larus_canus the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America subtype: #great_black-backed_gull__black-backed_gull__cob__larusmarinu white gull having a black back and wings subtype: #herring_gull__herringgull__Larus_argentatus large gull of the northern hemisphere subtype: #laughing_gull__blackcap__pewit__pewit_gull__pewitgull__Larus_ridibundus small black-headed European gull subtype: #ivory_gull__ivorygull__Pagophila_eburnea white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick subtype: #kittiwake small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe subtype: #tern small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail subtype: #sea_swallow__seaswallow__Sterna_hirundo common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage subtype: #skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food subtype: #jaeger rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey subtype: #parasitic_jaeger__parasiticjaeger__arctic_skua__Stercorarius_parasiticus a variety of jaeger subtype: #skua__bonxie gull-like jaeger of northern seas subtype: #great_skua__greatskua__catharactaskua large brown skua of the North Atlantic subtype: #auk black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas subtype: #auklet any of several small auks of north Pacific coasts subtype: #razorbill__razor-billed_auk__Alca_torda black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill subtype: #little_auk__dovekie__plautusalle small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions subtype: #great_auk__greatauk__Pinguinus_impennis large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct subtype: #guillemot small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas subtype: #black_guillemot__blackguillemot__Cepphus_grylle North Atlantic guillemot subtype: #pigeon_guillemot__Cepphus_columba North Pacific guillemot subtype: #murre black-and-white diving bird of northern seas subtype: #common_murre__Uria_aalge the most frequent variety of murre subtype: #thick-billed_murre__Uria_lomvia a variety of murre subtype: #puffin any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills subtype: #Atlantic_puffin__Fratercula_arctica common puffin of the North Atlantic subtype: #horned_puffin__Fratercula_corniculata N Pacific puffin subtype: #tufted_puffin__Lunda_cirrhata N Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye subtype: #gaviiform_seabird__gaviiformseabird seabirds of the order Gaviiformes subtype: #loon.gaviiform_seabird__diver large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes subtype: #podicipitiform_seabird aquatic birds related to the loons subtype: #grebe small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet subtype: #great_crested_grebe__greatcrestedgrebe__Podiceps_cristatus large Old World grebe with black ear tufts subtype: #red-necked_grebe__Podiceps_grisegena large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck subtype: #black-necked_grebe__eared_grebe__Podiceps_nigricollis small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States subtype: #dabchick__little_grebe__Podiceps_ruficollis small European grebe subtype: #pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill subtype: #pelecaniform_seabird large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet subtype: #pelican large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish subtype: #white_pelican__whitepelican__Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos large American pelican; white with black wing feathers subtype: #Old_world_white_pelican__Pelecanus_onocrotalus similar to American white pelican subtype: #frigate_bird__frigatebird__manofwarbird long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail subtype: #gannet large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish subtype: #solan_goose__solangoose__solan__solant_goose__Sula_bassana very large white gannet with black wing tips subtype: #booby small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both subtype: #cormorant__phalacrocoraxcarbo large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish subtype: #snakebird__anhinga__darter fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill subtype: #water_turkey__waterturkey__Anhinga_anhinga blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions subtype: #tropic_bird__boatswain_bird__boatswainbird mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land subtype: #sphenisciform_seabird__sphenisciformseabird flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins subtype: #penguin short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers subtype: #Adelie_penguin__Adelie__Pygoscelis_adeliae medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica subtype: #king_penguin__Aptenodytes_patagonica large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle subtype: #emperor_penguin__emperorpenguin__Aptenodytes_forsteri the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin subtype: #jackass_penguin__jackasspenguin__Spheniscus_demersus small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call subtype: #rock_hopper__crested_penguin__crestedpenguin small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand subtype: #pelagic_bird__pelagicbird__oceanic_bird__oceanicbird bird of the open seas subtype: #procellariiform_seabird__procellariiformseabird large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas subtype: #mollymawk__albatross__albatros large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight subtype: #wandering_albatross__wanderingalbatros__Diomedea_exulans very large albatross; white with wide black wings subtype: #black-footed_albatross__gooney__gooney_bird__goonie__goony__Diomedea_nigripes a variety of albatross with black feet subtype: #petrel relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land subtype: #white-chinned_petrel__whitechinnedpetrel__Procellaria_aequinoctialis large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin subtype: #giant_petrel__giantpetrel__giantfulmar__macronectesgiganteu large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas subtype: #fulmar_petrel__fulmar__Fulmarus_glacialis heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions subtype: #shearwater long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves subtype: #Manx_shearwater__Puffinus_puffinus small black-and-white shearwater common in the eastern North Atlantic subtype: #storm_petrel__stormpetrel any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts subtype: #stormy_petrel__northern_storm_petrel__Hydrobates_pelagicus sooty black petrel with white markings; of the north Atlantic and Mediterranean subtype: #Mother_Carey's_chicken__Mother_Carey's_hen__Oceanites_oceanicus medium-sized storm petrel subtype: #diving_petrel any of several small diving birds of S hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks subtype: #twitterer a bird that twitters
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