towhee
Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.

towhees
plural of towhee

tragopan
Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.

tragopans
plural of tragopan

tree creeper
Alternative form of treecreeper.

tree duck
Any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna of whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.
Synonym of wood duck (Aix sponsa)

tree pipit
A small passerine bird, Anthus trivialis.

tree sparrow
A bird of the species Passer montanus

tree swallow
A migratory swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, found in North America.

tree swallows
plural of tree swallow

treecreeper
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Certhia which live in woodlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

treecreepers
plural of treecreeper

treeswifts
plural of treeswift

treile
Synonym of southern lapwing.

treiles
plural of treile

tricolored heron
A medium-sized, grey heron of the species Egretta tricolor.

tringa
Any of the genus Tringa of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers.

tringas
plural of tringa

trochili
plural of trochilus

trochilus
Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.
a scotia.

trochiluses
plural of trochilus

troglodytes
plural of troglodyte

trogon
A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.

trogons
plural of trogon

troopial
Archaic form of troupial.

troopials
plural of troopial

tropic
Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
The component of tone or rhetoric in a sentence.

tropicbird
Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics

tropicbirds
plural of tropicbird

tropick
Obsolete form of tropic.

tropicks
plural of tropick

tropics
plural of tropic

troupand
Synonym of lilac-breasted roller.

troupands
plural of troupand.

troupial
Any of three South American birds of the genus Icterus.
Any bird of the American family Icteridae; an icterid.

troupials
plural of troupial

true sparrows
plural of true sparrow

true thrush
Any member of the genus Turdus.

trumpeter finch
A species of finch, Bucanetes githagineus, known for its buzzing nasal trill

trumpeter swan
The largest North American swan, Cygnus buccinator; they have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill.

trumpeters
plural of trumpeter

trupial
Alternative spelling of troupial.

trupials
plural of trupial

tubenoses
plural of tubenose

tufted antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Mackenziaena severa.

tufted duck
Any of species Aythya fuligula of diving ducks of northern Eurasia.

tufted puffin
A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

tufted tit-tyrant
A species of bird, Anairetes parulus

tufted titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, native to virtually all of the eastern US and southernmost Canada.

tui
A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.

tuis
plural of tui

tundra swan
Synonym of Bewick's swan.

turacos
plural of turaco

turkey
The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase.
A failure.
A foolish or inept person.
A prostitute.

turkey vulture
A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

turkey vultures
plural of turkey vulture

turkeys
plural of turkey

turkie
Obsolete form of turkey (“the bird”).

turkies
plural of turkie
plural of turkey

turnstone
Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.

turnstones
plural of turnstone

turquoise parrot
Neophema pulchella, a parrot native to eastern Australia.

turquoise-browed motmot
The species Eumomota superciliosa, a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae.

turquoisine
Synonym of turquoise parrot.

turquoisines
plural of turquoisine

turr
Synonym of murre (“seabird of genus Uria”).

turrs
plural of turr.

turtle dove
Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).
A lover or couple as a pair.

turtle-doves
plural of turtle-dove; alternative spelling of turtle dove.

turtledove
Alternative spelling of turtle dove.

turtledoves
plural of turtledove

twinspot
Any of various African waxbills that have spotted underparts.

twinspots
plural of twinspot

twite
A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.

twites
plural of twite

two-barred crossbill
Loxia leucoptera, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

two-barred warbler
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus, a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).

tyrant flycatcher
Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.

tyrant flycatchers
plural of tyrant flycatcher

tyste
Alternative form of tystie (“black guillemot”).

tystes
plural of tyste

tystie
the black guillemot.

tysties
plural of tystie

ula-ai-hawane
A bird Ciridops anna.

umbrella cockatoo
A medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to the tropical rainforests and islands of Indonesia.

umbrette
Synonym of hammerkop (Scopus umbretta, a bird)

umbrettes
plural of umbrette

undulated antshrike
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Frederickena unduligera.

undulated tinamou
A tinamou, Crypturellus undulatus.

uniform antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus unicolor,

uniform crake
a bird from the family Rallidae (Amaurolimnas concolor).

upland antshrike
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus aroyae.

upland goose
A species of sheldgoose, Chloephaga picta, found in temperate grasslands.

upland plover
The upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.

upland sandpiper
A small wader, Bartramia longicauda, breeding in North America and wintering in South America.

upland sandpipers
plural of upland sandpiper

upupa
A hoopoe.

upupas
plural of upupa

urinater
Alternative spelling of urinator (“a person who urinates”).

urinator
A person who urinates.

urinators
plural of urinator

vampire ground finch
Geospiza septentrionalis, a small bird native to the Galapagos Islands that occasionally feeds by drinking the blood of other birds.

vanga
Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar.

vangas
plural of vanga

variable antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family, in species Thamnophilus caerulescens.

varied thrush
A North American passerine bird (Ixoreus naevius).

varied thrushes
plural of varied thrush

varied tit
Sittiparus varius, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

variegated fairywren
Any of species Malurus lamberti of fairywrens, of eastern Australia.

variegated tinamou
A tinamou, Crypturellus variegatus.

vasa
Any parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar.

vasas
plural of vasa

veeries
plural of veery