20 Birds Name, Birds Name List
Do you know the names of the birds that live in your backyard? What about the ones that visit your feeder? Here’s a list of common bird names in English, so you can learn more about the feathered friends who share your space. From American Robins to European Goldfinches, there’s sure to be a few species on this list that you recognize! Happy birdwatching!
Do you know the names of all the birds in your backyard? Here in the United States, we have a pretty wide range of bird species that call our country home. From common chickadees to exotic parrots, there is sure to be a bird or two (or ten) that you can identify by name. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the more common bird names and their translations into English. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just getting started, this post is for you! Stay tuned for more information on our feathered friends soon.
Birds are the beautiful creature of this universe and birds are what everyone loves to know about them. Birds are the type of animals with features on their skin and a beak. Some birds can and some cannot. In this lesson, we will discuss 20 common bird names with their pictures. Birds live in nests, they build their own nest, and that is why they are called hardworking animals.
In today’s lesson, we are going to discuss some very common birds. Learning a bird’s vocabulary is very important as it will help you to speak about any bird without any hesitation. Learning this lesson you can speak about 20 famous birds and that’s why this lesson is important for ESL students.
List of 20 Bird Names
- Dove
- Crow
- Cormorant
- Barn owl
- Peacock
- Herring Gull
- Quail
- Pigeon
- Ostrich
- Hawk
- Bald eagle
- Vulture
- Turkey
- Toucan
- Pelican
- Goose
- Goldfinch
- Hen
- Sparrow
- Rooster
Bird Names and Definitions
Dove
Dove is a bird with white color. It is a white-color pigeon and it is smaller as compared to other pigeons.
Crow
Crow can of white or dark black color. There are many species of crow and they have a loud disturbing voice.
Cormorant
Cormorants are large size birds with heavy weight. They are mostly black in color and has a long neck.
Peacock
Peacock is a beautiful animal with very beautiful colorful features. Peacocks can’t fly high. These birds have a friendly nature.
Quail
Quail are the birds of North America, Asia, and northern Africa. They have short necks, they are not good at flying but they can run very fast.
Ostrich
Ostrichs are very big bird animals. They are also not good at flying and have a heavyweight and long legs.
Eagle
Eagles are monogamous. They can fly very high and can sense the prey from an extreme height.
Vulture
Vultures resemble the eagles and have the same flight. Vultures have small features (not covering the whole body like eagles) and they live in nests.
Turkey
It is a lark bird and mostly you will find it in North America. It is the eighth large living bird on the earth.
Toucan
Toucans are the birds of rain forests. They have a big orange color beak. They live in the rain forest of South America.
Parrot
Parrots are big birds. They have long tails. Parrots are green in color. They have a strong beak, means they are good in eating hard food.
Pigeons
Pigeons are grey or white colored birds with pink eyes. There is red spot on their neck near to the head, known as ‘caruncle’. They are between 25-30 cm in length.
Flamingo
Flamingos are large wading birds with long legs and necks. The upper part of their body is pink, but the lower parts are white. Flamingos live on lakes which have very little salt in them. Their beaks have a kind of ‘lamella’. The lamellae are used to filter tiny shrimps out of water.
Crow
Crows are big black birds. They have a strong beak, powerful legs and eyes surrounded by bristles. Crows live in groups near woods or places where there is much food available for them while they can easily find protection too. They are very clever birds.
Chicken
Chickens are the common domestic birds. These are kept as pets by many people. Chickens have a flat beak. Their feathers are of different colors, some have black and white stripes on their necks while others are red or yellow in color with black wings.
Duck
Ducks are web-footed birds that live near water. They have flat, broad beaks and are noisy birds. Ducks are of different colors like white, brown, black and red.
Seagull
Seagulls are the birds of oceans and seas. They have a strong, long and narrow beak with bristles on it. They live and travel in groups. Seagulls belong to the family of sea-eagle. Their feathers are mostly white, but can be green too.
Ostrich
Ostriches are the huge birds with long legs. They can easily run for 70 kilometers per hour. The male ostriches are black in color while females are of brown or grey hues. They have strong feet and toes which helps them to stand firmly on earth. Their heads are covered by skin having bristles on it, called ‘ossicones’.
Peacock
Peacocks are brightly colored birds with long tails. These are very popular for their large train-like tails. The peacock is the national bird of India. They have a crest on their head and neck, blue feet and strong beaks. Their size is around one meter in length while males are larger than females.
Penguin
Penguins are the birds of Antarctic. They have short legs and wings while they cannot fly. Penguins are slightly larger than ducks. The body of penguin is covered by stiff feathers which helps them to keep warm in Antarctica’s cold climate.
Eagle
Eagles are large birds with broad, long wings and a long tail too. Eagles belong to the family of hawks and falcons etc. They have a sharp and hooked beak. Eagles mostly eat fish while some of them eat snakes too.
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are the tiny birds which move their wings up to 75 times in one second, making a humming sound while flying! Hummingbirds feed on nectar and insects for food. Their nests are made of soft materials like grass, feathers and spider’s silk.
Hawk
Hawks are the birds of prey with strong feet to hold their caught preys firmly. They have a sharp beak with notches on it. Hawks mainly eat rodents, rabbits, snakes etc.
Chicken Hawk
A chicken hawk is a type of a hawk which mainly preys on chickens and rodents.
Quail
Quails are the small birds with short wings and long back legs for running fast. Quails belong to the family of pheasant, partridge etc. Their feathers are mostly brown in color while some of them can be red too. The male quails have a crest on their heads while females are without it.
Owl
Owls are the birds of night with big round eyes, short tail and wings. Owls have soft feathers to fly silently in darkness. Their wings are broad and long which helps them to move quickly. Owls mostly eat small mammals like rats, rabbits etc.
Sparrow
Sparrows are the small birds which make loud chirping sounds. They have a pointed beak with bristles on it. Sparrows make their nests in holes or crevices of walls or trees to keep their eggs, young ones and themselves safe from other birds.
Starling
Starlings are the small black birds with short and pointed beaks. These birds look like the common mynah but they are larger than them in size. Their wings have a metallic green or blue sheen to it. Starlings live and travel in groups.
Goldfinch
Goldfinches are small yellow birds with black head and wings having white spots on them. Goldfinches are different from other finches because of their longer wings and tails. They are excellent singers with melodious voices. Goldfinches are the national birds of Netherlands.
Robin
Robins are small to medium sized songbirds having a thick bill for eating insects, earthworms etc. Robins have reddish brown feathers on them with black patches too. They live and breed in forests and gardens as well as near water bodies like lakes, ponds etc.
Blackbird
Blackbirds are mostly black colored birds with red beaks and legs. These birds feed on insects for food while some of them eat fruits too. Blackbirds build their nests in trees or bushes using soft materials like leaves and grass.
Sparrow Hawk
Sparrow hawks are large birds with broad and long wings and a sharp beak used to catch and eat sparrows and other small birds. Sparrow hawks mainly eat rodents, snakes and lizards for food.
Robin Red Breast
This is a type of a small red bird with black wings and back. Robin Red Breast is the national bird of Denmark.
Toucan
Toucans are large birds having a huge beak which is colored in yellow, green and black. These birds live in South American rainforests; eating fruits, insects and small reptiles. Toucans build their nests in hollow trunks of trees.
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SO here are over 1000 names of birds:
- White-Faced Whistling Duck
- White-Billed Crow
- White-Backed Duck
- Tricolored Blackbird
- Torrent Duck
- Thick-Billed Raven
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Ruffed Grouse
- Ruddy Duck
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Billed Duck
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Prairie Falcon
- Northwestern Crow
- North African Ostrich
- New Zealand Falcon
- Mallard
- Macaw
- Macaroni Penguin
- Little Gull
- House Crow
- Henderson’s Ground Jay
- Hawfinch
- Great Egret
- Gray-Headed Chickadee
- Gray-Cheeked Thrush
- Glossy Ibis
- Elegant Tern
- Eastern Screech Owl
- Eastern Jungle Crow
- Common Swift
- Common Raven
- Common Ostrich
- Common Ground-Dove
- Brown Falcon
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Brambling
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bat Falcon
- Barnacle Goose
- Banded Kestrel
- Allen’s Hummingbird
- African Grey
- African Goose
- Zone-Tailed Hawk
- Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
- Yellow-Billed Duck
- Winter Wren
- Tufted Puffin
- True Sparrow
- Tricolored Heron
- Spanish Sparrow
- Snowy Owl
- Snowy Egret
- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Red-Necked Falcon
- Red-Footed Falcon
- Pilgrim Goose
- Petrel
- Peregrine Falcon
- Palm Crow
- Mauritius Kestrel
- Marsh Wren
- Mariana Crow
- Lesser Tern
- Lesser Kestrel
- Laughing Gull
- King Pigeon
- Grey Crow
- Greater Kestrel
- Great Horned Owl
- Flores Crow
- European Turtle Dove
- Eurasian Wren
- Eurasian Hobby
- Costa’s Hummingbird
- Common Yellowthroat
- Common Tern
- Chimney Swift
- Cave Swallow
- Cattle Egret
- Carolina Chickadee
- Black Tern
- Bicknell’s Thrush
- Berne Lark
- Arctic Warbler
- Aplomado Falcon
- Antillean Palm Swift
- American Robin
- Wild Turkey
- White-Winged Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Turtle Dove
- Tufted Duck
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tree Swallow
- Seychelles Kestrel
- Scottish Crossbill
- Sandwich Tern
- Ring-Necked Duck
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Breasted Goose
- Pacific Gull
- Oriental Turtle Dove
- Oriental Hobby
- Merlin
- Masked Duck
- Masai Ostrich
- Malagasy Kestrel
- King Penguin
- Ivory Gull
- Inca Dove
- Grey Goose
- Greenfinch
- Green Heron
- Great Blue Heron
- Eurasian Goose
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Emperor Penguin
- Crested Duck
- Cormorant
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Common Rosefinch
- Cape Crow
- Calliope Hummingbird
- California Scrub-Jay
- Black Swan
- Black Falcon
- Black Chinned Hummingbird
- Bee Hummingbird
- American Kestrel
- American Black Duck
- American Bittern
- Zenaida Dove
- Wandering Whistling Duck
- Upland Goose
- Twite
- Swallow-Tailed Gull
- Spotted Whistling Duck
- Spotted Kestrel
- Southern Ostrich
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Rock Kestrel
- River Tern
- Purple Martin
- Plumed Whistling Duck
- Piping Crow
- Pied Raven
- Mourning Dove
- Mexican Flycatcher
- Mexican Chickadee
- Little Kingfisher
- Little Blue Heron
- Little Auk
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Harlequin Duck
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Kestrel
- Goldfinch
- Fox Kestrel
- Forest Rave
- Fish Crow
- Domestic Pigeon
- Crossbill
- Crested Goose
- Common Gull
- Collared Crow
- Collard Kingfisher
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
- Bobwhite Quail
- Black Necked Swan
- Black Headed Duck
- Bank Swallow
- Azure Kingfisher
- Australian Wood Duck
- Arctic Tern
- Adelie Penguin
- White-tailed Hawk
- White-Collared Swift
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- Western Spot-Billed Duck
- Steller’s Jay
- Spotted Dove
- Speckled Owl
- Sandhill Crane
- Russet Sparrow
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Rough-Legged Hawk
- Pomeranian Goose
- Pinyon Jay
- Pink-Eared Duck
- Oriental Bay Owl
- North American Goose
- North American Flycatcher
- Musk Duck
- Little Crow
- Linnet
- Limpkin
- House Wren
- Hooded Crow
- Homing Pigeon
- Harris’s Hawk
- Freckled Duck
- Forest Kingfisher
- Florida Scrub Jay
- Emperor Goose
- Edible-Nest Swift
- Eastern Spot-Billed Duck
- Downy Woodpecker
- Comb Duck
- Cliff Swallow
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Bullfinch
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
- Booby
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Australian Raven
- Australian Kestrel
- Amazon Parrot
- Albatross
- African Hobby
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Wood Thrush
- Wood Stork
- White Ibis
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Violet Crow
- Tundra Swan
- Sooty Falcon
- Slender-Billed Crow
- Siskin
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Rock Sparrow
- Ringneck Pheasant
- Pied Crow
- Pelican
- Parrot Crossbill
- Mute Swan
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mottled Duck
- Mediterranean Gull
- Lesser Redpoll
- Large-Billed Crow
- Lanner Falcon
- Hartlaub’s Duck
- Gyrfalcon
- Grey-Headed Woodpecker
- Grey Falcon
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Eastern Bluebird
- Dickinson’s Kestrel
- Cuban Blackbird
- Crested Auklet
- Chaffinch
- Carrion Crow
- Carribean Dove
- Boreal Chickadee
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Blue Jay
- Black Capped Chickadee
- Arabian Ostrich
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Andean gull
- African Collard Dove
- Wood Duck
- Whooping Crane
- Whooper Swan
- White-Necked Crow
- Torresian Crow
- Tawny-Shouldered Blackbird
- Tawny Owl
- Sharptail Grouse
- Serin
- Senegal Parrot
- Sanderling
- Red-Billed Gull
- Razorbill
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Palm Warbler
- Pacific Black Duck
- Osprey
- Orange-Breasted Falcon
- Magellan Goose
- Long-Eared Owl
- Long-Billed Crow
- Lake Duck
- Kentucky Warbler
- Japanese Murrelet
- House Sparrow
- Great Auk
- Gray Hawk
- Gray Gull
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Flycatcher
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Elenora’s Falcon
- Common Redpoll
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Kestrel
- Carolina Wren
- Canada jay
- Canada Goose
- Brown-Headed Nuthatch
- Beautiful Jay
- Barn Swallow
- Barn Owl
- Amur Falcon
- American Golden Plover
- American Crow
- Amazon Kingfisher
