Synonyms and antonyms of Types of birds in American Thesaurus

bird of passage (noun)

old-fashioned a bird that flies from one part of the world to another when the season changes

bird of prey (noun)

a bird that hunts and eats other animals

cock (noun)

an adult male bird of any kind

dickey (noun)

old-fashioned a small bird such as a sparrow

fledgling (noun)

a young bird that has just learned to fly

game bird (noun)

a bird that people hunt and kill for sport

hatchling (noun)

a baby bird or animal that has just come out of the egg

hen (noun)

the female of any type of bird

mother (noun)

the female parent of an animal or bird

nestling (noun)

a baby bird that has not learned to fly

raptor (noun)

biology a bird that kills other birds and animals for food

seabird (noun)

a bird that lives close to the ocean and gets its food from it

snowbird (noun)

American a bird that comes to an area in winter

songbird (noun)

a bird that makes a beautiful sound

visitor (noun)

a bird that lives in an area only at a particular time of the year

wader (noun)

a wading bird

wading bird (noun)

any bird with long legs that stands in the water while it hunts for fish

warbler (noun)

a type of small bird that sings

water bird (noun)

a bird that lives or swims on water

waterfowl (noun)

formal a water bird

wildfowl (noun)

birds that people hunt, especially birds that live near water