kiwi

a kiwi; a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx


dodo

Borrowed from English dodo, of uncertain etymology.

Raphus cucullatus
Raphus cucullatus#Translingual


tusing

a racket-tail; any member of the genus Prioniturus


albatros

From English albatross, probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of the Latin word albus (“white”).

der

an albatross; any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings


lawin

Nisaetus philippensis
Nisaetus philippensis#Translingual

Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis)


kakapo

Strigops habroptila
Strigops habroptila#Translingual


maya

the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


kusi

Loriculus philippensis
Loriculus philippensis#Translingual

the Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)


itlog

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Sense “testicle”, displaced buto.


papan

Anas luzonica
Anas luzonica#Translingual


manok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..
Sense 2 is an allusion to betting on a gamecock in a cockfight.


pusa

(of young animals) to emerge from an egg

(of eggs) to break open when a young animal emerges from it

to crush; to be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force


managing

[mɐˈn̪a.ɡɪŋ]

Prioniturus discurus
Prioniturus discurus#Translingual

the blue-crowned racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus)


puti

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.
The interjection is a reference to the color of semen.


katala

Cacatua haematuropygia
Cacatua haematuropygia#Translingual

the red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia); a species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines


tukat

the wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii)


hansa

Ultimately from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá, “swan, goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰansós, genitive of *ǵʰáns (“goose”). Compare gansa.


agila

[ˈʔa.ɡɪ.l̪ɐ]


bahaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

inh+

Eudynamys orientalis
Eudynamys orientalis#Translingual


balaw

the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)


bibi

a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks


bukaw

the Philippine hawk-owl; a species complex of owls, in the family Strigidae, endemic to the Philippines


dugwak

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual


gansa

From Spanish gansa, feminine of ganso,
from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Doublet of hansa. See also Tagalog gansa.


tikling

Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis#Translingual

the buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis)


abukay

red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)


salak

the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)


pabo

From Spanish pavo (“turkey”), from Latin pāvō.


karab

a moorhen; any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula


pinis

Gallicolumba keayi
Gallicolumba keayi#Translingual

any of several bleeding-hearts found in the Philippines:

the Negros bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi)

Gallicolumba luzonica
Gallicolumba luzonica#Translingual

the Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)

Gallicolumba crinigera
Gallicolumba crinigera#Translingual

the Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)

Gallicolumba menagei
Gallicolumba menagei#Translingual

the Sulu bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei)

Gallicolumba platenae
Gallicolumba platenae#Translingual

the Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae))


pok

Gallinago megala
Gallinago megala#Translingual


pirot

golden-headed cisticola
golden-headed cisticola

the golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)


silisili

Anhinga melanogaster
Anhinga melanogaster#Translingual

the Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)


berdugo

Named after the bird's butchering feeding habit.

Lanius schach
Lanius schach#Translingual


sayaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).

inh+

[ˈs̪a.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]

a dance; a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music


sayaw

[ˈs̪a.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]

the edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)

a swift; a small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight


balot

an Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell


itik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *itik.

a duck; any member of the family Anatidae


miit

the yellowish bulbul (Hypsipetes everetti)


kalayan

Gallirallus calayanensis
Gallirallus calayanensis#Translingual

the Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)


wakwak

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.


uwak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.


buntog

a buttonquail; any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae

a quail; any member of the genus Coturnix

a goby; any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae


tingkarol

the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)


bangkiyod

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


balicassiao

(dated) nonstandard spelling of balikasyaw


kikik

Onomatopoeic, after its supposed call. The other senses are fron their necrophagy or nocturnal nature, like the creature.


ugis

a shade of white like that of chicken feathers

a chicken with completely white feathers

an albino; a person or animal with albinism


ugis

having a white color like that of chicken feathers


salampati

From blend of salag + Sanskrit पारापत (pārāpata), possibly borrowed through Malay. Compare Malay merpati.

blend

Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">पारापत</i> (pārāpata)


kalaw

the rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax)


punay

Ptilinopus occipitalis
Ptilinopus occipitalis#Translingual

the yellow-breasted fruit dove (Ptilinopus occipitalis)


goryon

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual

the house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers


talusi

the Visayan hornbill (Penelopides panini)


lapay

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus#Translingual

the nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)


buwitre

Borrowed from Spanish buitre, from Latin vultur.


tigso

the speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)


binalaki

From lalaki. Compare binabaye, linaki and pinalalaki.


kakha tuka

hand-to-mouth; involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, being close to poverty


siloy

the black shama (Copsychus cebuensis); a species of bird, in the family Muscicapidae, endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines


tabon

Megapodius cumingii
Megapodius cumingii#Translingual

the Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii)


martines

the chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)


tukmo

Spilopelia chinensis
Spilopelia chinensis#Translingual


tuhil

Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva#Translingual

the Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)


tariktik

a tarictic hornbill; any member of the genus Penelopides


banog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *banuʀ (“hawk; eagle”).

inh+

Haliastur indus
Haliastur indus#Translingual


tukwaw

Philippine cuckoo-dove
Philippine cuckoo-dove

Macropygia tenuirostris
Macropygia tenuirostris#Translingual

the Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)


pitaw

Excalfactoria chinensis
Excalfactoria chinensis#Translingual

the blue-breasted quail (Excalfactoria chinensis)


tapayan

Gallicrex cinerea
Gallicrex cinerea#Translingual


pitpit

blue-headed fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps)

Tablas fantail (species Rhipidura sauli or subspecies Rhipidura cyamiceps sauli)

Visayan fantail (species Rhipidura albiventris or subspecies Rhipidura cyaniceps albiventris)


baguko

the Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens); a species of bird in the family Trogonidae endemic to the Philippines


batiwtiw

dark-necked tailorbird
dark-necked tailorbird

A dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis); a songbird in the family Cisticolidae


kampisaw

Fregata ariel
Fregata ariel#Translingual

the lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel); a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae


bugaongon

the pied triller (Lalage nigra); a species of bird in the Campephagidae family


bulay-og

the bicoloured flowerpecker (Dicaeum bicolor); a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae and is endemic to the Philippines


gaasgaas

the brown tit-babbler (Macronus striaticeps); a species of bird in the Timaliidae family endemic to the Philippines


balaguko

the Philippine collared dove (Streptopelia dusumieri)


alimukon

Phapitreron leucotis
Phapitreron leucotis#Translingual

the white-eared brown dove (Phapitreron leucotis); a species of bird endemic to the Philippines


ananakyod

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


anghiliw

the oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

the Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis); a species of bird endemic to the Philippines, formerly considered a subspecies of the oriental magpie-robin


damudlaw

the Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii); a species endemic to the Philippines


siwit

olive-backed sunbird
olive-backed sunbird

the olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)


tamsi

olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)


butabuta

a swift; a small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight


it-it

the white-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)


bilitsina

From Tsina (“China”). Colloquially referred to as Chinese maya.

the house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers


sal-ing

the coleto (Sarcops calvus); a starling species


gakit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀakit, compare Malay rakit.

wandering whistling duck
wandering whistling duck

Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata#Translingual

a wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata); a species of whistling duck


kulampisaw

the lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel); a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae


magak

a snipe; any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak


manaol

white-bellied sea eagle
white-bellied sea eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster
Haliaeetus leucogaster#Translingual

white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)


kuwahaw

Eudynamys scolopaceus
Eudynamys scolopaceus#Translingual


ngiwngiw

Tyto longimembris
Tyto longimembris#Translingual

the eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)


manatad

Chalcophaps indica
Chalcophaps indica#Translingual

the common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)


tukgaw

the Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)


tipuli

Pithecophaga jefferyi
Pithecophaga jefferyi#Translingual

the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle, an eagle endemic to the Philippines


kukok

Philippine coucal
w:en:Philippine coucal

cuckoo (specifically the Philippine coucal)


kurukuko

Geopelia striata
Geopelia striata#Translingual


kulasisi

Loriculus philippensis
Loriculus philippensis#Translingual

Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)


sigong

Microhierax erythrogenys
Microhierax erythrogenys#Translingual

the Philippine falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys)


tikwi

Butastur indicus
Butastur indicus#Translingual

the grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)


ababakuwa

a rail; any member of the family Rallidae


tibas

Lanius cristatus
Lanius cristatus#Translingual


tikarol

the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)


uwak bata

white-throated kingfisher
white-throated kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis
Halcyon smyrnensis#Translingual

the white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)


kasaykasay

the southern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus); a species of bird endemic to the Philippines


buyogon

(of a chicken) having a dark red or red orange colour


talisayon

(of a rooster) having a plummage that includes black, dark green and yellow and with white splotches


tagak

an egret; any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea


kawkaw

the Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)


baghak

leopard coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)

Rallina eurizonoides
Rallina eurizonoides#Translingual

slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)


bakiki

(of a chicken) having black feathers with white speckles


kasbo

Nycticorax caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus#Translingual

the nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)


purokpurok

rufous-crowned bee-eater
rufous-crowned bee-eater

rufous-crowned bee-eater (Merops viridis americanus, syn. Merops americanus)


tangul-ol

yellow-vented bulbul
yellow-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus goiavier#Translingual

yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)


saguksok

Centropus viridis
Centropus viridis#Translingual

the Philippine coucal (Centropus viridis)


ananagsing

Anthus richardi
Anthus richardi#Translingual


aliyakyak

the white-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina ostenta)


agsing

the Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis)


amumunggot

Lanius schach
Lanius schach#Translingual


bagnok

the plain bush-hen (Amaurornis olivaceus)


aniniho

a whistler; any member of the Pachycephalinae subfamily


babakua

the azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii)


bagwak

white-breasted waterhen
white-breasted waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus
Amaurornis phoenicurus#Translingual

white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)


balalatok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk, with root *-Cuk. Compare tuktok and hagtok. Cognate with Bikol Central ambalatok and Maranao balalatok (“woodpecker”).

a Philippine pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus)


balod itom

Columba vitiensis
Columba vitiensis#Translingual


balinsasayaw

edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)


dasak

a painted-snipe; any member of the Rostratulidae family


dundonay

Caloenas nicobarica
Caloenas nicobarica#Translingual


tagmaya

the Philippine bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus)


pakpak tuhok

the Cebu hawk-owl or Cebu boobok (Ninox rumseyi); a species of owl endemic to Cebu


gamaw

a cormorant; any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae


hagumhom

Ducula poliocephala
Ducula poliocephala#Translingual

the pink-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula poliocephala)


kwahaw

Eudynamys orientalis
Eudynamys orientalis#Translingual


angugakoga

the Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis)


kamantigon

the mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra)


iyakiyak

the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (Coracina striata)


itoman

a moorhen; any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula


kamaso

a domestic duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, colloquially called Philippine mallard duck


kulansi

Loriculus philippensis
Loriculus philippensis#Translingual

the Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)


madremadre

Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia episcopus#Translingual

the woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)


parago

a yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)


liuko

any several bird species previously known as the red-bellied pitta

the North Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rufiventris)


kiyaw

Palawan hill mynah (Gracula religiosa palawanensis)


yukong

any of several of the red-bellied pittas sometimes considered subspecies in Pitta erythrogaster sensu lato:


pitupit

Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis merulinus#Translingual

the plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)


pitpitaw

Excalfactoria chinensis
Excalfactoria chinensis#Translingual

the blue-breasted quail (Excalfactoria chinensis)


mingok

the Mindanao eagle-owl (Otus gurneyi); the giant scops owl


anayuto

the Cebu flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor)


manunusok

a little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)


mukid

Gallicolumba keayi
Gallicolumba keayi#Translingual

any of several bleeding-hearts found in the Philippines:

the Negros bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi)

Gallicolumba luzonica
Gallicolumba luzonica#Translingual

the Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)

Gallicolumba crinigera
Gallicolumba crinigera#Translingual

the Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)

Gallicolumba menagei
Gallicolumba menagei#Translingual

the Sulu bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei)

Gallicolumba platenae
Gallicolumba platenae#Translingual

the Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae)


pukpok

the coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)


talabong

an egret; any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea


sigigid

Cacomantis variolosus
Cacomantis variolosus#Translingual

the brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)


tagsing

Anthus richardi
Anthus richardi#Translingual


sikob

Spilornis holospilus
Spilornis holospilus#Translingual

Spilornis cheela
Spilornis cheela#Translingual

the Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus); an eagle found in the Philippine, sometimes treated as a race of the crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)


koling

the coleto (Sarcops calvus); a starling species


balisaksak

the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)


sunod amo

the Philippine fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra)


talingting

Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius hiaticula#Translingual

the common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)


tuktor

the savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)


tangkawo

the Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)


tungkawo

Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)


tuobtuob

Gallicrex cinerea
Gallicrex cinerea#Translingual


tiririkoy

Saxicola caprata
Saxicola caprata#Translingual


pilokpilok

the yellow-wattled bulbul (Pycnonotus urostictus)


tighik

the white-browed crake (Amaurornis cinerea)


piding

Gallirallus calayanensis
Gallirallus calayanensis#Translingual

the Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)


tigwati

the Philippine tailorbird (Orthotomus castaneiceps)


tiktikrubong

Cisticola juncidis
Cisticola juncidis#Translingual

the zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)


tiuttiot

Calidris subminuta
Calidris subminuta#Translingual

the long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)


tirtiryok

the striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris); a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae


tubaon

Macropygia phasianella
Macropygia phasianella#Translingual

the brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)


pato del mar

a booby; any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid


mayang bungol

the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


yuhong pula

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus#Translingual

the cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)


yuho

Butorides striata
Butorides striata#Translingual


Ugis

From ugis. Also named after San Pedro's pet chicken in the 1990s Cebuano television show Si Goot da Wanderpol.

a name for a chicken, especially a white one


taririkoy

the Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


tikbahaw

the great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)


pamasiyo

the Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica)


kilyawan

the black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)


butitok

Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
Bolbopsittacus lunulatus#Translingual

the guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus)


dolongan

Walden's hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni)


kulokulo

the Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae)


maradyang

the Panay striped babbler (Zosterornis latistriatus)


tibugok

Compare binugok. Influenced by tabugok and bugo.


itlog nga puwa

Literally, “red-colored egg”. After the purple color of the shell.


gansiyang

the Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis)


tagbaya

the Philippine bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus)


kulago

Bubo philippensis
Bubo philippensis#Translingual

Philippine eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis)


pungak

Philippine eagle owl (Bubo philippinensis)


mangak

an owl, especially the Philippine eagle owl (Bubo philippinensis)


sayasaya

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)