blackstart
A bird (Oenanthe melanura) in the chat family, found in desert regions of the Middle East and North Africa.
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blackstarts
plural of blackstart

blackthroat
A bird of the species Calliope obscura, native to north-central China.

blackthroats
plural of blackthroat

blood pheasant
A smallish short-tailed Asian pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus).

blossomcrown
Any hummingbird in the genus Anthocephala

blossomcrowns
plural of blossomcrown

blue crane
Grus paradisea, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

blue duck
Any of species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.

blue ground dove
A small New World tropical dove of species Claravis pretiosa.

blue grouse
A dusky grouse, a bird of species (Dendragapus obscurus), once thought to inhabit both the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific coastal ranges of western North America, originally thought to be the same species as the now-segregate species Dendragapus fuliginosus (sooty grouse), of the Pacific Coast ranges.

blue jay
Any of species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.
One of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias.

blue jays
plural of blue jay

blue petrel
Any member of species Halobaena caerulea of small petrels, with blue-grey plumage.

blue pigeon
Any member of the genus Alectroenas of the pigeon family.
The lead used for sounding.

blue rock thrush
Monticola solitarius, a thrush-like flycatcher found in southern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia

blue swallow
Hirundo atrocaerulea, a species of swallow.

blue tit
A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.
A bird of species Cyanistes teneriffae, which species was formerly included in C. caeruleus, of northwestern Africa.

blue wren
Any of various species of fairywren (tribe Malurini in the family Maluridae), the male of which acquires blue adult or breeding plumage.

blue-and-yellow macaw
Ara ararauna, a large South American parrot with a mostly blue dorsum, light yellow/orange venter, and gradient hues of green on top of its head.

blue-billed duck
A species of stiff-tailed duck, Oxyura australis, endemic to southern Australia including Tasmania.

blue-black grosbeak
Any bird of the species Cyanoloxia cyanoides, a deep blue and black-colored cardinalid found from southern Mexico down to northern South America.

blue-breasted fairywren
Any of species Malurus pulcherrimus of fairywrens, of southern central and western Australia.

blue-capped ifrit
Any of species Ifrita kowaldi of a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the rainforests of New Guinea. It has yellowish-brown plumage with a blue and black crown.

blue-capped kingfisher
Actenoides hombroni, a species of kingfisher endemic to parts of the Philippines.

blue-cheeked bee-eater
Merops persicus, a species of bee-eater found in North Africa and the Middle East.

blue-eared kingfisher
Alcedo meninting, an Asian kingfisher.

blue-eyed cormorant
imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps)

blue-faced honeyeater
A species of honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis, of Australia and New Guinea, the adults of which have large unfeathered blue patches on the face.

blue-headed wagtail
The nominate subspecies of the western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava flava.

blue-throated goldentail
Synonym of blue-throated sapphire.

blue-throated sapphire
Hylocharis eliciae, a hummingbird of South America with a metallic golden-green tail and blue-violet throat and a straight red black-tipped bill.

blue-winged kookaburra
A kookaburra of species Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.

blue-winged laughingthrush
Trochalopteron squamatum, a species of laughingthrush perching bird.

blue-winged macaw
A small macaw species, (Primolius maracana), native to South America

bluebill
Any of the genus Aythya of scaups.
Any of the genus Spermophaga of estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.

bluebills
plural of bluebill

bluebird
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
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bluebirds
plural of bluebird

bluebonnet
Alternative form of blue bonnet.

bluebonnets
plural of bluebonnet

bluejay
Alternative spelling of blue jay.

bluethroat
A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.

bluethroats
plural of bluethroat

boatbills
plural of boatbill

bobolink
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.

bobolinks
plural of bobolink

bobwhite
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.

bobwhites
plural of bobwhite

bogla
An egret.

bokikokiko
Acrocephalus aequinoctialis, a warbler found only on Kiritimati and Kiribati.

bokmakierie
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.

bokmakieries
plural of bokmakierie

bonxie
The great skua, Stercorarius skua.

bonxies
plural of bonxie

boobie
Alternative spelling of booby (“a woman's breast”).

boobied
Having breasts

boobier
comparative form of booby: more booby

boobies
plural of boobie
plural of booby

boobiest
superlative form of booby: most booby

boobook owl
Synonym of boobook.

booby
A stupid person.
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.

boobying
present participle and gerund of booby

booted eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus, a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia.
Any eagle of the subfamily Aquilinae.

booted warbler
Iduna caligata, an Old World warbler in the tree warbler group.

boreal chickadee
A small bird of species Poecile hudsonicus, of the tit family (Paridae).

boreal owl
A species of owl, Aegolius funereus.

bottletit
Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.

bottletits
plural of bottletit

bowerbirds
plural of bowerbird

brambling
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.

bramblings
plural of brambling

brant
Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

brant goose
Alternative form of brent goose.

brants
plural of brant

brent geese
plural of brent goose

brent goose
A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla.

bridled tern
Onychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.

bridled titmouse
A bird of species Baeolophus wollweberi, of small tits in family Paridae, found from Arizona to southern Mexico.

bright-rumped attila
A bird native to the Americas, Attila spadiceus

bristlebill
Any of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.

bristlebills
plural of bristlebill

bristlebird
Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.

bristlebirds
plural of bristlebird

bristlehead
Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.
A head of a brush, containing a series of bristles.

bristleheads
plural of bristlehead