bird

bird
noun
ADJECTIVE
wild
caged
exotic, rare
common
endangered
game
predatory
migratory
native
aquatic, forest, grassland, land, marine, sea (usually seabird), tropical, wading, woodland

Seabirds flocked above our heads.

song (usually songbird)
backyard (AmE), garden (BrE)
pet
breeding, nesting
flightless
adult, baby
extinct
… OF BIRDS
flock
BIRD + VERB
circle, flit, fly, glide, soar, swoop, swoop down

We watched a bird of prey swoop down on a mouse.

hop
flap its wings, flutter
land (on sth)

A bird landed on my shoulder.

perch on sth
flock
migrate

The birds migrate in September.

chirp, sing, twitter, warble
peck

birds pecking at the corn

feed on sth
build a nest, nest

birds nesting on the roof of the church

breed, lay eggs
moult/molt
BIRD + NOUN
species
call, song (usually birdsong)
bird's nest
sanctuary
conservation
habitat
life

an area with a very varied bird life

population
watcher, watching (usually birdwatcher, birdwatching)
enthusiast, lover
feeder
table (BrE)

They set up a bird table in the garden.

bath
cage (usually birdcage)
seed (usually birdseed)
droppings, poo (BrE, informal), poop (AmE, informal)
feathers
dog (= used in hunting) (AmE)
flu
strike (= when a bird hits a plane)
PHRASES
a bird of passage (= a migratory bird), a bird of prey
a breed of bird, a species of bird, a type of bird

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