calliope

From Calliope, from Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.

Calliope calliope
Calliope calliope#Translingual

the bird Calliope calliope: Siberian rubythroat


corvo

From Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic *korwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.


tordo

→⇒ Armenian: տորդիկ (tordik)

From Latin turdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.


gazza

Probably from Old High German agaza (“magpie”), from Proto-Germanic *agatjō (“magpie”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Occitan agaça/gacha, French agace, and possibly Catalan garsa.


passero

From Latin passer remodeled as a third-declension noun, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).


cinciallegra

From cincia (“tit”) + allegra (“happy”, “joyous”).


cincia

it-noun

cincia f (plural cince, diminutive cinciarèlla or cincina)

cince (plural)
cinciarèlla (diminutive)
cincina (diminutive)


fringuello

fringuello m (plural fringuelli, diminutive fringuellino or fringuellétto)

fringuelli (plural)
fringuellino (diminutive)
fringuellétto (diminutive)


forapaglie

Verb-object compound, composed of fora (“to pierce”) + paglie (“stalk of straw”).


codibugnolo

From coda (“tail”) + bugnolo (“small basket”).


allodola

From a Vulgar Latin *alaudula, the diminutive of Latin alauda (“lark”), of Gaulish origin. Doublet of alauda.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


cardinale

From Late Latin cardinālis (“cardinal; chief presbyter”).


cardinale rosso

it-noun

cardinale rosso m (plural cardinali rossi)


verdone

From verde (“green”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

affix

Chloris chloris
Chloris chloris#Translingual

European greenfinch, greenfinch (Chloris chloris)


fanello nordico

it-noun

fanello nordico m (plural fanelli nordici)


verdone di Cina

verdone di Cina m (plural verdoni di Cina)


ciuffolotto

From ciufolare, archaic variant of zufolare (“to whistle”).

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual

Eurasian bullfinch, bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)


ciuffolotto scarlatto

ciuffolotto scarlatto m (plural ciuffolotti scarlatti)

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)


merlo acquaiolo

merlo acquaiolo m (plural merli acquaioli)

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

Cinclus cinclus
Cinclus cinclus#Translingual


taccola

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual


taccola

Borrowed from Lombardic tahā, tahhala. Compare German Dohle (“jackdaw”).

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual


pettirosso

From petto (“chest, breast”) + rosso (“red”).


ghiandaia

From Late Latin glandāria, from glandārius (“pertaining to acorns”), derived from Latin glāns (“acorn, nut”).

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual


rondine comune

rondine comune m (plural rondini comuni)


averla

shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)


averla

it-verb

avérla (pronominal, first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) la hò, first-person singular past historic la èbbi or la ébbi, past participle avùto, first-person singular future la avrò, first-person singular subjunctive la àbbia, second-person singular imperative àbbila, auxiliary avére)

avérla (canonical)
la hò (first-person present singular)
la èbbi (first-person historic past singular)
la ébbi (first-person historic past singular)
avùto (participle past)
la avrò (first-person future singular)
la àbbia (first-person singular subjunctive)
àbbila (imperative second-person singular)
avére (auxiliary)
avérla (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
avèndola (gerund)
avènte (participle present)
abbiènte (participle present)
avùto (participle past)
la hò (first-person indicative present singular)
la hài (indicative present second-person singular)
la hà (indicative present singular third-person)
la abbiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
la avéte (indicative plural present second-person)
la hànno (indicative plural present third-person)
la avévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
la avévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
la avéva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
la avevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
la avevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
la avévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
la èbbi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
la ébbi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
la avésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
la èbbe (historic indicative past singular third-person)
la ébbe (historic indicative past singular third-person)
la avémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
la avéste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
la èbbero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
la ébbero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
la avrò (first-person future indicative singular)
la avrài (future indicative second-person singular)
la avrà (future indicative singular third-person)
la avrémo (first-person future indicative plural)
la avréte (future indicative plural second-person)
la avrànno (future indicative plural third-person)
la avrèi (conditional first-person singular)
la avrésti (conditional second-person singular)
la avrèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
la avrébbe (conditional singular third-person)
la avrémmo (conditional first-person plural)
la avréste (conditional plural second-person)
la avrèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
la avrébbero (conditional plural third-person)
la àbbia (first-person present singular subjunctive)
la àbbia (present second-person singular subjunctive)
la àbbia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
la abbiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
la abbiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
la àbbiano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
la avéssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
la avéssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
la avésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
la avéssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
la avéste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
la avéssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
àbbila (imperative second-person singular)
la àbbia (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
abbiàmola (first-person imperative plural)
abbiàtela (imperative plural second-person)
la àbbiano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
avérla (imperative negative second-person singular)
la avére (imperative negative second-person singular)
la àbbia (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
abbiàmola (first-person imperative negative plural)
la abbiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
abbiàtela (imperative negative plural second-person)
la abbiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
la àbbiano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(archaic) Alternative form of avercela (“to hold a grudge”) [with con]


averla piccola

it-noun

averla piccola f (plural averle piccole)

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual


averla maggiore

averla maggiore f (plural averle maggiori)


averla cenerina

averla cenerina f (plural averle cenerine)


averla capirossa

averla capirossa f (plural averle capirossa)

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual


pettazzurro

From petto (“chest, breast”) + azzurro (“azure, blue”).


passero solitario

it-noun

passero solitario m (plural passeri solitari)


fringuello alpino

fringuello alpino m (plural fringuelli alpini)

white-winged snowfinch
white-winged snowfinch

snowfinch, properly the white-winged snowfinch


ballerina bianca

ballerina bianca f (plural ballerine bianche)

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual


ballerina gialla

ballerina gialla f (plural ballerine gialle)

Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea#Translingual


pigliamosche

Verb-object compound, composed of piglia (“to grab”) + mosche (“flies”).


nocciolaia

Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nucifraga caryocatactes#Translingual

spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)


culbianco

From cul(o) (“butt, behind”) + bianco (“white”).

compound

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual


rigogolo

From Vulgar Latin *aurigalbulus (literally “golden-yellow bird”), derived from Latin aurum (“gold”) + galbulus (“yellow bird”).

compound

Oriolus oriolus
Oriolus oriolus#Translingual


cardinale ciuffo rosso

it-noun

cardinale ciuffo rosso m (plural cardinali ciuffo rosso)


cincia dal ciuffo

cincia dal ciuffo f (plural cince dal ciuffo)


cincia bigia alpestre

cincia bigia alpestre f (plural cince bigie alpestri)


passero domestico

passero domestico m (plural passeri domestici)


passera sarda

Passer hispaniolensis
Passer hispaniolensis#Translingual


passera spagnola

passera spagnola f (plural passere spagnole)


passera d'Italia

passera d'Italia f (plural passere d'Italia)


passero italiano

passero italiano m (plural passeri italiani)


passera mattugia

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual


ciuffolotto delle pinete

ciuffolotto delle pinete m (plural ciuffolotti delle pinete)

Pinicola enucleator
Pinicola enucleator#Translingual


zigolo delle nevi

zigolo delle nevi m (plural zigoli delle nevi)


rondine montana

rondine montana f (plural rondini montane)


gracchio alpino

gracchio alpino m (plural gracchi alpini)


gracchio corallino

gracchio corallino m (plural gracchi corallini)

chough, red-billed chough or Cornish chough


topino

Riparia riparia
Riparia riparia#Translingual

sand martin or bank swallow, Riparia riparia


saltimpalo

From saltare (“to jump”) + in (“in”) + palo (“stake, post”).


canarino

canarino del Mozambico o canarino frontegialla

Serinus canaria
Serinus canaria#Translingual


verzellino

From verde (“green”), with an influence from verza (“Savoy cabbage”).

Serinus serinus
Serinus serinus#Translingual


canarino del Mozambico

it-noun

canarino del Mozambico m (plural canarini del Mozambico)

yellow-fronted canary or green singing finch


canarino solforato

canarino solforato m (plural canarini solforati)


canarino solferino

canarino solferino m (plural canarini solferini)


picchio muratore

picchio muratore m (plural picchi muratori)


beccafico

→ English: beccafico

Verb-object compound, composed of becca (“to peck, to peck up”) + fico (“fig”).


sterpazzola di Sardegna

it-noun

sterpazzola di Sardegna f (plural sterpazzole di Sardegna)

spectacled warbler (Sylvia conspicillata, Curruca conspicillata, Melizophilus conspicillatus)


magnanina

Sylvia undata
Sylvia undata#Translingual


picchio muraiolo

picchio muraiolo m (plural picchi muraioli)


scricciolo

Diminutive of Old Italian scriccio, from Lombardic *skrīko; cf. Swedish skrika (“jay”), English shrike.


cesena

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual


merlo dal collare

merlo dal collare m (plural merli dal collare)


tordela

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual


gastrica

averla capirossa
averla capirossa#Italian

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual

Synonym of averla capirossa (“woodchat shrike”) (Lanius senator)

Synonym of averla cenerina (“lesser grey shrike”) (Lanius minor)

Oenanthe hispanica
Oenanthe hispanica#Translingual

Synonym of monachella (“black-eared wheatear”) (Oenanthe hispanica)


cornacchia

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cornacla, alteration of Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx.


checca

Possibly an onomatopoeic form akin to Checca, hypocoristic form of the female given name Francesca.

grattachecca

dessert based on ice and flavours/flavors or syrups

(derogatory, vulgar, slang) fairy, poof, faggot (homosexual who thinks or behaves effeminately)


pappafico

Verb-object compound, composed of pappa (“to gobble up”) + fico (“fig”).


gaggia

From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). Doublet of acacia.

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


gaggia

Borrowed from Ligurian gàggia, from Latin cavea, whence also gabbia and cavea.

(bird hunting) a (now illegal) setup consisting of a spherical cage mounted on top of a pole, on which an owlet rests, which causes birds inside the cage to become agitated, luring wild birds


alauda

Learned borrowing from Latin alauda, borrowed from Gaulish *alawda (“skylark”, literally “tuft”). Synonym and doublet of allodola.

der

spicca l’alauda il volo trillando l’aerea canzone

1877, Giosuè Carducci, Odi barbare [Barbarian Odes], collected in Poesie, Nicola Zanichelli, published 1906, page 862:

The skylark takes flight, warbling the aerial song


batticoda

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + coda (“tail”); compare Romanian codobatură.


cutrettola

From older cutretta, from Latin cauda trepida, calque of Ancient Greek σεισοπυγίς (seisopugís).


lodola

From a deglutination of l'allodola, interpreted as la lodola.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


pispola

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


verdello

From verde (“green”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

(viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)


pipra

From New Latin Pipra, from Ancient Greek πίπρα (pípra, “kind of woodpecker”).


sassello

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


oriolo

Probably via French oriol, from Latin aureolus (“golden”), derived from aurum (“gold”).

(zoology) any member of the Oriolus taxonomic genus


tordo americano

it-noun

tordo americano m (plural tordi americani)


tottavilla

Lullula arborea
Lullula arborea#Translingual


cannareccione

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus arundinaceus#Translingual

great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)


grola

From Late Latin graula, from graulus, variant of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”). See the doublet gracchio (“jackdaw”) or gracchia.

(regional) any bird of the family Corvidae


verdone bastardo

verdone bastardo m (plural verdoni bastardi)

ciuffolotto scarlatto
ciuffolotto scarlatto#Italian

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

Synonym of ciuffolotto scarlatto (“common rosefinch”) Carpodacus erythrinus


diego

(central Italy) Synonym of pettirosso (“European robin”)


gricciolo

From griccio (“curled”) + -olo (diminutive suffix).

af

(Siena, Florence, probably archaic) Synonym of fanello (“linnet”)

Florence; probably archaic; Florence; probably archaic


gricciolo

From griccio (“whim, caprice”) + -olo (diminutive suffix).


rampichino bruno

it-noun

rampichino bruno m (plural rampichini bruni)


rampichino americano

rampichino americano m (plural rampichini americani)

rampichino bruno
rampichino bruno#Italian


testabruna della Nuova Zelanda

testabruna della Nuova Zelanda f (plural testebrune della Nuova Zelanda)


giallone

giallone m (plural gialloni, feminine giallona)

(derogatory) a person with a yellowish complexion


giallone

it-adj

giallone (feminine giallona, masculine plural gialloni, feminine plural giallone)

giallona (feminine)
gialloni (masculine plural)
giallone (feminine plural)


rubbiolo

From Latin rubeolus, derived from rubeus (“red”).


castrocchia

From castrare (“to castrate”), referring to the bird's rapacious habits.


castorchia bigiarella

it-noun

castorchia bigiarella f (plural castorchie bigiarelle)


castorchia tramontana

castorchia tramontana f (plural castorchie tramontane)


castrica

From castrare (“to castrate”). See also castrocchia.

(regional) vernacular name of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae:

Synonym of averla capirossa (“woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)”)

Synonym of averla cenerina (“lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)”)

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual

Synonym of averla piccola (“red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)”)


ghierla capirossa

ghierla capirossa f (plural ghierle capirossa)

(Tuscany) Synonym of averla capirossa (“woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)”)


laniere a testa rossa

laniere a testa rossa m (plural lanieri a testa rossa)


massaiola

From massaia (“housewife”) + -ola (feminine diminutive suffix).

suf

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual

Synonym of culbianco (“northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)”)


petragnola

(regional, central Italy) Synonym of culbianco (“northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)”)


ghierla gazzina

it-noun

ghierla gazzina f (plural ghierle gazzine)


tordela gazzina

tordela gazzina f (plural tordele gazzine)

Synonym of cesena (“fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)”)


gazzarro

(central Italian) Synonym of tordela (“mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)”)


verdone testagrigia

verdone testagrigia m (plural verdoni testagrigia)

Synonym of verdone di Cina (“oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica)”)


verdone asiatico

verdone asiatico m (plural verdoni asiatici)


chiuino

(regional) Synonym of luì piccolo (“chiffchaff”)


grottaione

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


musolongo

(southern Italy) Synonym of cannaiola (“reed warbler”)


cutrettola gialla

cutrettola gialla f (plural cutrettole gialle)

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava
Motacilla flava#Translingual

western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)


malvizzo

From Old French malvis (“redwing”); compare French mauvis (“redwing”) and Spanish malvís.


setaiola

(regional) name of several graminaceous plants


coracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορακίᾱς (korakíās), derived from κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).


piturlo

(figurative, Tuscan) fool, simpleton, nitwit, noodle


castagnolo

(regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)


alaudide

Borrowed from translingual Alaudidae, derived from Latin alauda, borrowed from Gaulish *alawda (“skylark”).

alaudid (member of the Alaudidae taxonomic genus)