savannahgors

nl-noun

savannahgors f (plural savannahgorzen, diminutive savannahgorsje n)

savannahgorzen (plural)
savannahgorsje (diminutive neuter)

From Savannah + gors (“bunting, New World sparrow”), a calque of English Savannah sparrow.

compound

Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)


roodbekwever

nl-noun

roodbekwever m (plural roodbekwevers, diminutive roodbekwevertje n)

roodbekwevers (plural)
roodbekwevertje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + bek (“beak, bill”) + wever (“weaverbird”).


cirlgors

nl-noun

cirlgors f (plural cirlgorzen, diminutive cirlgorsje n)

cirlgorzen (plural)
cirlgorsje (diminutive neuter)

Cirl- derives from the taxonomic name, translingual Emberiza cirlus, possibly from Italian zirlare (“to whistle, chirp, sing”); gors means bunting.

der

Emberiza cirlus
Emberiza cirlus#Translingual


Amerikaanse gors

nl-noun

Amerikaanse gors f (plural Amerikaanse gorzen, diminutive Amerikaans gorsje n)

Amerikaanse gorzen (plural)
Amerikaans gorsje (diminutive neuter)

a New World sparrow; any bird of the family Passerellidae


zwarte ibis

zwarte ibis m (plural zwarte ibissen, diminutive zwart ibisje n)

zwarte ibissen (plural)
zwart ibisje (diminutive neuter)

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus#Translingual


heilige ibis

heilige ibis m (plural heilige ibissen, diminutive heilig ibisje n)

heilige ibissen (plural)
heilig ibisje (diminutive neuter)

Threskiornis aethiopicus
Threskiornis aethiopicus#Translingual


witte ibis

witte ibis m (plural witte ibissen, diminutive wit ibisje n)

witte ibissen (plural)
wit ibisje (diminutive neuter)

Eudocimus albus
Eudocimus albus#Translingual


heremietibis

heremietibis m (plural heremietibissen, diminutive heremietibisje n)

heremietibissen (plural)
heremietibisje (diminutive neuter)

From heremiet (“hermit”) + ibis (“ibis”).

Geronticus eremita
Geronticus eremita#Translingual

the northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita


kaalkopibis

kaalkopibis m (plural kaalkopibissen, diminutive kaalkopibisje n)

kaalkopibissen (plural)
kaalkopibisje (diminutive neuter)

From kaal (“bald”) + kop (“head”) + ibis (“ibis”).

compound

Synonym of heremietibis (“northern bald ibis”)


noordse kwikstaart

nl-noun

noordse kwikstaart m (plural noordse kwikstaarten, diminutive noords kwikstaartje n)

noordse kwikstaarten (plural)
noords kwikstaartje (diminutive neuter)

dark-headed wagtail, Motacilla flava thunbergi


noordse gele kwikstaart

noordse gele kwikstaart m (plural noordse gele kwikstaarten, diminutive noords geel kwikstaartje n)

noordse gele kwikstaarten (plural)
noords geel kwikstaartje (diminutive neuter)

noordse kwikstaart
noordse kwikstaart#Dutch


stekelstaart

stekelstaart m (plural stekelstaarten, diminutive stekelstaartje n)

stekelstaarten (plural)
stekelstaartje (diminutive neuter)

From stekel (“prickle, spine”) + staart (“tail”). Compare English spinetail, which refers to many of the species also indicated with this Dutch term.

compound

Common designation for a wide variety of birds with particularly pointy and/or stiff tails, particularly:

any of various furnariid birds (ovenbirds) or spinetails, particularly of the genus Cranioleuca

a stiff-tailed duck; any bird of the subfamily Oxyurinae


rosse stekelstaart

nl-noun

rosse stekelstaart m (plural rosse stekelstaarten, diminutive ros stekelstaartje n)

rosse stekelstaarten (plural)
ros stekelstaartje (diminutive neuter)

Oxyura jamaicensis
Oxyura jamaicensis#Translingual


pauwoog

pauwoog m (plural pauwogen, diminutive pauwoogje n)

pauwogen (plural)
pauwoogje (diminutive neuter)

From pauw (“peacock”) + oog (“eye”), referring to these insects' eye-shaped wing decorations, which are similar to those of a male peacock's.

nachtpauwoog

emperor moth, particularly Saturnia pavonia


dagpauwoog

dagpauwoog m (plural dagpauwogen, diminutive dagpauwoogje n)

dagpauwogen (plural)
dagpauwoogje (diminutive neuter)

From dag (“day”) + pauwoog (“peacock-eye”).


breedbekstrandloper

breedbekstrandloper m (plural breedbekstrandlopers, diminutive breedbekstrandlopertje n)

breedbekstrandlopers (plural)
breedbekstrandlopertje (diminutive neuter)

From breed (“broad, wide”) + bek (“beak, bill”) + strandloper (“sandpiper”).

compound

broad-billed sandpiper
broad-billed sandpiper

broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)


Engelse kwikstaart

nl-noun

Engelse kwikstaart m (plural Engelse kwikstaarten, diminutive Engels kwikstaartje n)

Engelse kwikstaarten (plural)
Engels kwikstaartje (diminutive neuter)

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

a subspecies of the western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava flavissima or, when considered a separate species, Motacilla flavissima


Aziatische goudplevier

Aziatische goudplevier m (plural Aziatische goudplevieren, diminutive Aziatisch goudpleviertje n)

Aziatische goudplevieren (plural)
Aziatisch goudpleviertje (diminutive neuter)

Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva#Translingual


rumbus

rumbus m (plural rumbussen, diminutive rumbusje n)

rumbussen (plural)
rumbusje (diminutive neuter)


renspin

renspin f (plural renspinnen, diminutive renspinnetje n)

renspinnen (plural)
renspinnetje (diminutive neuter)

From rennen (“to run”) + spin (“spider”).

a philodromid; any spider of the family Philodromidae


geelbandhoningeter

geelbandhoningeter m (plural geelbandhoningeters, diminutive geelbandhoningetertje n)

geelbandhoningeters (plural)
geelbandhoningetertje (diminutive neuter)

From geel (“yellow”) + band (“band, stripe”) + honingeter (“honey-eater, meliphagid”), although taxonomically the stitchbird is not in fact a meliphagid.


honingeter

nl-noun

honingeter m (plural honingeters, diminutive honingetertje n)

honingeters (plural)
honingetertje (diminutive neuter)

a honeyeater, meliphagid; any bird of the family Meliphagidae


zadelrug

zadelrug m (plural zadelruggen, diminutive zadelruggetje n or zadelrugje n)

zadelruggen (plural)
zadelruggetje (diminutive neuter)
zadelrugje (diminutive neuter)

From zadel (“saddle”) + rug (“back”), probably a calque of English saddleback.

a saddleback; any bird of the genus Philesturnus


kleine kokmeeuw

kleine kokmeeuw f (plural kleine kokmeeuwen, diminutive klein kokmeeuwtje n)

kleine kokmeeuwen (plural)
klein kokmeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

the Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia


roze pelikaan

roze pelikaan m (plural roze pelikanen, diminutive roze pelikaantje n)

roze pelikanen (plural)
roze pelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus onocrotalus#Translingual

the great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus


dunbekwulp

dunbekwulp m (plural dunbekwulpen, diminutive dunbekwulpje n)

dunbekwulpen (plural)
dunbekwulpje (diminutive neuter)

From dun (“thin”) + bek (“beak, bill”) + wulp (“curlew”).

compound

slender-billed curlew
slender-billed curlew

Numenius tenuirostris
Numenius tenuirostris#Translingual

slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris), now probably extinct


purperzwaluw

nl-noun

purperzwaluw f (plural purperzwaluwen, diminutive purperzwaluwtje n)

purperzwaluwen (plural)
purperzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)


roodstuitzwaluw

roodstuitzwaluw f (plural roodstuitzwaluwen, diminutive roodstuitzwaluwtje n)

roodstuitzwaluwen (plural)
roodstuitzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + stuit (“tailbone”) + zwaluw (“swallow, martin”).

compound

De roodstuitzwaluw is een trekvogel die in de zomer in Nederland te zien is.

The red-rumped swallow is a migratory bird that can be seen in the Netherlands during the summer.

Cecropis daurica
Cecropis daurica#Translingual


kleine toppereend

nl-noun

kleine toppereend f (plural kleine toppereenden, diminutive klein toppereendje n)

kleine toppereenden (plural)
klein toppereendje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of kleine topper (“lesser scaup”)


kleine topper

kleine topper m (plural kleine toppers, diminutive klein toppertje n)

kleine toppers (plural)
klein toppertje (diminutive neuter)

Aythya affinis
Aythya affinis#Translingual


Amerikaanse tafeleend

Amerikaanse tafeleend f (plural Amerikaanse tafeleenden, diminutive Amerikaans tafeleendje n)

Amerikaanse tafeleenden (plural)
Amerikaans tafeleendje (diminutive neuter)

Aythya americana
Aythya americana#Translingual

redhead, a kind of pochard (Aythya americana)


lelkraanvogel

lelkraanvogel m (plural lelkraanvogels, diminutive lelkraanvogeltje n)

lelkraanvogels (plural)
lelkraanvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From lel (“lobe”) + kraanvogel (“crane”).

Grus carunculata
Grus carunculata#Translingual


jufferkraanvogel

jufferkraanvogel m (plural jufferkraanvogels, diminutive jufferkraanvogeltje n)

jufferkraanvogels (plural)
jufferkraanvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From juffer (“unmarried woman, maid”) + kraanvogel (“crane”).


steppehoen

nl-noun

steppehoen n (plural steppehoenders or steppehoenderen, diminutive steppehoentje n)

steppehoenders (plural)
steppehoenderen (plural)
steppehoentje (diminutive neuter)


roodpootvalk

roodpootvalk m (plural roodpootvalken, diminutive roodpootvalkje n)

roodpootvalken (plural)
roodpootvalkje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + poot (“leg”) + valk (“falcon”).

com

Falco vespertinus
Falco vespertinus#Translingual


Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger

nl-noun

Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger m (plural Amerikaanse kleine zilverreigers, diminutive Amerikaans klein zilverreigertje n)

Amerikaanse kleine zilverreigers (plural)
Amerikaans klein zilverreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Egretta thula
Egretta thula#Translingual


Chinese zilverreiger

Chinese zilverreiger m (plural Chinese zilverreigers, diminutive Chinees zilverreigertje n)

Chinese zilverreigers (plural)
Chinees zilverreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Egretta eulophotes
Egretta eulophotes#Translingual


groene reiger

groene reiger m (plural groene reigers, diminutive groen reigertje n)

groene reigers (plural)
groen reigertje (diminutive neuter)

Butorides virescens
Butorides virescens#Translingual


mangrovereiger

mangrovereiger m (plural mangrovereigers, diminutive mangrovereigertje n)

mangrovereigers (plural)
mangrovereigertje (diminutive neuter)

From mangrove (“mangrove”) + reiger (“heron”).

compound

Butorides striata
Butorides striata#Translingual


grijsbok

nl-noun

grijsbok m (plural grijsbokken, diminutive grijsbokje n)

grijsbokken (plural)
grijsbokje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: grysbok
→ English: grysbok

From grijs (“grey”) + bok (“buck”). Attested from the late 18th century.

a grysbok, any small antelope of the genus Raphicerus


steenbokantilope

steenbokantilope f (plural steenbokantilopen or steenbokantilopes, diminutive steenbokantiloopje n)

steenbokantilopen (plural)
steenbokantilopes (plural)
steenbokantiloopje (diminutive neuter)


holenzwaluw

holenzwaluw f (plural holenzwaluwen, diminutive holenzwaluwtje n)

holenzwaluwen (plural)
holenzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of hol (“hole”) + -en- + zwaluw (“swallow”).


bergbeekeend

nl-noun

bergbeekeend f (plural bergbeekeenden, diminutive bergbeekeendje n)

bergbeekeenden (plural)
bergbeekeendje (diminutive neuter)

From berg (“mountain”) + beek (“brook”) + eend (“duck”).

compound

Merganetta armata
Merganetta armata#Translingual


hottentottaling

nl-noun

hottentottaling m (plural hottentottalingen, diminutive hottentottalinkje n)

hottentottalingen (plural)
hottentottalinkje (diminutive neuter)


kaneeltaling

kaneeltaling m (plural kaneeltalingen, diminutive kaneeltalinkje n)

kaneeltalingen (plural)
kaneeltalinkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kaneel (“cinnamon”) + taling (“teal (duck)”).


gevlekte eend

nl-noun

gevlekte eend f (plural gevlekte eenden, diminutive gevlekt eendje n)

gevlekte eenden (plural)
gevlekt eendje (diminutive neuter)

Anas fulvigula
Anas fulvigula#Translingual


wenkbrauweend

wenkbrauweend f (plural wenkbrauweenden, diminutive wenkbrauweendje n)

wenkbrauweenden (plural)
wenkbrauweendje (diminutive neuter)

From wenkbrauw (“eyebrow”) + eend (“duck”).

Anas superciliosa
Anas superciliosa#Translingual

the Pacific black duck, Anas superciliosa


klifzwaluw

klifzwaluw f (plural klifzwaluwen, diminutive klifzwaluwtje n)

klifzwaluwen (plural)
klifzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

a cliff swallow, any of various birds of the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs


Amerikaanse klifzwaluw

Amerikaanse klifzwaluw f (plural Amerikaanse klifzwaluwen, diminutive Amerikaans klifzwaluwtje n)

Amerikaanse klifzwaluwen (plural)
Amerikaans klifzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

American cliff swallow
American cliff swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota#Translingual

American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)


rozemarijngoudhaantje

From rozemarijn (“rosemary”) + goudhaantje (“Chrysomelinae beetle”).


kleine parelmoervlinder

nl-noun

kleine parelmoervlinder m (plural kleine parelmoervlinders, diminutive klein parelmoervlindertje n)

kleine parelmoervlinders (plural)
klein parelmoervlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia)


sint-jacobsvlinder

sint-jacobsvlinder m (plural sint-jacobsvlinders, diminutive sint-jacobsvlindertje n)

sint-jacobsvlinders (plural)
sint-jacobsvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

From vlinder, perhaps named after its host plant, jakobskruiskruid.


johanneskever

johanneskever m (plural johanneskevers, diminutive johanneskevertje n)

johanneskevers (plural)
johanneskevertje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of rozenkever (“garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola”)


frambozenkever

frambozenkever m (plural frambozenkevers, diminutive frambozenkevertje n)

frambozenkevers (plural)
frambozenkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of framboos (“raspberry”) + -en- + kever (“beetle”).


Indische kievit

nl-noun

Indische kievit m (plural Indische kieviten, diminutive Indisch kievitje n)

Indische kieviten (plural)
Indisch kievitje (diminutive neuter)

Vanellus indicus
Vanellus indicus#Translingual


ratelaar

ratelaar m (plural ratelaars, diminutive ratelaartje n)

ratelaars (plural)
ratelaartje (diminutive neuter)

From ratelen (“to rattle”) + -aar.
* The plant species are so named because their seeds make a rattling noise in their capsules.
* The grasshopper species is so named because the male attracts females with a rattling call.

a rattle, something that makes a rattling noise

bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus)


sporenkievit

sporenkievit m (plural sporenkieviten, diminutive sporenkievitje n)

sporenkieviten (plural)
sporenkievitje (diminutive neuter)

From spoor (“spur”) + -en- + kievit (“lapwing”). So named for the small spurs visible on the front of its wings (see right wing of bird pictured).

af

Vanellus spinosus
Vanellus spinosus#Translingual


treurmaina

nl-noun

treurmaina c (plural treurmaina's, diminutive treurmainaatje n)

treurmaina's (plural)
treurmainaatje (diminutive neuter)

From treuren (“to mourn”) + maina (“myna”).


noordse dief

noordse dief m (plural noordse dieven, diminutive noords diefje n)

noordse dieven (plural)
noords diefje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “nordic thief”, a blend of noordse stern (“arctic tern”, literally “nordic tern”) + visdief (“common tern”, literally “fish-thief”). These two tern species resemble each other a great deal visually and distinguishing features based on which an exact determination can be made are often difficult to spot from a distance in the field, especially by casual observers. This has led some birders to refer to birds they observe of these species using this more general term instead of attempting an exact determination.

blend

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo#Translingual

Sterna paradisaea
Sterna paradisaea#Translingual

(birdwatching) a bird that is either a common tern (Sterna hirundo) or an arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), but which cannot be determined with certainty


letterzetter

nl-noun

letterzetter m or f (plural letterzetters, diminutive letterzettertje n)

letterzetters (plural)
letterzettertje (diminutive neuter)

European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)


gestreepte strandloper

gestreepte strandloper m (plural gestreepte strandlopers, diminutive gestreept strandlopertje n)

gestreepte strandlopers (plural)
gestreept strandlopertje (diminutive neuter)

Calidris melanotos
Calidris melanotos#Translingual


vale pijlstormvogel

vale pijlstormvogel m (plural vale pijlstormvogels, diminutive vaal pijlstormvogeltje n)

vale pijlstormvogels (plural)
vaal pijlstormvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Puffinus mauretanicus
Puffinus mauretanicus#Translingual

Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)


Russische kauw

Russische kauw m (plural Russische kauwen, diminutive Russisch kauwtje n)

Russische kauwen (plural)
Russisch kauwtje (diminutive neuter)

eastern Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula soemmerringii)


kleinste jager

kleinste jager m (plural kleinste jagers, diminutive kleinst jagertje n)

kleinste jagers (plural)
kleinst jagertje (diminutive neuter)

Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius longicaudus#Translingual

long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)


waterrietzanger

waterrietzanger m (plural waterrietzangers, diminutive waterrietzangertje n)

waterrietzangers (plural)
waterrietzangertje (diminutive neuter)

From water (“water”) + rietzanger (“sedge warbler”).

compound

Acrocephalus paludicola
Acrocephalus paludicola#Translingual

the aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola


kleine plevier

nl-noun

kleine plevier m (plural kleine plevieren or kleine pleviers, diminutive klein pleviertje n)

kleine plevieren (plural)
kleine pleviers (plural)
klein pleviertje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “small plover”, owing its name to the fact that it is the smallest species of plover typically found in the Low Countries.

little ringed plover
little ringed plover

Charadrius dubius
Charadrius dubius#Translingual


slangenhalsvogel

slangenhalsvogel m (plural slangenhalsvogels, diminutive slangenhalsvogeltje n)

slangenhalsvogels (plural)
slangenhalsvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From slang (“snake”) + -en- + hals (“neck”) + vogel (“bird”). Compare English snakebird, snakeneck.

af

an anhinga, darter, snakebird; any bird of the genus Anhinga


Indische slangenhalsvogel

nl-noun

Indische slangenhalsvogel m (plural Indische slangenhalsvogels, diminutive Indisch slangenhalsvogeltje n)

Indische slangenhalsvogels (plural)
Indisch slangenhalsvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Anhinga melanogaster
Anhinga melanogaster#Translingual


reuzenreiger

reuzenreiger m (plural reuzenreigers, diminutive reuzenreigertje n)

reuzenreigers (plural)
reuzenreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of reus (“giant”) + -en- + reiger (“heron”).

com+

Ardea goliath
Ardea goliath#Translingual


goliathreiger

nl-noun

goliathreiger m (plural goliathreigers, diminutive goliathreigertje n)

goliathreigers (plural)
goliathreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of Goliath (“Goliath”) + reiger (“heron”).

(rare) Synonym of reuzenreiger (“Goliath heron, Ardea goliath”)


bospolitie

bospolitie m or f (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

Calque of Sranan Tongo busiskowtu, in reference to its distinctive loud call, which resembles a police whistle. Compare Spanish guardabosques gritón.

De Cotinga's behooren tot de merkwaardigste vogels van Suriname en zijn van zeer uiteenloopende grootte. Een van de meest bekende, ofschoon men hem zelden te zien krijgt, maar des te meer hoort en over wiens klankvol geluid alle reizigers schrijven, is Lathria cinerea, (sur. Groenhartvogel, n.e. kwit-kwitti-jaba, naar het geluid, of Boesiskoutoe, Boschpolitieagent, arow. Olikako, kar. Paipei) een kleine, grijze vogel.

1914, Herman Daniël Benjamins, Joh. F. Snelleman, editors, Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië [Encyclopaedia of the Dutch West Indies], Den Haag/Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff/E.J. Brill, page 231:

The Cotingas are among the most remarkable birds of Suriname and vary greatly in size. One of the most famous, although it is rarely seen but heard all the more, and whose resonant sound all travellers write about, is Lathria cinerea (Surinamese Dutch groenhartvogel, Sranan Tongo kwetikwetiyaba, after the sound, or busiskowtu, jungle policeman, Arawak olikako, Carib paipei), a small, grey bird.

Op de kale rotsen broeden zowaar nachtzwaluwen, door hun schutkleur versmelten ze als het ware met de omgeving en je trapt bijna op ze voordat je ze ziet. Het pad naar beneden, glibberig geworden door een regenbui wordt begrensd door heerlijk ruikende orchideeën. In het oerwoud druppelt het nog wat na en de bospolitie is alweer overal te horen.

1995 January 14, Bart de Boer, “Surinameː genieten van bossen[,] watervallen en boeiende fauna [Surinameː relishing forests, waterfalls, and captivating wildlife]”, in Amigoe:

On the bare rocks, there are actually nightjars nesting, their camouflage colour blending in with the surroundings as it were, and one almost steps on them before seeing them. The path down, made slippery by a rain shower, is bordered by fragrant orchids. In the jungle, there is still some lingering trickling and the screaming piha can already be heard everywhere.

De bospolitie blijft waarschuwen, maar zijn sirene raakt overstemd door andere opgewonden vogels. Tegen zonsondergang mengen alle dieren van het bos zich in een merkwaardige kakafonie.

2010 April 17, Toine Heijmans, “Geluidloos door het woud [Soundlessly through the forest]”, in De Volkskrant, retrieved 2023-11-01:

The screaming piha continues to sound the alarm, but its siren gets drowned out by other excited birds. As the sun sets, all the animals of the forest join up in a curious cacophony.

(Suriname, rare) screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans)


groenhartvogel

groenhartvogel m or f (plural groenhartvogels, diminutive groenhartvogeltje n)

groenhartvogels (plural)
groenhartvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of groenhart (“Tabebuia serratifolia”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

(Suriname) screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans)


sabeltandtijger

nl-noun

sabeltandtijger m (plural sabeltandtijgers, diminutive sabeltandtijgertje n)

sabeltandtijgers (plural)
sabeltandtijgertje (diminutive neuter)

From sabel (“sabre”) + tand (“tooth”) + tijger (“tiger”).

compound

sabre-toothed tiger; felid of the †Machairodontinae


rode tiran

nl-noun

rode tiran m (plural rode tirannen, diminutive rood tirannetje n)

rode tirannen (plural)
rood tirannetje (diminutive neuter)

vermilion flycatcher
vermilion flycatcher

vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus obscurus


padhagedis

padhagedis m (plural padhagedissen, diminutive padhagedisje n)

padhagedissen (plural)
padhagedisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pad (“toad”) + hagedis (“lizard”); the lizard has a toad-like appearance, as is also reflected in the English name horned toad / horny toad.

horned lizard, horny toad, any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma


schrikvogel

schrikvogel m (plural schrikvogels, diminutive schrikvogeltje n)

schrikvogels (plural)
schrikvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From schrik (“terror, dread”) + vogel (“bird”), probably a calque of English terror bird.


erwtenpeulboorder

nl-noun

erwtenpeulboorder m (plural erwtenpeulboorders, diminutive erwtenpeulboordertje n)

erwtenpeulboorders (plural)
erwtenpeulboordertje (diminutive neuter)

From erwtenpeul (“pea pod”) + boren (“to bore, drill”) + -er. This species lays its eggs in, and feeds on, pea pods.

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pea moth (or pea-maggot in its caterpillar stage) (Cydia nigricana)


wasbeerhond

nl-noun

wasbeerhond m (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])


roodbuikwaterspreeuw

roodbuikwaterspreeuw m or f (plural roodbuikwaterspreeuwen, diminutive roodbuikwaterspreeuwtje n)

roodbuikwaterspreeuwen (plural)
roodbuikwaterspreeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + buik (“belly, stomach”) + waterspreeuw (“white-throated dipper”).

compound

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

Cinclus cinclus aquaticus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper


zwartbuikwaterspreeuw

nl-noun

zwartbuikwaterspreeuw m or f (plural zwartbuikwaterspreeuwen, diminutive zwartbuikwaterspreeuwtje n)

zwartbuikwaterspreeuwen (plural)
zwartbuikwaterspreeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

From zwart (“black”) + buik (“belly, stomach”) + waterspreeuw (“white-throated dipper”).

compound

Cinclus cinclus cinclus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper


vale gierzwaluw

nl-noun

vale gierzwaluw f (plural vale gierzwaluwen, diminutive vaal gierzwaluwtje n)

vale gierzwaluwen (plural)
vaal gierzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)


kobmeeuw

kobmeeuw m or f (plural kobmeeuwen, diminutive kobmeeuwtje n)

kobmeeuwen (plural)
kobmeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

Onder de muizenverdelgende soorten noem ik den buizerd, den kerkuil, de roek en in streken, die niet zeer ver van zee zijn gelegen, de kobmeeuw.

1879, Jan Ritzema Bos, Landbouwdierkunde: nuttige en schadelijke dieren van Nederland:

Among the mouse-exterminating species I name the buzzard, the barn owl, the rook and, in the regions that are not located far from sea, the European herring gull.

European herring gull
European herring gull

Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus#Translingual

(particularly) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)


terriër

terriër m (plural terriërs, diminutive terriërtje n)

terriërs (plural)
terriërtje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.


roestgans

roestgans f (plural roestganzen, diminutive roestgansje n)

roestganzen (plural)
roestgansje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of roest (“rust”) + gans (“goose”), referring to the orange color.

Synonym of casarca (“ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea”)


mopsvleermuis

mopsvleermuis f (plural mopsvleermuizen, diminutive mopsvleermuisje n)

mopsvleermuizen (plural)
mopsvleermuisje (diminutive neuter)


kleine pelikaan

kleine pelikaan m (plural kleine pelikanen, diminutive klein pelikaantje n)

kleine pelikanen (plural)
klein pelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

Pelecanus rufescens
Pelecanus rufescens#Translingual

pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens


roodrugpelikaan

roodrugpelikaan m (plural roodrugpelikanen, diminutive roodrugpelikaantje n)

roodrugpelikanen (plural)
roodrugpelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + rug (“back”) + pelikaan (“pelican”).

compound

Synonym of kleine pelikaan (“pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens”)


Catharinaparkiet

nl-noun

Catharinaparkiet m (plural Catharinaparkieten, diminutive Catharinaparkietje n)

Catharinaparkieten (plural)
Catharinaparkietje (diminutive neuter)

Bolborhynchus lineola
Bolborhynchus lineola#Translingual

the barred parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola


Afrikaanse maraboe

Afrikaanse maraboe m (plural Afrikaanse maraboes)


ossenpikker

ossenpikker m (plural ossenpikkers, diminutive ossenpikkertje n)

ossenpikkers (plural)
ossenpikkertje (diminutive neuter)

From os (“ox”) + -en- + pikken (“to peck”) + -er, likely a calque of English oxpecker.


babbelaar

nl-noun

babbelaar m (plural babbelaars, diminutive babbelaartje n, feminine babbelaarster or babbelares)

babbelaars (plural)
babbelaartje (diminutive neuter)
babbelaarster (feminine)
babbelares (feminine)

babbler (any of several passerine birds)


vetvogel

vetvogel m (plural vetvogels, diminutive vetvogeltje n)

vetvogels (plural)
vetvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From vet (“fat, grease”) + vogel (“bird”).


takkeling

takkeling m (plural takkelingen, diminutive takkelingetje n)

takkelingen (plural)
takkelingetje (diminutive neuter)

a fledgling bird that cannot fly freely yet, but can fly or hop from branch to branch in a tree


blauwstaart

blauwstaart m (plural blauwstaarten, diminutive blauwstaartje n)

blauwstaarten (plural)
blauwstaartje (diminutive neuter)

red-flanked bluetail
red-flanked bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus
Tarsiger cyanurus#Translingual

red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)


doornsluiper

doornsluiper m (plural doornsluipers, diminutive doornsluipertje n)

doornsluipers (plural)
doornsluipertje (diminutive neuter)

From doorn (“thorn”) + sluipen (“to sneak}”) + -er.

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Synonym of griel (“Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus”)


hertshoorn

nl-noun

hertshoorn m (plural hertshoorns, diminutive hertshoorntje n)

hertshoorns (plural)
hertshoorntje (diminutive neuter)

From hert (“deer”) + -s- + hoorn (“horn”).


zwanenhalsfuut

zwanenhalsfuut m (plural zwanenhalsfuten, diminutive zwanenhalsfuutje n)

zwanenhalsfuten (plural)
zwanenhalsfuutje (diminutive neuter)

From zwanenhals (“swan's neck”) + fuut (“grebe”).

compound

Aechmophorus occidentalis
Aechmophorus occidentalis#Translingual

western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis


Hollandse kwaker

nl-noun

Hollandse kwaker m (plural Hollandse kwakers, diminutive Hollands kwakertje n)

Hollandse kwakers (plural)
Hollands kwakertje (diminutive neuter)

call duck, a breed of domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. domesticus)


tamme eend

tamme eend m (plural tamme eends, diminutive tam eendje n)

tamme eends (plural)
tam eendje (diminutive neuter)

domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)


parkeend

parkeend f (plural parkeenden, diminutive parkeendje n)

parkeenden (plural)
parkeendje (diminutive neuter)


witte kwaker

witte kwaker m (plural witte kwakers, diminutive wit kwakertje n)

witte kwakers (plural)
wit kwakertje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of Hollandse kwaker (“call duck, a breed of domestic duck”)


kleinst waterhoen

kleinst waterhoen n (plural kleinste waterhoenen or kleinste waterhoenders, diminutive kleinst waterhoentje n)

kleinste waterhoenen (plural)
kleinste waterhoenders (plural)
kleinst waterhoentje (diminutive neuter)

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rode lepelaar

rode lepelaar m (plural rode lepelaars, diminutive rood lepelaartje n)

rode lepelaars (plural)
rood lepelaartje (diminutive neuter)

Audio

Platalea ajaja
Platalea ajaja#Translingual


koningslepelaar

koningslepelaar m (plural koningslepelaars, diminutive koningslepelaartje n)

koningslepelaars (plural)
koningslepelaartje (diminutive neuter)

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From koning (“king”) + -s- + lepelaar (“spoonbill”).

compound

Platalea regia
Platalea regia#Translingual


wilgengors

nl-noun

wilgengors f (plural wilgengorzen, diminutive wilgengorsje n)

wilgengorzen (plural)
wilgengorsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of wilg (“willow”) + -en- + gors (“bunting”).

compound

yellow-breasted bunting
yellow-breasted bunting

Emberiza aureola
Emberiza aureola#Translingual

yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola


bruine kiek

nl-noun

bruine kiek m (plural bruine kieken, diminutive bruin kiekje n)

bruine kieken (plural)
bruin kiekje (diminutive neuter)

bruine kiekendief
bruine kiekendief#Dutch

(birdwatching slang) Clipping of bruine kiekendief (“western marsh harrier”).


bruine pelikaan

bruine pelikaan m (plural bruine pelikanen, diminutive bruin pelikaantje n)

bruine pelikanen (plural)
bruin pelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

Audio

Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis#Translingual


oranjebuikparkiet

oranjebuikparkiet m (plural oranjebuikparkieten, diminutive oranjebuikparkietje n)

oranjebuikparkieten (plural)
oranjebuikparkietje (diminutive neuter)

From oranje (“orange”) + buik (“belly”) + parkiet (“parakeet”).

compound

orange-bellied parrot
orange-bellied parrot

Neophema chrysogaster
Neophema chrysogaster#Translingual

orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)


krapé

Likely of Amerindian origin, compare Old Tupi karambé. Cognate of Sranan Tongo krape.

Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas#Translingual

(Suriname) Synonym of soepschildpad (“green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)”)


kapoewa

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo kapuwa, from Kari'na kapiwa and/or Lokono kapoa.

Het suikerriet is gedurende deszelfs groei aan weinige hindernissen blootgesteld, geheel misgewas kent men niet; wanneer men echter het land bemest, (dat slechts bij enkele planters, en dan nog zeer zeldzaam geschiedt,) willen er wel eens wormen in de rietstoelen en derzelver wortelen komen; ook is men vooral op de hooge landen met eene soort van kleine grijze ratten en veldmuizen geplaagd, alsmede door buffels of tapiers, kapoeá's of watervarkens, krabe dago's, houtluizen en mieren.

1835, Marten Douwes Teenstra, De landbouw in de kolonie Suriname [Agriculture in the colony of Suriname], volume 1, Groningen: H. Eekhoff, pages 202-203:

The sugar cane is exposed to few impediments during its growth, there is no complete crop failure; however, when fertilising the land (which only happens with a few planters, and even then very rarely) worms sometimes get into the stem bases and their roots; also, especially on the high grounds, there is a plague of a species of small grey rats and voles, as well as buffaloes or tapirs, capybaras or water pigs, crab-eating raccoons, wood lice and ants.

De Directeur van Landbouw, Veeteelt en Visserij maakt hierbij bekend dat: (...) de jacht op KAPOEWA gedurende het gehele jaar 1978 toegestaan is (...).

1978 January 25, Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname (advertisement), page 3:

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries hereby announces that: (...) capybara hunting is permitted throughout the year 1978 (...).

Onder de manschappen bevonden zich wel fervente jagers, die vaker op jacht gingen op groot wild in de bossen van Suriname. De omstandigheden waren dezelfde en zij hadden ervaring met het naar huis vervoeren van afgeschoten groot wild. Als zij bijvoorbeeld een hert, een pakira, een pingo of een kapoewa hadden geschoten, dan moest dat met speciale technieken op de schouders worden gedragen naar de bewoonde wereld.

2008, Bish Ganga, Lalbahadoer. Een fatale liefde [Lalbahadoer. A fatal love], Leiderdorp, pages 126-127:

However, among the men were some fervent hunters, who frequently hunted big game in the forests of Suriname. Conditions were similar and they were experienced in hauling home any big game that they had killed. For instance, if they had shot a deer, a collared peccary, a white-lipped peccary or a capybara, they had to carry it back to civilisation on their shoulders using special techniques.

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris#Translingual

(Suriname) capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


groot avondrood

Coordinate term: klein avondrood

elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)


klein avondrood

Coordinate term: groot avondrood

small elephant hawk moth (Deilephila porcellus)


koekoekshommel

nl-noun

koekoekshommel f (plural koekoekshommels, diminutive koekoekshommeltje n)

koekoekshommels (plural)
koekoekshommeltje (diminutive neuter)

From koekoek (“cuckoo”) + -s- (“bumblebee”) + hommel. Like the cuckoo bird, bumblebees of genus Psithyrus engage in brood parasitism.

compound

cuckoo bumblebee (bumblebee of genus Psithyrus)


goliathkikker

nl-noun

goliathkikker m (plural goliathkikkers, diminutive goliathkikkertje n)

goliathkikkers (plural)
goliathkikkertje (diminutive neuter)

Likely a calque of English goliath frog, from Goliath + kikker.


blauwe kiek

blauwe kiek m (plural blauwe kieken, diminutive blauw kiekje n)

blauwe kieken (plural)
blauw kiekje (diminutive neuter)

blauwe kiekendief
blauwe kiekendief#Dutch

(birdwatching slang) Clipping of blauwe kiekendief (“hen harrier”).


Duitse kakkerlak

Duitse kakkerlak m (plural Duitse kakkerlakken, diminutive Duits kakkerlakje n)

Duitse kakkerlakken (plural)
Duits kakkerlakje (diminutive neuter)

Blattella germanica
Blattella germanica#Translingual


maatjesharing

maatjesharing m (plural maatjesharingen, diminutive maatjesharinkje n)

maatjesharingen (plural)
maatjesharinkje (diminutive neuter)

From haring (“herring”). The element maatjes- is an alteration of maagdjes (“virgins”), maatjesharing being caught at a point in the life cycle of the fish where it has not spawned yet or formed any milt or roe (thus being "virgin"); the herring is intentionally caught during this window (from roughly late May until early July) as its quality is considered superior to that caught earlier or later in the year.

Herring caught during late spring and early summer, having had time to fatten up after winter but before having produced any milt or roe, eaten (raw) as a delicacy.


Hollandse Nieuwe

Literally, “Hollandic new [catch]”, a TSG product subject to specific quality criteria including the criterium that it be caught and sold between the 1st of May and the 31st of August of a given calendar year, whence the qualifier Nieuwe - it having been caught early in the season and sold while still fresh.

Maatjesharing (fat herring caught before having spawned) that, being a TSG product, must be prepared using traditional Hollandic methods in addition to being subject to other specific quality criteria.

List of traditional specialities guaranteed by country


Europese moerasschildpad

Europese moerasschildpad f (plural Europese moerasschildpadden, diminutive Europees moerasschildpadje n)

Europese moerasschildpadden (plural)
Europees moerasschildpadje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “European pond turtle/terrapin”.

lit

European pond turtle
European pond turtle


waaierduif

nl-noun

waaierduif f (plural waaierduiven, diminutive waaierduifje n)

waaierduiven (plural)
waaierduifje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈʋaːi̯ərˌdœy̯f/

Goura victoria
Goura victoria#Translingual

Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)


kroonduif

kroonduif f (plural kroonduiven, diminutive kroonduifje n)

kroonduiven (plural)
kroonduifje (diminutive neuter)

crowned pigeon (any bird of genus Goura)


ringstaartmaki

ringstaartmaki m (plural ringstaartmaki's, diminutive ringstaartmakietje n)

ringstaartmaki's (plural)
ringstaartmakietje (diminutive neuter)

From ring (“ring”) + staart (“tail”) + maki (“lemur”).


lemuur

nl-noun

lemuur m (plural lemuren, diminutive lemuurtje n)

lemuren (plural)
lemuurtje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin lemures. More at English lemur.


spiering

spiering m (plural spieringen, diminutive spierinkje n)

spieringen (plural)
spierinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch spierinc, from Old Dutch spierinc, from Old Dutch *spīr (“muscle, summit”) + -inc

Osmerus eperlanus
Osmerus eperlanus#Translingual


slaapmuis

slaapmuis m (plural slaapmuizen, diminutive slaapmuisje n)

slaapmuizen (plural)
slaapmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of slaap (“sleep”) or slapen (“to sleep”) + muis (“mouse”).

Any rodent of the family Gliridae (the dormice).


fluwelen zeemuis

fluwelen zeemuis f (plural fluwelen zeemuizen, diminutive fluwelen zeemuisje n)

fluwelen zeemuizen (plural)
fluwelen zeemuisje (diminutive neuter)

Aphrodita aculeata
Wikispecies:Aphrodita aculeata

Synonym of zeemuis (“sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)”)


harlekijnkwartel

harlekijnkwartel m (plural harlekijnkwartels, diminutive harlekijnkwarteltje n)

harlekijnkwartels (plural)
harlekijnkwarteltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of harlekijn (“harlequin”) + kwartel (“quail”).

com+

Coturnix delegorguei
Coturnix delegorguei#Translingual