sheldaples
plural of sheldaple

sheldduck
Alternative form of shelduck.

sheldducks
plural of sheldduck

shelduck
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

shelducks
plural of shelduck

shellduck
Alternative form of shelduck.

shellducks
plural of shellduck

shielduck
Obsolete form of shelduck.

shielducks
plural of shielduck

shikra
A species of hawk, Accipiter badius.

shikras
plural of shikra

shilfa
The chaffinch.

shilfas
plural of shilfa

shiny cowbird
A passerine bird (Molothrus bonariensis) of the Icteridae family.

shoebill
Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.

shoebills
plural of shoebill

shore birds
plural of shore bird

shore dotterel
A plover of the endangered New Zealand species Thinornis novaeseelandiae

shore lark
A horned lark (Eremophila alpestris).

shore plover
A plover of the endangered New Zealand species Thinornis novaeseelandiae.

shorebird
A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

shorebirds
plural of shorebird

shorelark
Either of two larks, of genus Eremophila, found in the Arctic or in mountainous regions

shorelarks
plural of shorelark

short-billed dowitcher
a long-legged and long-billed migratory wading bird, Limnodromus griseus

short-eared owl
A species of owl, Asio flammeus.

short-tailed hawk
an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae

short-tailed parrot
A species of parrot, Graydidascalus brachyurus, native to tropical rain forests of South America.

short-toed eagle
Synonym of short-toed snake eagle.

short-toed snake eagle
Circaetus gallicus, a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

short-toed treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla, a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.

shoveler
One who, or that which, shovels.

shovelers
plural of shoveler

shoveller
Alternative spelling of shoveler.

shovellers
plural of shoveller

shrike
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

shrike-flycatcher
Any of a number of species of birds
Any of a number of species of birds
Any of a number of species of birds
Any of a number of species of birds

shrikebills
plural of shrikebill

shrikes
plural of shrike

shriketits
plural of shriketit

sibia
Any timaliid bird of the genus Heterophasia.

sibias
plural of sibia

sickle-billed vanga
A member of species Falculea palliata, a bird endemic to Madagascar.

sicklebill
Any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

sicklebills
plural of sicklebill

silktail
A bird of the genus Lamprolia endemic to Fiji, closely related to the fantails (Rhipidura).

silktails
plural of silktail

silky-flycatchers
plural of silky-flycatcher

silver gull
A gull found in the coastal areas of Australia and its surrounding islands; Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae.

silver pheasant
Lophura nycthemera, a pheasant found mainly in mountain forests in parts of Asia.

silverbird
A bird of the species Empidornis semipartitus, native to eastern Africa.

silverbirds
plural of silverbird

silvereye
A very small passerine bird, of species Zosterops lateralis, native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Pacific islands, having a ring of silvery feathers around the eye.
Any of several birds of the genus Zosterops having a ring of white feathers around the eyes.

silvereyes
plural of silvereye

silvery-cheeked antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Sakesphorus cristatus, Thamnophilus cristatus

sira
A traditional Muslim biography of Muhammad.

siras
plural of sira

sirystes
Any of the tropical birds in the genus Sirystes, found in Central and South America.

siskin
A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.

siskins
plural of siskin

sittella
A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.

sittellas
plural of sittella

siva
Any of various birds formerly of genus Siva, now part of genus Actinodura, of barwings.

sivas
plural of siva

skua
Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

skuaed
simple past and past participle of skua

skuaing
present participle and gerund of skua

skuas
plural of skua

skunkbirds
plural of skunkbird

skylark
A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

skylarks
plural of skylark

slaty bristlefront
Merulaxis ater, a tapaculo endemic to Brazil.

slaty-backed gull
Larus schistisagus, a large gull.

slaty-breasted tinamou
A tinamou, Crypturellus boucardi.

slaty-legged crake
The waterbird Rallina eurizonoides.

slender-billed curlew
A bird of species Numenius tenuirostris, now probably extinct.

slender-billed gull
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.

small minivet
The bird Pericrocotus cinnamomeus.

small-billed tinamou
A tinamou, Crypturellus parvirostris.

smaragdites
plural of smaragdite

smew
A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.

smews
plural of smew

smoke-colored pewee
a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae Contopus fumigatus

snabbies
plural of snabby

snabby
The chaffinch.

snail kite
A kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.

snail kites
plural of snail kite

snipe
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
A fool; a blockhead.
A shot fired from a concealed place.
A member of the engineering department on a ship.
A goal.

snipes
plural of snipe
Obsolete form of snips (“shears, scissors”)

snoring rail
a bird from the family Rallidae, Aramidopsis plateni.

snow bunting
A bird of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.

snow buntings
plural of snow bunting

snow goose
A goose of the species Chen caerulescens, native to North America.

snow partridge
A bird of species Lerwa lerwa in the pheasant family Phasianidae, widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and China.

snow petrel
A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.

snow pigeon
A species of pigeon, Columba leuconota, native to the rocky hills of central Asia.

snowcap
A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.

snowcaps
plural of snowcap

snowfinch
Any of the passerine bird genus Montifringilla.

snowfinches
plural of snowfinch

snowy egret
A small heron, Egretta thula, having white plumage.

snowy owl
A large, white, nomadic Arctic owl (Bubo scandiacus).

snowy plover
A species of plover, Anarhynchus nivosus.

snowy sheathbill
A seabird of species Chionis albus, of the southern hemisphere.

sociable lapwing
A plover, Vanellus gregarius.

sociable plover
A plover, Vanellus gregarius.

sociable weaver
A weaverbird that builds composite nests, Philetairus socius.

solan goose
Morus bassanus, a seabird, the northern gannet.

solitaires
plural of solitaire

solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria, a small wading bird.

solitary tinamou
A tinamou of species Tinamus solitarius, native to Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil.