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List of Bird Names in English a to z • Canary • Cormorant • Crane (Stork) • Crow • Cuckoo • Dove • Duck • Eagle • Flamingo • Goldfinch • Goose • Guineafowl • Hawk • Hen • Hoatzin • Hornbill • Hummingbird • Jay • Kestrel • Kingfisher • Macaw • Magpie • Myna • Nightingale • Oriole • Ostrich • Owl • Parrot • Partridge • Peacock • Pelican • Penguin • Pheasant • Pigeon • Quail • Raven • Robin • Rooster • Seagull • Skylark • Sparrow • Starling • Stork • Swallow • Swan • Tailorbird • Toucans • Turkey • Vulture • Wagtails • Weaverbird • Woodpecker Bird Names with Pictures | 2 Birds with Short Info Canary The Canary bird is a small yellow passerine bird found across the northern hemisphere. It is well-known for its singing ability, which has been described as sweet and melodic. Did you know, that the Canary is the bird that miners carried down into the mines with them? They did this to check for poisonous gases. A miner would lower the canary into the mine and wait to see if it died before entering it. A flock of canaries is called an “ aria.” Cormorant Cormorant birds are large water birds that can be found throughout the world. They have a distinctive bill, Cormorants are excellent swimmers and can dive deep into the water for food. These birds often live near lakes, rivers, or coastlines, feeding on small aquatic animals such as shrimp or crabs. A flock of cormorants is called a “ gulp.” Crane A crane bird is a large, tall wader in many parts of the world. They are sociable bird...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the #10: Emperor Bird-of-Paradise The emperor bird-of-paradise is a near-threatened species from Papua New Guinea. ©Ismail Rajo/Shutterstock.com No list of birds with the coolest names would be complete without mentioning this first bird. Also known as the emperor of Germany’s 22,695 People Couldn't Ace This Quiz Think You Can? Take Our Brand New A-Z-Animals Birds Quiz #9: Fiery-Throated Metaltail The fiery-throated metaltail lives only in the Andes mountains in Peru. ©Martin Pelanek/Shutterstock.com Also known as the fire-throated metaltail, the fiery-throated metaltail is a member of the #8: Harpy Eagle Harpy eagles are the largest eagle in the Americas, with a wingspan of up to six and a half feet wide, and are considered the most powerful raptors in the Amazon. ©ChepeNicoli/Shutterstock.com The next entry on our list of birds with the coolest names is also one of the most deadly. The #7: Vampire Ground Finch This next species on our list of birds with the coolest names is also one of the more disturbing entries. Despite its name, the vampire ground finch actually belongs to the tanager family Thraupidae. You can find this curious little bird only in the Galapagos Islands, where the IUCN lists it as a Vulnerable species. The other part of its name derives from its unusual diet. The vampire ground finch occasionally drinks the blood of other birds, particularly blue-footed and Nazca #6: Gre...

Birds are indeed dynamic beasts, and certain species stand out by virtue of their intriguing names. And in some cases the names are more colorful than the birds themselves. What follows is a distinctly subjective take on the most awesome bird names of species from around the globe. Please let us know your favorites and any that didn’t make the list. And see the honorable mentions at the bottom. And if you like these names, join your fellow ABA Members on a thrilling adventure, the ABA South Africa Safari in October, 2014, where we’ll search for Secretarybird, Tractrac Chat (try sayin’ that five times fast), Swee Waxbill, Malachite Sunbird and Bateleur. 10. Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco Named for its discover, an Italian aristocrat named The Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco of Ethiopia, in addition to owning a great name, has an interesting history. (Photo © G. Armistead) 9. Lazy Cisticola The Old World Cisticolas, particularly in Africa, have an array of interesting names. The Lazy Cisticola resonated with me best of all, but there are no shortage of other great names including, Rattling Cisticola, Tinkling Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola, Croaking Cisticola, Churring Cisticola, Chirping Cisticola, Foxy Cisticola, Wing-snapping Cisticola, Bubbling Cisticola, and the most widespread of all the Zitting Cisticola. In most cases it could be argued that the names are more colorful than the birds. One of Africa’s many well-named and dull-plumaged cisticolas, a Tiny Cisticola in Ethiopia. (Photo ©...

Migration is the movement between the north and south of the globe, seasonally done by many species of birds. Birds move towards the warmer grounds as a response to change in weather, temperature, wind, habitat for breeding and food availability. It’s a seasonal occurrence, which happens every year at a specific time. The flock of birds goes through a specific flyway, which spans over continents and oceans. These Migrations carries the risk of death for many birds, because of various reasons, like unavailability of food, Hunting by human beings and larger birds, fatigue etc. A sad reality is that most of the species of migratory birds are declining at an alarming rate. Main reasons behind it are human beings destroying their natural habitat for infrastructure, collisions with large buildings and aeroplanes, hunting, pollution etc. This is the situation for which, now the governments of many countries are coming together to safeguard the natural flyways of these birds. The study of Birds and their nature is called Ornithology. So Here is a list of Top 10 Migratory Birds with some Amazing skills which will Blow your Mind, Migratory Birds 1. BlueThroat With its blue and red throat, BlueThroat matches its name and is one of the most beautiful birds on this list. That is the trait of a male BlueThroat, but its female counterpart doesn’t show such Colors. They migrate from Alaska to Central Europe and Asia. It is also a very shy bird, as it hides in dense shrubs In Alaska. Getti...

U ntil recently, a Zulu speaker who spotted an iCape gannet would have no choice but to refer to the majestic seabird by its unedifying “zulufied” name. But now the gannet, which can After years of research and work with Indigenous communities, a list of isiZulu vernacular names for all 878 birds found in “In South Birding may be a predominantly white pursuit, but the birds themselves have always been important to the Indigenous people of South Africa. “The Nguni languages were developed from people observing nature,” says Thobela. “Before people had clocks and calendars, it was the birds that told farmers when to reap and when to sow.” A case in point is the phezukomkhono, the recently ratified Zulu name for the red-chested cuckoo. Sakhamuzi Mhlongo, one of the bird guides who has been involved in the project since its inception, explains that the name has been in use for centuries: “This bird has always been used by ladies to know when to plant their crops. Every spring they wait and wait and wait for the phezukomkhono to come back from migration. Phezukomkhono means ‘roll up your sleeves’ and grab your hand hoe and plant the crops. It’s got a good meaning for Zulu-speaking people.” “Language and culture encode and express our meaningful engagement with the world,” says the Cambridge University linguist Karen Park. “For a language like isiZulu, spoken by people who have inhabited the region of South Africa for millennia, words can hold both a deep knowledge of place and ...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the #10: Emperor Bird-of-Paradise The emperor bird-of-paradise is a near-threatened species from Papua New Guinea. ©Ismail Rajo/Shutterstock.com No list of birds with the coolest names would be complete without mentioning this first bird. Also known as the emperor of Germany’s 22,708 People Couldn't Ace This Quiz Think You Can? Take Our Brand New A-Z-Animals Birds Quiz #9: Fiery-Throated Metaltail The fiery-throated metaltail lives only in the Andes mountains in Peru. ©Martin Pelanek/Shutterstock.com Also known as the fire-throated metaltail, the fiery-throated metaltail is a member of the #8: Harpy Eagle Harpy eagles are the largest eagle in the Americas, with a wingspan of up to six and a half feet wide, and are considered the most powerful raptors in the Amazon. ©ChepeNicoli/Shutterstock.com The next entry on our list of birds with the coolest names is also one of the most deadly. The #7: Vampire Ground Finch This next species on our list of birds with the coolest names is also one of the more disturbing entries. Despite its name, the vampire ground finch actually belongs to the tanager family Thraupidae. You can find this curious little bird only in the Galapagos Islands, where the IUCN lists it as a Vulnerable species. The other part of its name derives from its unusual diet. The vampire ground finch occasionally drinks the blood of other birds, particularly blue-footed and Nazca #6: Gre...

U ntil recently, a Zulu speaker who spotted an iCape gannet would have no choice but to refer to the majestic seabird by its unedifying “zulufied” name. But now the gannet, which can After years of research and work with Indigenous communities, a list of isiZulu vernacular names for all 878 birds found in “In South Birding may be a predominantly white pursuit, but the birds themselves have always been important to the Indigenous people of South Africa. “The Nguni languages were developed from people observing nature,” says Thobela. “Before people had clocks and calendars, it was the birds that told farmers when to reap and when to sow.” A case in point is the phezukomkhono, the recently ratified Zulu name for the red-chested cuckoo. Sakhamuzi Mhlongo, one of the bird guides who has been involved in the project since its inception, explains that the name has been in use for centuries: “This bird has always been used by ladies to know when to plant their crops. Every spring they wait and wait and wait for the phezukomkhono to come back from migration. Phezukomkhono means ‘roll up your sleeves’ and grab your hand hoe and plant the crops. It’s got a good meaning for Zulu-speaking people.” “Language and culture encode and express our meaningful engagement with the world,” says the Cambridge University linguist Karen Park. “For a language like isiZulu, spoken by people who have inhabited the region of South Africa for millennia, words can hold both a deep knowledge of place and ...

Migration is the movement between the north and south of the globe, seasonally done by many species of birds. Birds move towards the warmer grounds as a response to change in weather, temperature, wind, habitat for breeding and food availability. It’s a seasonal occurrence, which happens every year at a specific time. The flock of birds goes through a specific flyway, which spans over continents and oceans. These Migrations carries the risk of death for many birds, because of various reasons, like unavailability of food, Hunting by human beings and larger birds, fatigue etc. A sad reality is that most of the species of migratory birds are declining at an alarming rate. Main reasons behind it are human beings destroying their natural habitat for infrastructure, collisions with large buildings and aeroplanes, hunting, pollution etc. This is the situation for which, now the governments of many countries are coming together to safeguard the natural flyways of these birds. The study of Birds and their nature is called Ornithology. So Here is a list of Top 10 Migratory Birds with some Amazing skills which will Blow your Mind, Migratory Birds 1. BlueThroat With its blue and red throat, BlueThroat matches its name and is one of the most beautiful birds on this list. That is the trait of a male BlueThroat, but its female counterpart doesn’t show such Colors. They migrate from Alaska to Central Europe and Asia. It is also a very shy bird, as it hides in dense shrubs In Alaska. Getti...

Birds are indeed dynamic beasts, and certain species stand out by virtue of their intriguing names. And in some cases the names are more colorful than the birds themselves. What follows is a distinctly subjective take on the most awesome bird names of species from around the globe. Please let us know your favorites and any that didn’t make the list. And see the honorable mentions at the bottom. And if you like these names, join your fellow ABA Members on a thrilling adventure, the ABA South Africa Safari in October, 2014, where we’ll search for Secretarybird, Tractrac Chat (try sayin’ that five times fast), Swee Waxbill, Malachite Sunbird and Bateleur. 10. Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco Named for its discover, an Italian aristocrat named The Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco of Ethiopia, in addition to owning a great name, has an interesting history. (Photo © G. Armistead) 9. Lazy Cisticola The Old World Cisticolas, particularly in Africa, have an array of interesting names. The Lazy Cisticola resonated with me best of all, but there are no shortage of other great names including, Rattling Cisticola, Tinkling Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola, Croaking Cisticola, Churring Cisticola, Chirping Cisticola, Foxy Cisticola, Wing-snapping Cisticola, Bubbling Cisticola, and the most widespread of all the Zitting Cisticola. In most cases it could be argued that the names are more colorful than the birds. One of Africa’s many well-named and dull-plumaged cisticolas, a Tiny Cisticola in Ethiopia. (Photo ©...

List of Bird Names in English a to z • Canary • Cormorant • Crane (Stork) • Crow • Cuckoo • Dove • Duck • Eagle • Flamingo • Goldfinch • Goose • Guineafowl • Hawk • Hen • Hoatzin • Hornbill • Hummingbird • Jay • Kestrel • Kingfisher • Macaw • Magpie • Myna • Nightingale • Oriole • Ostrich • Owl • Parrot • Partridge • Peacock • Pelican • Penguin • Pheasant • Pigeon • Quail • Raven • Robin • Rooster • Seagull • Skylark • Sparrow • Starling • Stork • Swallow • Swan • Tailorbird • Toucans • Turkey • Vulture • Wagtails • Weaverbird • Woodpecker Bird Names with Pictures | 2 Birds with Short Info Canary The Canary bird is a small yellow passerine bird found across the northern hemisphere. It is well-known for its singing ability, which has been described as sweet and melodic. Did you know, that the Canary is the bird that miners carried down into the mines with them? They did this to check for poisonous gases. A miner would lower the canary into the mine and wait to see if it died before entering it. A flock of canaries is called an “ aria.” Cormorant Cormorant birds are large water birds that can be found throughout the world. They have a distinctive bill, Cormorants are excellent swimmers and can dive deep into the water for food. These birds often live near lakes, rivers, or coastlines, feeding on small aquatic animals such as shrimp or crabs. A flock of cormorants is called a “ gulp.” Crane A crane bird is a large, tall wader in many parts of the world. They are sociable bird...