akekee
A bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus, Loxops caeruleirostris.

akekees
plural of akekee

akepa
A bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus, Loxops coccineus.

akepas
plural of akepa

akialoa
Any of several extinct Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Akialoa.

akialoas
plural of akialoa

akiapolaau
A Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus munroi

akiapolaaus
plural of akiapolaau

akikiki
Alternative form of 'akikiki.

akikikis
plural of akikiki

akohekohe
Alternative form of ʻākohekohe.

akohekohes
plural of akohekohe

albatros
Obsolete form of albatross.

albatroses
plural of albatros

albatross
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

albatrosses
plural of albatross

albie
A false albacore.

alcids
plural of alcid

alcyon
Archaic form of halcyon.

alcyons
plural of alcyon

alethe
Any of the birds in the genus Alethe or Chamaetylas, found in the subtropical and tropical forests of Africa.

alethes
plural of alethe

alk
Archaic spelling of auk.

alks
plural of alk

alleviator
That who or which alleviates.

alleviators
plural of alleviator

alpine accentor
Prunella collaris, a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae

alpine chough
A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.

amakihi
Any of various birds of the genus Chlorodrepanis.

amakihis
plural of amakihi

amaui
An extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.

amauis
plural of amaui

amazon parrots
plural of amazon parrot

amokura
Synonym of red-tailed tropicbird.

amokuras
plural of amokura

angel tern
Gygis alba.

anhima
horned screamer

anhimas
plural of anhima

anhinga
Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of the Americas with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.

anhingas
plural of anhinga

anianiau
A bird, Magumma parva, a kind of Hawaiian honeycreeper.

anis
plural of ani

antbirds
plural of antbird

anteater chat
A bird of species Myrmecocichla aethiops, found in Africa.

antpittas
plural of antpitta

antshrike
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.

antshrikes
plural of antshrike

antthrushes
plural of antthrush

apalis
Any of several species of birds in the genus Apalis.

apalises
plural of apalis

apapane
A member of the bright red species of honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea, found in Hawaii.

apapanes
plural of apapane

aplomado falcon
A medium-sized falcon, of species Falco femoralis, of the Americas.

apostlebird
A gregarious gray and brown bird native to Australia, Struthidea cinerea

apostlebirds
plural of apostlebird

apteryx
Kiwi bird.

apteryxes
plural of apteryx

aquatic warbler
A small passerine bird, Acrocephalus paludicola, of the warbler family (Sylviidae)

araponga
Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

arapongas
plural of araponga

arapunga
Alternative form of araponga.

arapungas
plural of arapunga

arara
The palm cockatoo, native to Australia and the Malay Archipelago (Probosciger aterrimus).

araracanga
Synonym of scarlet macaw.

araracangas
plural of araracanga

araras
plural of arara

aras
plural of ara

archaeopteryx
Alternative spelling of archeopteryx.

archaeopteryxes
plural of archaeopteryx

arctic redpoll
A bird of the species Acanthis hornemanni.

arctic tern
A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.

arsefoot
A great crested grebe or little grebe.
A penguin

arses
plural of arse
plural of arsis

ash-throated crake
Porzana albicollis, a species of South American crake.

ashy minivet
A passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus, of eastern Asia that belongs to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.

ashy prinia
A bird, Prinia socialis

ashy tit
Melaniparus cinerascens, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

ashy woodpecker
Any of species Mulleripicus fulvus, a woodpecker native to Indonesia

ashy woodswallow
Artamus fuscus, a woodswallow of south Asia.

ashy-headed laughingthrush
Argya cinereifrons, a species of laughingthrush perching bird.

asities
plural of asity

astrapia
Any of the birds in the genus Astrapia, found in New Guinea.

astrapias
plural of astrapia

atoll fruit dove
A fruit-eating dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) in the family Columbidae, endemic to French Polynesia.

atrichia
The absence of hair due to congenital or acquired physical reasons.

atrichosis
Synonym of atrichia.

attila
A short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume.
Any of the tropical flycatchers of the genus Attila.

attilas
plural of attila

auk
Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

auklet
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.

auklets
plural of auklet

auks
plural of auk

austral blackbird
A species of bird, Curaeus curaeus, found in southern South America.

austral conure
Synonym of austral parakeet.

austral parakeet
A species of South American parrot, Enicognathus ferrugineus.

autemesia
Self-induced vomiting.
Vomiting of unknown cause or origin.

autospray
Automatic spraying.
A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.

autosprays
plural of autospray

avadavats
plural of avadavat

aves
plural of ave

avocets
plural of avocet

awk
Odd; out of order; perverse.
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister.
Clumsy in performance or manners; not dexterous; awkward.
Awkward; uncomfortable.

azure tit
Cyanistes cyanus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

babax
Any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

babaxes
plural of babax

babblers
plural of babbler

bacbakiri
Archaic form of bokmakierie.

bacbakiris
plural of bacbakiri

bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.

baldpate
A bald-headed person.
A bald head.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).

baldpates
plural of baldpate

balearica
Any crowned crane of the genus Balearica.

balearicas
plural of balearica

balicassiao
A species of bird in the drongo family, Dicrurus balicassius, endemic to the Philippines.

balicassiaos
plural of balicassiao

bamboo antshrike
A passerine bird of the species Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae, in the antbird family.

bamboo partridges
plural of bamboo partridge

banana bird
A small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx) which feeds on bananas.
Alternative form of bananabird

bananabirds
plural of bananabird

bananaquit
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.

bananaquits
plural of bananaquit

band-tailed antshrike
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Sakesphorus melanothorax.

band-tailed manakin
Pipra fasciicauda, a species of passeriforme bird.

banded crake
Synonym of slaty-legged crake.

banded rail
A bird of species Gallirallus philippensis.

banded stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, a nomadic stilt endemic to Australia.

bandulus
plural of bandulu

bank swallow
A small American and European swallow (Riparia riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.

bank swallows
plural of bank swallow

bar-breasted honeyeater
A small honeyeater of species Ramsayornis fasciatus, endemic to northern Australia, having a white chest marked with numerous transverse dark bars.