zafferano

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

bor+

lesser black-backed gull
lesser black-backed gull


pulcinella di mare

After its appearance, said to resemble that of theatrical character Pulcinella.

Fratercula arctica
Fratercula arctica#Translingual


gabbiano

From a derivative of Latin gāvia, possibly a Vulgar Latin root *gavianus. Compare Italian gavotta (“sort of red mullet”).


uria

From Ancient Greek οὐρία (ouría, a kind of duck).


fulmaro

New Latin, from Old Norse full (“foul”) + mar (“gull”), from its aroma.


gabbiano reale

it-noun

gabbiano reale m (plural gabbiani reali)


gabbiano comune

gabbiano comune m (plural gabbiani comuni)


sula bassana

Morus bassanus
Morus bassanus#Translingual


pellicano comune

pellicano comune m (plural pellicani comuni)

great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus onocrotalus#Translingual


petrello

great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera

Juan Fernández petrel Pterodroma externa

Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis

white-necked petrel Pterodroma cervicalis

black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis

Masatierra petrel Pterodroma defilippiana

Mangareva petrel ?†Pterodroma leucoptera


petrello di Madera

petrello di Madera m (plural petrelli di Madera)


berta minore mediterranea

berta minore mediterranea f (plural berte minori mediterranee)

Puffinus yelkouan
Puffinus yelkouan#Translingual


gabbiano tridattilo

gabbiano tridattilo m (plural gabbiani tridattili)

black-legged kittiwake
black-legged kittiwake

kittiwake, properly the black-legged kittiwake


fraticello

From frate (“friar”) + -icello (diminutive suffix).


rondine di mare

it-noun

rondine di mare f (plural rondini di mare)


beccapesci

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


procellaria

any of several seabirds of the family Procellariidae, especially the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters


marangone

From Medieval Latin mergō, mergōnem, from Latin mergus (cf. smergo, Portuguese mergulhão, Spanish somorgujo, Sicilian maraguni). Also cognate with Venetan marangon and Romansch marangun (“carpenter”).


mugnaia

(central Italy) Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)


alcione

From Latin alcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).


gabbianello

From gabbiano (“seagull”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

Hydrocoloeus minutus
Hydrocoloeus minutus#Translingual


fetonte

From New Latin, from Latin Phaethon, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaéthōn).


mignattino

From mignatta (“leech”) + -ino (“-ine”).

Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias niger#Translingual

(by extension, ornithology) any member of the Chlidonias taxonomic genus


colombino

From colombo (“dove”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


cocalina

Synonym of corriere grosso (“common ringed plover”)


fionco

From Latin fūrunculus (“pilferer, petty thief”). Doublet of foruncolo.

inh

Synonym of rondine di mare (“common tern”)


fionchetto

From fionco + -etto (diminutive suffix).

(Tuscany) Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)


fottivento

Verb-object compound, composed of fotti (“to fuck”) + vento (“wind”), from their quick and acrobatic flying style.

it-verb-obj

Synonym of succiacapre (“Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)”)

Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus#Translingual


gabbiano testabruna

it-noun

gabbiano testabruna m (plural gabbiani testebrune)

brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)


fetonte beccorosso

fetonte beccorosso m (plural fetonti becchirossi)

Phaethon aethereus
Phaethon aethereus#Translingual

red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)


fetonte codarossa

fetonte codarossa m (plural fetonti coderosse)

red-tailed tropicbird
red-tailed tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Phaethon rubricauda#Translingual

red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)


sula australiana

sula australiana f (plural sule australiane)

Morus serrator
Morus serrator#Translingual


sula del Capo

Morus capensis
Morus capensis#Translingual


ossifraga del sud

ossifraga del sud f (plural ossifraghe del sud)

Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes giganteus#Translingual

southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)