types:
oiseau nocturne
any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
coureur
flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
psophode
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
gallinacé
heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
perroquet
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
coraciadiformes
chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
oiseau apodiforme
nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
oiseau piciforme
any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
oiseau aquatique
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
autruche
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
casoar
large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
émeu
large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
oscines
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
moineau
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
ménure
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
troglodyte
any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
faucon
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
aigle
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
vautour
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
hibou
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
volaille
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
columbiformes
a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
ara
long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
cacatoès,
kakatoès
white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
perruche
any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
martin-pêcheur
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
huppe
any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
colibri
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
pic
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
toucan
brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
cygne
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
échassier
any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
poule d'eau
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
oiseau marin
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.