chikore
Alternative form of chukar.

chikores
plural of chikore

chikors
plural of chikor

chilia
A bird of the genus Chilia.

chilias
plural of chilia

chimango
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.

chimango caracara
A species of caracara, Milvago chimango, endemic to South America.

chimangoes
plural of chimango

chimangos
plural of chimango

chimney swift
A rapid-flying bird that feeds on flying insects, Chaetura pelagica, with a breeding range in the eastern US extending into Canada and winter range in northwestern South America.

chinstrap penguin
A species of penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus, with a distinctive black strip under the head.

chipping sparrow
A sparrow of species Spizella passerina, endemic to North America.

chipping sparrows
plural of chipping sparrow

chlorophanes
plural of chlorophane

chlorophonia
Any of a number of species of birds in the genus Chlorophonia.

chlorophonias
plural of chlorophonia

chlorospingus
A bush tanager, any of various birds in genus Chlorospingus.

chocolate boobook
A species of boobook owl, Ninox randi, with dark rufous-chocolate plumage, endemic to the Philippines.

chookie
A small or young domestic fowl; a chick.
A chicken.

chookies
plural of chookie
plural of chooky

chooky
Alternative form of chookie (“chicken”).

chough
Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.

choughs
plural of chough

chowchilla
Orthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.

chowchillas
plural of chowchilla

chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.

chuckoor
Alternative form of chukar.

chuckoors
plural of chuckoor

chukar
A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).

chukar partridge
Synonym of chukar.

chukars
plural of chukar

chuker
Alternative form of chukar.

chukers
plural of chuker

chukor
Alternative form of chukar.

chukore
Alternative form of chukar.

chukores
plural of chukore

chukors
plural of chukor

cicadabird
A bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

cicadabirds
plural of cicadabird

cinclodes
Any of several species of South American furnariids in the namesake genus Cinclodes.

cinereous bunting
Emberiza cineracea, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

cinereous tinamou
A tinamou, Crypturellus cinereus.

cinereous tit
Parus cinereus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

cinereous vulture
A Eurasian black vulture, Aegypius monachus.

cinnabar boobook
A species of boobook owl, Ninox ios, with rufous-chestnut plumage, endemic to the highlands of Sulawesi.

cinnamon attila
A bird of species Attila cinnamomeus, native to South America

cinnamon teal
A small dabbling duck of species Spatula cyanoptera, with red to brown plumage, found in western North and South America.

cinnamon-breasted tit
A small bird of species Melaniparus pallidiventris, in the tit family Paridae

cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner
A bird of species Philydor pyrrhodes, in the Furnariidae family, native to Brazil.

circi
plural of circus

circus
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
Circuit; space; enclosure.

circuses
plural of circus

circusses
plural of circus

cirl bunting
A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.

cissa
Any magpie of the genus Cissa.

cissas
plural of cissa

cisticola
One of several small passerine birds in the genus Cisticola.

cisticolas
plural of cisticola

citrine wagtail
Motacilla citreola, a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae native to Eurasia

citron-throated toucan
Ramphastos citreolaemus, a toucan with black upperparts and yellow rump, throat, and breast.

cittosis
Synonym of pica.

clamorous reed warbler
A reed warbler of species Acrocephalus stentoreus, of the Middle East and Asia, noted for its loud song.

clapper rail
The bird Rallus crepitans.

clay-colored thrush
A thrush, common in the Americas, of species Turdus grayi; the national bird of Costa Rica.

cliff swallow
Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.

clockbird
Synonym of laughing kookaburra.

clockbirds
plural of clockbird

cloud cisticola
An African bird of species Cisticola textrix.

coal tit
One of the smallest birds of the tit family Paridae (Periparus ater), with a black cap, white nape patch and greyish body with buff underparts.
Periparus ater melanolophus, the similar black-crested tit.

cochoa
Any member of the genus Cochoa of medium-sized frugivorous, insectivorous and molluscivorous birds.

cochoas
plural of cochoa

cock-of-the-rock
Any tropical bird of the genus Rupicola.

cockandy
Synonym of puffin.

cockateel
Archaic form of cockatiel.

cockateels
plural of cockateel

cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.

cockatiels
plural of cockatiel

cockatoo
A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

cockatoos
plural of cockatoo

cockawee
Synonym of long-tailed duck.

cockawees
plural of cockawee

cockcrowing
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak

cockcrowings
plural of cockcrowing

cocksparrow
Alternative form of cock-sparrow.

colasisi
Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)

colasisis
plural of colasisi

coleto
A starling of species Sarcops calvus, endemic to the Philippines.

coletos
plural of coleto

colies
plural of coly

collared antshrike
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus bernardi, syn. Sakesphorus bernardi)

collared dove
A bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.

collared flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis, an Old World flycatcher breeding in eastern Europe and across Central Asia, overwintering in Africa

collared pratincole
A wader, Glareola pratincola.

comb-crested jacana
Irediparra gallinacea, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

common bittern
Synonym of Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

common black hawk
A species of hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus

common blackbird
A common bird of the species Turdus merula, native to Eurasia.

common bullfinch
A small bird, the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

common buzzard
A bird of prey species, Buteo buteo.

common chaffinch
A bird of the species Fringilla coelebs, principally native to Europe.

common crane
Grus grus, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family.

common crossbill
Synonym of red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

common cuckoo
A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

common eider
A sea duck in the eider family; Somateria mollissima.

common goldeneye
A medium sized sea duck, Bucephala clangula.

common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula, a large, lanky blackbird with a long tail and long legs.