porphyrios
plural of porphyrio

potoos
plural of potoo

powerful owl
Ninox strenua, a large Australian owl.

prairie chicken
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America

prairie falcon
A falcon of species Falco mexicanus, generally of arid western North America.

prairie warbler
Setophaga discolor, a small New World songbird having yellow underparts with dark streaks on the flanks, and olive upperparts with rusty streaks on the back.

pratincole
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.

prinia
Any of the birds in the genus Prinia, found between Africa and Asia.

prinias
plural of prinia

prion
A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

prions
plural of prion

proglottides
plural of proglottis

proglottis
proglottid

prong-billed barbet
A Costa Rican bird of the species Semnornis frantzii.

prong-billed barbets
plural of prong-billed barbet

prothonotary warbler
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.

prothonotary warblers
plural of prothonotary warbler

pseudobuboes
plural of pseudobubo

pseudobubos
plural of pseudobubo

ptarmigan
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

ptarmigans
plural of ptarmigan

puaiohi
A bird of the species Myadestes palmeri (small Kauai thrush), native to Kauai.

puaiohis
plural of puaiohi

puet
peewit.

puets
plural of puet

puffbirds
plural of puffbird

puffin
The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.
A puffball.

puffins
plural of puffin

puna tinamou
A tinamou of species Tinamotis pentlandii.

purple finch
Haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.

purple heron
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.

purple martin
The largest North American swallow, Progne subis.

purple sandpiper
A type of sandpiper, Calidris maritima.

purple swamphen
Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.

purple-backed fairywren
Any of species Malurus assimilis of fairywrens, of the Australia mainland except the east coast; formerly considered to be the same species as the variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti).

purple-crowned fairywren
Any of species Malurus coronatus of fairywrens, of central and northern Australia.

putangitangi
Synonym of paradise shelduck.

pygargus
Alternative form of pygarg.

pygmy cormorant
Microcarbo pygmeus, a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

pygmy falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus, African pygmy falcon, native to eastern and southern Africa.

pygmy owl
Any of various species of small owl from the genus Glaucidium.

pygmy woodpecker
Any of the genus Yungipicus of small eastern Asian woodpeckers.

pyrope
A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

pyropes
plural of pyrope

pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage

pyrrhuloxias
plural of pyrrhuloxia

pytilia
Any of the birds in the genus Pytilia, found in Africa.

pytilias
plural of pytilia

pytyriasis
Archaic form of pityriasis.

qite
Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”).

quail
To waste away; to fade, to wither.
To daunt or frighten (someone).
To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.

quail-doves
plural of quail-dove

quail-plover
Any of species Ortyxelos meiffrenii of small ground-dwelling birds of the buttonquail family, found in parts of Africa.

quailfinch
A bird of the species Ortygospiza atricollis, native to the grasslands of Africa.

quailfinches
plural of quailfinch

quails
plural of quail

quatrayle
A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.

quelea
The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).

queleas
plural of quelea

queltehue
Synonym of southern lapwing.

queltehues
plural of queltehue

quesal
Archaic form of quetzal (the bird).

quesals
plural of quesal

quetzal
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.

quetzales
plural of quetzal

quetzals
plural of quetzal

quezal
Archaic form of quetzal (the bird).

quezales
plural of quezal

quezals
plural of quezal

radjah shelduck
A species of shelduck, Radjah radjah, of New Guinea and Australia.

rail
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
A vertical section on one side of a web page.
A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
The raised edge of the game board.

rail-babbler
A bird of species Eupetes macrocerus, endemic to Malaysia.

raile
Obsolete form of rail.

railes
plural of raile

rails
plural of rail

railtrack
Alternative spelling of rail track.

railtracks
plural of railtrack

rain quail
A quail of species Coturnix coromandelica, found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

rainbow lorikeet
A species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with feral populations in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Any of several Asian parrot species of the genus Trichoglossus formerly included within T. moluccanus.

rapter
Obsolete form of raptor.

rapters
plural of rapter

raptor
A bird of prey.
One who ravishes or plunders.

raptors
plural of raptor

raven
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
A person who brings bad news or makes pessimistic predictions.

ravenduck
Alternative form of raven's duck.

ravened
simple past and past participle of raven

ravenest
second-person singular simple present indicative of raven (alternative spelling of ravinest).