Synonyms and antonyms of Species of bird in British Thesaurus

bantam (noun)

a type of small chicken

barn owl (noun)

a type of owl with white and brown feathers and a face shaped like a heart

bird of paradise (noun)

a brightly coloured bird that lives mainly in New Guinea

blackbird (noun)

a type of bird common in Europe and North America. The male is black with an orange beak.

bluebird (noun)

a small blue bird found in North America

bluejay (noun)

a common blue North American bird with feathers that come to a point at the top of its head

blue tit (noun)

a small European bird with a blue head, tail, and wings, and a yellow chest

budgerigar (noun)

a small bright blue, green, or yellow bird often kept as a pet. Budgerigars are often called budgies.

budgie (noun)

informal a budgerigar

bullfinch (noun)

a small European bird with grey and pink feathers

buzzard (noun)

American a vulture

canary (noun)

a small yellow bird that is kept as a pet, known for its beautiful singing

carrier pigeon (noun)

a pigeon that has been trained to carry messages

chaffinch (noun)

a small bird that is common in Europe and Asia. The male has a red-brown breast and a grey head.

chicken (noun)

a bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking. The female chicken is called a hen and the male is called a cock or a rooster. A baby chicken is called a chick.

chook (noun)

Australianinformal a chicken

cockatoo (noun)

a large light-coloured Australian bird with a crest of feathers on its head. A cockatoo is a type of parrot.

condor (noun)

a large black and white bird that lives in South America and eats dead animals

crow (noun)

a large black bird that makes a loud sound called cawing

cuckoo (noun)

a grey bird that leaves its eggs in other birds’ nests and makes a loud call that sounds like its name

dodo (noun)

a large bird that no longer exists and could not fly

dove (noun)

a white bird often used as a sign meaning peace

emu (noun)

a large Australian bird that has very long legs and cannot fly

finch (noun)

a small bird with a short thick beak. There are many types of finch.

flycatcher (noun)

a small bird that eats insects by catching them in the air

goldfinch (noun)

a small bird with yellow feathers on its wings that is common in Europe

grouse (noun)

a large brown bird that lives on the ground and is hunted for its meat

hedge sparrow (noun)

a small brown bird that is common in woods in Europe

homing pigeon (noun)

a type of bird that can fly home across long distances

hornbill (noun)

a tropical bird with a large beak

house martin (noun)

a small black-and-white European bird that often lives under roofs

hummingbird (noun)

a very small brightly-coloured bird that makes a low continuous noise when it moves its wings

jackdaw (noun)

a bird with a black head and a grey body that steals shiny objects. It is a type of crow.

jay (noun)

a noisy colourful bird that lives in Europe, Asia, and North America

jaybird (noun)

American a jay

kiwi (noun)

the bird that is the symbol of New Zealand. It has a long thin beak and cannot fly.

kookaburra (noun)

an Australian bird that makes a sound like laughter

lapwing (noun)

a small European bird with dark feathers, a white breast, and raised feathers on its head. A lapwing is sometimes called a peewit.

lark (noun)

a small brown bird that is common in Europe and is known for singing while it flies

linnet (noun)

a small brown bird that makes a pleasant sound

lovebird (noun)

a small colourful parrot (=a tropical bird with a curved beak)

macaw (noun)

a South American bird with a long tail and brightly coloured feathers

magpie (noun)

a noisy black and white bird with a long tail

marabou (noun)

a large African stork (=bird) with long legs and a long beak

martin (noun)

a small bird with long wings and a short tail that flies very fast

meadowlark (noun)

a North American bird with a yellow breast, known for its sweet song

mockingbird (noun)

a small white and grey North American bird that copies the songs of other birds

mynah bird (noun)

a black bird that is often kept as a pet and can copy speech

nightingale (noun)

a small bird known for the beautiful way that it sings at night

oriole (noun)

a black and yellow bird that lives mainly in Europe, Africa, and Asia

oriole (noun)

a North American bird that is black and orange, or yellow

ostrich (noun)

a large African bird with a long neck and long legs that runs very fast but cannot fly

owl (noun)

a large bird with a big head and eyes and a small sharp beak. Owls hunt small animals at night and make a sound called hooting.

parakeet (noun)

a small brightly coloured bird sometimes kept as a pet

parrot (noun)

a brightly coloured tropical bird that is often kept as a pet and can be taught to say a few words

partridge (noun)

a fat brown bird that is hunted for sport and food

peacock (noun)

a large brightly-coloured male bird with long blue-green tail feathers that sometimes spread out and up. The female is called a peahen.

peahen (noun)

a large brown bird that is a female peacock

peewit (noun)

a small black and white European bird

pheasant (noun)

a large bird with a long tail that is hunted for sport and food

pigeon (noun)

a brown or grey bird that often lives in cities

pipit (noun)

a small bird that makes a musical sound

quail (noun)

a small bird that people shoot and eat

raven (noun)

a large bird with shiny black feathers

roadrunner (noun)

a brown and white bird with a long tail that runs very fast and lives in deserts in North America

robin (noun)

a small brown European bird with a red chest. Robins are often used as a symbol of winter and are often shown on Christmas cards and decorations.

robin (noun)

a grey bird with a red chest that lives in North America

rook (noun)

a large black European bird that is a type of crow and lives in big noisy groups

skylark (noun)

a brown and white European bird that sings while flying

sparrow (noun)

a small brown bird that is common in the US and northern Europe

starling (noun)

a small European bird with dark shiny feathers

stork (noun)

a large bird with long legs and a long beak, said to bring people their new babies

swallow (noun)

a small bird whose tail has two points like a fork

swift (noun)

a small bird that flies quickly

thrush (noun)

a brown bird that has spots on its front

tit (noun)

a small bird that is common in Europe

titmouse (noun)

a small bird

toucan (noun)

a large, brightly coloured bird with a large curved beak that lives in tropical America

turkey (noun)

a large bird similar to a chicken that has no feathers on its head and is often eaten at Christmas and Thanksgiving. The sound that turkeys make is called gobbling.

turtle dove (noun)

a bird similar to a pigeon that is sometimes used for representing love

vulture (noun)

a large bird that eats the bodies of dead animals

wagtail (noun)

a small bird with a long tail that quickly moves up and down when the bird walks

woodcock (noun)

a small brown bird hunted for food or sport

woodpecker (noun)

a bird that makes holes in trees using its long narrow beak

wood pigeon (noun)

a type of pigeon that lives mainly in forests

wren (noun)

a small brown bird with a short tail that points upwards

yellowhammer (noun)

a European bird that has a yellow head and a musical call