icterine warbler
Hippolais icterina, an Old World warbler.

icterus
An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
A yellowish appearance in plants.

icteruses
plural of icterus

iduna
Any warbler of the genus Iduna.

ifreet
Alternative spelling of ifrit.

ifreets
plural of ifreet

ifrit
A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld.
A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.

ifrita
A blue-capped ifrita, a bird, native to New Guinea, of species Ifrita kowaldi, sole species of its genus and family.

ifritas
plural of ifrita

ifrits
plural of ifrit

iiwi
A bird, the scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea).

iiwis
plural of iiwi

illadopsis
Any member of the genus Illadopsis of secretive forest birds of tropical Africa.

illadopsises
plural of illadopsis

impactites
plural of impactite

imperial shag
A species of bird, Leucocarbo atriceps, found in South America.

indicator
A pointer or index that indicates something.
A meter or gauge.
The needle or dial on such a meter.
Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
A bird, the honeyguide.
A codeword that marks the use of a specific cryptic device.

indicators
plural of indicator

indigo bunting
A blue bunting of North America (Passerina cyanea).

indigobird
Any of various African passerine birds of the family Viduidae.

indigobirds
plural of indigobird

individua
plural of individuum

inezia
Any bird of the genus Inezia, of tropical South America.

intermediate egret
A white, medium-sized species of egret found in Africa, Asia, and Australia, Ardea intermedia.

intertropics
The intertropical regions.

invisible rail
A flightless bird, of species Habroptila wallacii, from the family Rallidae, endemic to parts of Indonesia.

iolite
The clear variety of cordierite, sometimes used as a gem.

iolites
plural of iolite

ioras
plural of iora

irania
A bird, Irania gutturalis.

iranias
plural of irania

isabelline shrike
Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.

isabelline wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina, an Old World flycatcher native to Asia

ivory gull
An Arctic seabird species in the gull family Laridae, Pagophila eburnea.

ivory gulls
plural of ivory gull

ivory-billed woodpecker
A possibly extinct woodpecker of species Campephilus principalis, of the southern United States and Cuba, with a white bill.

iyng
Obsolete form of jynx.

iynges
plural of iynx and iyng

iynx
Obsolete spelling of jynx.

jabiru
A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.

jabirus
plural of jabiru

jacamars
plural of jacamar

jacanas
plural of jacana

jackaburra
Synonym of laughing kookaburra.

jackaburras
plural of jackaburra

jackal buzzard
an African bird of prey with three main subspecies

jackass penguin
African penguin.

jackdaw
A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.

jackdaws
plural of jackdaw

jacky winter
A bird (Microeca fascinans) in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.

jacky-winter
Alternative form of jacky winter.

jackywinter
Alternative form of jacky winter.

jackywinters
plural of jackywinter

jaegers
plural of jaeger

jay
Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
Promiscuous woman; prostitute.

jays
plural of jay

jerfalcon
Alternative form of gyrfalcon.

jerfalcons
plural of jerfalcon

junco
Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

juncoes
plural of junco

juncos
plural of junco

jungle babbler
An oscine passerine bird, Turdoides striata, of the Indian Subcontinent.

jungle crow
Corvus macrorhynchos, a large-billed crow of Asia.

jungle fowl
Alternative spelling of junglefowl.

junglefowl
Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.

junglefowls
plural of junglefowl

juniper titmouse
A bird of species Baeolophus ridgwayi, in the tit family Paridae, found from southeastern Oregon to west Texas and nearby Mexico.

jyng
Obsolete form of jynx.

jynges
plural of jynx

jynx
A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
A charm or spell.
One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.

kagu
A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.

kagus
plural of kagu

kaiserin
Alternative letter-case form of Kaiserin.

kaiserins
plural of kaiserin

kaka
Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

kakamega
The grey-chested babbler (Kakamega poliothorax)

kakamegas
plural of kakamega

kakapo
A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.

kakapos
plural of kakapo

kakas
plural of kaka

kakawahie
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.

kakawahies
plural of kakawahie

kalij
Synonym of kalij pheasant.

kalij pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos, a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand.

kalij pheasants
plural of kalij pheasant

kalijes
plural of kalij

kamao
An extinct bird of Hawaii, Myadestes myadestinus.

kasuari
Obsolete form of cassowary.

kasuaris
plural of kasuari

katavothron
Synonym of swallow hole.

katavothrons
plural of katavothron

kcalories
plural of kcalorie

kea
Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

keas
plural of kea

kelp goose
A goose (Chloephaga hybrida), native to southern South America.

kelp gull
A black-backed gull found on coasts of much of the Southern Hemisphere (Larus dominicanus).

kestral
Misspelling of kestrel.

kestrel
Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
A common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

kestrels
plural of kestrel

kight
Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”).

kights
plural of kight

kikau
Foulehaio procerior, a honeyeater endemic to Fiji.

kildee
Alternative form of killdeer.

kildeer
Alternative form of killdeer.

kildeers
plural of kildeer

kildees
plural of kildee

killdee
Alternative form of killdeer.

killdeer
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.

killdeers
plural of killdeer

killdees
plural of killdee

king eider
A large sea duck that breeds along Arctic coasts, Somateria spectabilis.

king penguin
a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands