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dickey-bird, dickeybird, dicky-bird, dickybird
small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds
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cock
adult male bird
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hen
adult female bird
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nester
a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
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night bird
any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
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bird of passage
any bird that migrates seasonally
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protoavis
most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
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Archaeopteryx lithographica, archaeopteryx, archeopteryx
extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
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Sinornis
sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
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Ibero-mesornis
sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
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archaeornis
extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
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flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird
flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
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carinate, carinate bird, flying bird
birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
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passeriform bird, passerine
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
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nonpasserine bird
chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
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bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
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gallinacean, gallinaceous bird
heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
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parrot
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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cuculiform bird
birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
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coraciiform bird
chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
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apodiform bird
nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
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caprimulgiform bird
long-winged nonpasserine birds
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piciform bird
any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
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trogon
forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
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aquatic bird
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
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twitterer
a bird that twitters
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fighting cock, gamecock
a cock bred and trained for fighting
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night raven
any bird that cries at night
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Struthio camelus, ostrich
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
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cassowary
large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
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Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae, emu
large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
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apteryx, kiwi
nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
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Rhea americana, rhea
larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
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Pterocnemia pennata, nandu, rhea
smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
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aepyornis, elephant bird
huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
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moa
extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
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oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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sparrow, true sparrow
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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lyrebird
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
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scrub bird, scrub-bird, scrubbird
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
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broadbill
small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
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tyrannid
a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
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jenny wren, wren
any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
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Accipitriformes, order Accipitriformes
in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
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hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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bird of Jove, eagle
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
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vulture
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
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Sagittarius serpentarius, secretary bird
large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
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bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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gallina, jungle fowl
small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
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Agriocharis ocellata, ocellated turkey
wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
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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
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curassow
large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
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chachalaca
slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
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megapode, mound bird, mound builder, mound-bird, scrub fowl
large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
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Opisthocomus hoazin, hoactzin, hoatzin, stinkbird
crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
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columbiform bird
a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
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popinjay
an archaic term for a parrot
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poll, poll parrot
a tame parrot
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African gray, African grey, Psittacus erithacus
commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
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amazon
mainly green tropical American parrots
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macaw
long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
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Nestor notabilis, kea
large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
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cockatoo
white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
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Nymphicus hollandicus, cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot
small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
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lovebird
small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
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lory
small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
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parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet
any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
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cuckoo
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo
large brightly crested bird of Africa
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roller
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
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kingfisher
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
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bee eater
colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
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hornbill
bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
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hoopoe, hoopoo
any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
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wood hoopoe
tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
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momot, motmot
tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
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tody
tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
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swift
a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
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crested swift, tree swift
birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
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hummingbird
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
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caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
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frogmouth
insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
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Steatornis caripensis, guacharo, oilbird
nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
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pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
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barbet
small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
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puffbird
brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
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honey guide
small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
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jacamar
tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
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toucan
brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
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quetzal, quetzal bird
large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
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water bird, waterbird, waterfowl
freshwater aquatic bird
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swan
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
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wader, wading bird
any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
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gallinule, marsh hen, swamphen, water hen
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
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sea bird, seabird, seafowl
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
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game bird
any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport