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In this list of birds by common name, a total of 10,976 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Species: L. megarhynchos. Binomial name. Luscinia megarhynchos. Brehm, 1831. Range of L. megarhynchos. Breeding. Non-breeding. The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song.
Chat-tyrant. Chestnut-backed bush warbler. Chestnut-backed scimitar babbler. Chinese pheasant. Citrine lorikeet. Common fiscal. List of birds by common name. Coral-billed scimitar babbler. Crested fireback.
Bowerbirds (/ ˈbaʊ.ərbɜːrd /) make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate. The family has 27 species in eight genera. [1] These are medium to large-sized passerines ...
A harpy in the heraldic style, John Vinycomb, 1906. In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, Ancient Greek: ἅρπυια, romanized: hárpyia, [1][2] pronounced [hárpyːa]; Latin: harpȳia[3]) is a half-human and half- bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. [4] They feature in Homeric poems.
The cockatiel (/ ˌkɒkəˈtiːl /; [2] Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the weero / weiro[3][4] or quarrion, [5][6] is a medium-sized [7] parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household exotic bird [8] pets and companion parrots throughout the world and are relatively ...
The blue jay is a noisy, bold, and aggressive passerine. It is a moderately slow flier (roughly 32–40 km/h or 20–25 mph) when unprovoked. [27] It flies with body and tail held level, with slow wing beats. Its slow flying speeds make this species easy prey for hawks and owls when it flies in open areas.
Upupa marginata. Hoopoes (/ ˈhuːpuː, ˈhuːpoʊ /) are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers which can be raised or lowered at will. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single species— Upupa ...