Birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. In this lesson, we’ll learn bird vocabulary and different parts of a bird in English.
Bird Vocabulary
Here’s a list of bird vocabulary in English.
- Sparrow
- Finch
- Blue Jay
- Woodpecker
- Robin
- Eagle
- Hawk
- Owl
- Pigeon
- Goose
- Duck
- Swan
- Osprey
- Condor
- Vulture
- Seagull
- Pelican
- Albatross
- Warbler
- Tanager
- Wren
- Nuthatch
- Hummingbird
- Raven
- Cuckoo
- Oriole
- Grosbeak
- Swallow
- Martin
- Thrush
- Blackbird
- Grackle
- Stork
- Heron
- Ibis
- Egret
- Flamingo
- Sparrowhawk
- Kestrel
- Puffin
- Bittern
- Kingfisher
- Falcon
- Lark
- Swifts
- Tern
- Gull
- Sandpiper
- Plover
- Snipe
- Skua
- Guillemot
- Puffin
- Cormorant
- Goose,
- Bald eagle
- peacock
- Pheasant
- Sparrow
- parrot
- crane
- Pelican
- Rhea
- Coot
- Stork
- Ostrich
- Quail
- Sparrow
- Toucan
- Turkey
- Wild duck
- Woodcock
- Woodpecker
- Wren
- Sparrow
- Starling
- Swift
- Tanager
- Tern
- Thrush
- Titmouse
- Turkey
- Vulture
- Warbler
- Waterhen
- Woodcock
- Woodpecker
- Wren
- Yellowhammer
- Yellowlegs
- Yellowthroat
- Yellow Warbler
- Yuhina
- Zebra finch
- Black-capped chickadee
- Black-throated sparrow
- Black-crowned night heron
- Black-necked stilt
- Black-tailed godwit
- Blackbird
Some birds are associated with the water, such as the duck, goose, swan, and seagull.
Different Parts of a Bird
Here is a list of different parts of a Bird in English.
- Beak or bill: the hard, pointed, or hooked structure at the front of a bird’s head used for eating and manipulating food.
- Cere: the fleshy, waxy, or feathery area above a bird’s beak, which surrounds the nostrils.
- Crest: a tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
- Eye: the organ of sight located on the head of a bird, which is responsible for vision.
- Feathers: the specialized structures on a bird’s body that provide insulation, and waterproofing, and enable flight.
- Feet and legs: the structures at the bottom of a bird’s body used for perching, walking, and grasping prey.
- Wings: the structures on the sides of a bird’s body used for flight.
- Tail: the feathers at the rear of a bird’s body used for stabilization during flight.
- Nostrils: the openings in the beak used for breathing.
- Tongue: a muscle located in the beak used for manipulating food.
- Claws: the sharp, curved structures at the end of a bird’s toes used for grasping and perching.
- Keel: the central ridge of the breastbone (sternum)
- Air sacs: the lungs of birds, which are connected to the bones and muscles to help with respiration and buoyancy during flight.
- Gizzard: a muscular stomach that grinds food using small stones.
- Larynx: a vocal organ that produces the bird’s calls and songs.
- Syrinx: a vocal organ located at the base of the trachea that produces a wide range of sounds in some species of birds.
- Ovary and testes: the reproductive organs in birds that produce eggs and sperm.
- Crop: an enlarged part of the esophagus that serves as a food storage area.
- Haunches: the thick muscles located at the base of the tail that power the bird’s flight.
- Pectoral muscles: the large muscles in the chest that power the bird’s wings during flight.
Different Parts of a Bird
General Vocabulary about Birds
- Nests – Nest is a structure built to hold eggs, offspring.
- Hatch – egg of birds
- Bird migration – Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds.
- A group of birds is called a flock.
- “Birds of prey” are birds that hunt and eat animals, such as the eagle, hawk, and owl.
- A vulture is a type of bird of prey that is known as a scavenger – it eats animals that are already dead.
We have a variety of English words to describe the sounds that birds make:
- Sing – when birds are making a musical sound
- Tweet/twitter/cheep/chirp – when birds are making short, high sounds
- Shriek/cry – a very loud, piercing sound made by a bird
- Hoot – the deep sound made by an owl
- Caw – the sound made by a crow (sounds like “AWW! AWW!”)
- Cluck – the short, low sound that a chicken makes
- Crow / cock-a-doodle-do – the sound that a rooster makes
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