veery
An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.

velvet scoter
An arctic sea duck, Melanitta fusca.

verdin
A small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus flaviceps, endemic to desert areas of the southwestern United States, that is the only species of family Remizidae found in the New World.

verdins
plural of verdin

vermilion flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus, a small, bright red passerine bird in the Tyrannidae family.

vermilion flycatchers
plural of vermilion flycatcher

vervain hummingbird
Mellisuga minima, a species of hummingbird found in the Caribbean.

vesper sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus, a medium-sized American sparrow.

vesper sparrows
plural of vesper sparrow

vestiaria
plural of vestiarium

viator
A wayfarer, traveler.
An apparitor, a summoner: a minor Roman official.
A person who is subject to a viatical insurance policy or a viatical settlement.

viatores
plural of viator

viators
plural of viator

village weaver
The bird Ploceus cucullatus, native to sub-Saharan Africa.

violaceous euphonia
Euphonia violacea, a finch of South America

violet-backed starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster, a relatively small species (17 cm) of starling, the male of which has an iridescent violet head and back and pure white underparts, and the female a thrush-like appearance with brown, boldly-streaked upper parts and white, heavily-streaked underparts.

violet-bellied hummingbird
A hummingbird of species Chlorestes julie, the males having a shimmering violet belly.

violet-green swallow
A small North American passerine bird, of species Tachycineta thalassina of the swallow family, having a green back and purple tail.

vireo
Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
Any bird of the family Vireonidae, which includes vireos, shrike-vireos, greenlets, and peppershrikes.

vireoes
plural of vireo

vireos
plural of vireo

viuva
Synonym of long-tailed paradise whydah.

viuvas
plural of viuva

vulpanser
Synonym of sheldrake (the shelduck).

vulpansers
plural of vulpanser

vulture
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
A person who profits from the suffering of others.

vultures
plural of vulture

vulturine parrot
Pyrilia vulturina, a species of parrot found in Brazil which has mainly green plumage.
Psittrichas fulgidus, Pesquet's parrot, a species of parrot found in New Guinea which has black and red plumage.

waeg
kittiwake

waegs
plural of waeg

wagtail
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
Ellipsis of wagtail platy.

wagtails
plural of wagtail

waldrapp
An endangered species of ibis, the northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita.

waldrapps
plural of waldrapp

wallcreeper
A passerine bird of species Tichodroma muraria, closely related to the nuthatches, breeding in temperate Asia, found more widely in much of temperate Eurasia.

wallcreepers
plural of wallcreeper

wandering albatross
A large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.

wandering whistling duck
Dendrocygna arcuata, a species of whistling duck.

warbling vireo
A small North American songbird of species Vireo gilvus.

washtail
Synonym of wagtail (“type of bird”).

washtails
plural of washtail

water chicken
The moorhen

water pipit
A small passerine bird, Anthus spinoletta.

water rail
a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.

watercock
Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.

watercocks
plural of watercock

waterfowl
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

waterfowls
plural of waterfowl

waterhens
plural of waterhen

waterthrush
Either of two New World warblers, Parkesia motacilla (the Louisiana waterthrush) and Parkesia noveboracensis (the Northern waterthrush).

waterthrushes
plural of waterthrush

wattlebirds
plural of wattlebird

wattled crane
Grus carunculata, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

wattled jacana
Jacana jacana, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

wattled ploughbill
A New Guinean bird of the species Eulacestoma nigropectus.

waxbill
Any member of species of genera Estrilda, Coccopygia, Brunhilda, Glaucestrilda, Amandava, Granatina, and Uraeginthus of family Estrildidae of passerine birds.

waxbills
plural of waxbill

waxwing
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

waxwings
plural of waxwing

weaver
A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.
A weaverbird.
An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.

weavers
plural of weaver

wedge-tailed eagle
A large Australian bird of prey, Aquila audax; the eaglehawk.

weebill
A small Australian warbler, Smicrornis brevirostris, that has a short bill.

weebills
plural of weebill

weka
The Lord Howe woodhen or woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.

wekas
plural of weka

welcome swallow
A small passerine bird, taxonomic name Hirundo neoxena

western barn owl
A barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

western black-eared wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica, an Old World flycatcher native to the Mediterranean and Caucasus

western capercaillie
A bird of species Tetrao urogallus.

western cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

western marsh harrier
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.

western olivaceous warbler
Iduna opaca, an Old World warbler.

western osprey
A fish-eating bird of prey of the species Pandion haliaetus.

western sandpiper
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris mauri)

western slaty antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus atrinucha.

western spinebill
A species of honeyeater, Acanthorhynchus superciliosus, having a long, thin, decurved bill, endemic to southwest Australia.

western subalpine warbler
Sylvia cantillans, an Old World warbler.

western tanager
Piranga ludoviciana, a medium-sized American songbird.

western yellow wagtail
Motacilla flava, a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae

wetbird
The chaffinch.

wetbirds
plural of wetbird

weweia
Synonym of dabchick.

weweias
plural of weweia

whalehead
Synonym of shoebill (wading bird)
A type of sand dune in North Carolina.

whaleheads
plural of whalehead

wheatear
Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,

wheatears
plural of wheatear

wheater
Misspelling of wheatear (“bird”).

wheaters
plural of wheater

whidah
Alternative spelling of whydah.

whidahs
plural of whidah

whimbrel
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.

whimbrels
plural of whimbrel

whinchat
A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.

whinchats
plural of whinchat

whip-poor-will
Alternative form of whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus)

whipbirds
plural of whipbird

whiskered tern
Chlidonias hybrida, a species of tern in the family Laridae.

whistlers
plural of whistler

whistling kite
A medium-sized bird of prey native to Australia and New Guinea, Haliastur sphenurus.

whistling swan
Synonym of Bewick's swan.