pollo

From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).


zabaione

→ Chinese: 薩巴里安尼 (sàbālǐ'ānní)

→ English: zabaglione

desctree

→ French: sabayon
→ English: sabayon
→ Finnish: sabayon

→ Portuguese: zabaione

Possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”, from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix).

af

sabaia<t:Illyrian barley beer><pos:from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*sab-</i> (“taste”)>

(usually uncountable) zabaglione (custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine)


uovo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Latin ōvum n.
The irregular plural uova reflects a continuation of the Latin plural with /-a/.

un uovo di gallina

meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani


oca

it-noun

oca f (plural oche, diminutive ochina or ochétta, augmentative ocóna, pejorative ocàccia)

oche (plural)
ochina (diminutive)
ochétta (diminutive)
ocóna (augmentative)
ocàccia (pejorative)

Inherited from Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan, Spanish, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansch auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.

cog

(figurative) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)


uccello

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Doublet of augello, which was borrowed from Occitan. Compare Neapolitan auciello, Ligurian öxéllo.

uccellagione

hunting or shooting birds; The season for doing this; the birds killed

uccellaia

a large number of birds;a place where hawking takes place; confused chatter; affair (of the heart); deception; mockery

uccellare

to catch birds or fowl; to fool or trick


gru

From Latin gruem f or m (“crane”), from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Cognate with French grue f, Spanish grua f, Portuguese grou m, Romanian grui m.


ibis

From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian hbj.


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


zafferano

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

bor+

lesser black-backed gull
lesser black-backed gull


condor

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cóndor.


pulcinella di mare

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

Fratercula arctica
Fratercula arctica#Translingual


cigno

From Latin cygnus, cycnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

any member of the Cygnus taxonomic genus – swan


colombo

it-noun

colombo m (plural colombi, diminutive colombino)


papero

papero m (plural paperi, feminine papera, diminutive paperétto or paperìno or paperòtto or paperòttolo or paperùccio, augmentative paperóne, pejorative paperàccio)

paperi (plural)
papera (feminine)
paperétto (diminutive)
paperìno (diminutive)
paperòtto (diminutive)
paperòttolo (diminutive)
paperùccio (diminutive)
paperóne (augmentative)
paperàccio (pejorative)

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare with Spanish parpar (“to quack”).


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.


spatola

Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare spalla, an inherited doublet.


struzzo

→ Hungarian: strucc

→ Romanian: struț

From Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


airone

Partly from French héron, partly from Lombardic heigaro.


anatra selvatica

anatra selvatica f (plural anatre selvatiche)


fagiano

fagiano m (plural fagiani, feminine fagiana)

→ Hungarian: fácán

→ Maltese: faġan

From Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


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.


golo

From Latin galbulus. See also gaulo and gravolo.

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


fringuello

it-noun

fringuello m (plural fringuelli, diminutive fringuellino or fringuellétto)

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


cincia

cincia f (plural cince, diminutive cinciarèlla or cincina)

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


gheppio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós). Compare ghezzo < Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios). Documented in Italian since 1336–8.


gabbiano

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


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”).


nibbio

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *niblus, syncopated form of Latin nibulus, from an alteration of Latin milvus.

Il nibbio e li altri uccelli che battan poco le alie, vanno cercando il corso del vento e quando il vento regnia in alto, allora essi fieno veduti in grande altura, e se regnia basso, essi stanno bassi.

c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Il volo”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 123:

The kite and the other birds that seldom flap their wings, look for the flow of the wind and when the wind reigns high, then they will be seen at great heights, and if it reigns low, they stay low.


cinciallegra

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


picchio

From Vulgar Latin *pīccus, from Latin pīcus, influenced by picchiare. Perhaps derived by means of a hypothetical *pīcculus.


forapaglie

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


falco di palude

it-noun

falco di palude m (plural falchi di palude)


codibugnolo

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


cicogna gozzuta

it-noun

cicogna gozzuta f (plural cicogne gozzute)


sparviere

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz (“sparrow-hawk”), from *sparwô (“sparrow”) + *arô (“eagle”). Compare French épervier. Cognate with sparrow.


astore

Borrowed from Old Occitan austor, from Vulgar Latin *acceptōrem, modification of Latin accipiter (“hawk”). Unlikely to derive from Latin astŭrem (“type of hawk”), considering its stress position.

Eutriorchis astur
Eutriorchis astur#Translingual

Madagascan serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur)


cicogna

From Latin cicōnia, derived from Proto-Indo-European *kekoh₂n-, from the root *keh₂n- (“to sing”).


uria

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


avvoltoio monaco

it-noun

avvoltoio monaco m (plural avvoltoi monaci)

Eurasian black vulture
Eurasian black vulture

Aegypius monachus
Aegypius monachus#Translingual

monk vulture, Eurasian black vulture, black vulture, cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)


anatra mandarina

anatra mandarina f (plural anatre mandarine)


pinguino imperatore

pinguino imperatore m (plural pinguini imperatori)


canapiglia

From canapa (“hemp”), for the greyish-whitish color of its feathers.

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Anas strepera
Anas strepera#Translingual

gadwall (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera)


airone cenerino

airone cenerino m (plural aironi cenerini)

Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea#Translingual


airone rosso

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual


allodola

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

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


marzaiola

Anas querquedula
Anas querquedula#Translingual


martin pescatore

martin pescatore m (plural martin pescatori)


pinguino reale

pinguino reale m (plural pinguini reali)


pinguino

Borrowed from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn.


gufo delle nevi

gufo delle nevi m (plural gufi delle nevi)

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual


francolino

desctree

→ French: francolin
→ Dutch: frankolijn
→ English: francolin


francolino di monte

it-noun

francolino di monte m (plural francolini di monte)


falco coda rossa

falco coda rossa m (plural falchi coda rossa)


poiana calzata

poiana calzata f (plural poiane calzate)

rough-legged buzzard
rough-legged buzzard

Buteo lagopus
Buteo lagopus#Translingual


airone guardabuoi

airone guardabuoi m (plural aironi guardabuoi)

Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis#Translingual


falco pescatore

falco pescatore m (plural falchi pescatori)


tarabuso

tarabuso m (plural tarabusi, diminutive tarabusino)

tarabusi (plural)
tarabusino (diminutive)


cardinale rosso

cardinale rosso m (plural cardinali rossi)


fanello nordico

fanello nordico m (plural fanelli nordici)


verdone

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

affix

Chloris chloris
Chloris chloris#Translingual

European greenfinch, greenfinch (Chloris chloris)


cardinale

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


ciuffolotto scarlatto

it-noun

ciuffolotto scarlatto m (plural ciuffolotti scarlatti)

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)


verdone di Cina

verdone di Cina m (plural verdoni di Cina)


casuario uniappendicolato

casuario uniappendicolato m (plural casuari uniappendicolati)

single-wattled cassowary
single-wattled cassowary

northern cassowary or single-wattled cassowary


casuario australiano

casuario australiano m (plural casuari australiani)

double-wattled cassowary
double-wattled cassowary

southern cassowary or double-wattled cassowary


avvoltoio collorosso

avvoltoio collorosso m (plural avvoltoi collorossi)


cicogna bianca

cicogna bianca f (plural cicogne bianche)


airone bianco maggiore

airone bianco maggiore m (plural aironi bianchi maggiori)

great egret, great white egret, white heron, or common egret (Ardea alba, syn. Casmerodius albus)


casuario di Bennett

casuario di Bennett m (plural casuari di Bennett)


merlo acquaiolo

merlo acquaiolo m (plural merli acquaioli)

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

Cinclus cinclus
Cinclus cinclus#Translingual


ciuffolotto

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

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual

Eurasian bullfinch, bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)


biancone

any within the subfamily Circaetinae of snake eagles


albanella reale

albanella reale f (plural albanelle reali)


albanella minore

albanella minore f (plural albanelle minori)


colombaccio

From colomba (“dove”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

suffix

Columba palumbus
Columba palumbus#Translingual

wood pigeon, ringdove (Columba palumbus)


cigno selvatico

it-noun

cigno selvatico m (plural cigni selvatici)

Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus#Translingual


taccola

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual


taccola

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

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual


piccione

→ Greek: πιτσούνι (pitsoúni)

→ Sardinian: piccione

→ Slavomolisano: pičun

→ Spanish: pichón

Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.

a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon


emù

Borrowed from French émou, from English emu.

Dromaius novaehollandiae
Dromaius novaehollandiae#Translingual


pettirosso

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


lodolaio

Falco subbuteo
Falco subbuteo#Translingual

the hobby or Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)


pinguino saltarocce

pinguino saltarocce m (plural pinguini saltarocce)


pinguino crestato

pinguino crestato m (plural pinguini crestati)

erect-crested penguin
erect-crested penguin


pinguino saltatore

pinguino saltatore m (plural pinguini saltatori)


pinguino macaroni

pinguino macaroni m (plural pinguini macaroni)


pinguino minore

pinguino minore m (plural pinguini minori)


falco pellegrino

falco pellegrino m (plural falchi pellegrini)


pinguino dal becco grosso

pinguino dal becco grosso m (plural pinguini dal becco grosso)

Fiordland crested penguin
Fiordland crested penguin

Fiordland penguin or Fiordland crested penguin


pinguino del Fiordland

pinguino del Fiordland m (plural pinguini del Fiordland)


lanario

Borrowed from Latin lānārius (19th century).


falco della regina

falco della regina m (plural falchi della regina)


pinguino fronte dorata

pinguino fronte dorata m (plural pinguini fronti dorate)


fulmaro

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


pinguino delle Snares

pinguino delle Snares m (plural pinguini delle Snares)

Snares crested penguin
Snares crested penguin

Snares Islands penguin
Snares Islands penguin

Snares penguin, Snares crested penguin or Snares Islands penguin


strolaga mezzana

strolaga mezzana f (plural strolaghe mezzane)

black-throated diver
black-throated diver

Gavia arctica
Gavia arctica#Translingual

black-throated diver, Arctic loon (Gavia arctica)


gallinella d'acqua

gallinella d'acqua f (plural gallinelle d'acqua)


strolaga maggiore

strolaga maggiore f (plural strolaghe maggiori)

great northern diver
great northern diver

great northern diver, common loon (Gavia immer)


strolaga minore

strolaga minore f (plural strolaghe minori)

Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata#Translingual

red-throated diver, red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)


strolaga beccogiallo

strolaga beccogiallo f (plural strolaghe beccogiallo)

Gavia adamsii
Gavia adamsii#Translingual


ibis eremita

Geronticus eremita
Geronticus eremita#Translingual

northern bald ibis, hermit ibis or waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)


strolaga

Perhaps a blend of strologo, strolago (“furtuneteller”) + folaga (“coot”).

Near-synonyms: gavide, gaviforme


ghiandaia

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

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual


corriere

→ Middle French: corier

→ English: courier

desctree

French: courrier
→ Danish: kurer
→ Polish: kurier
→ Turkish: kurye

→ Middle High German: kurier

German: Kurier


aquila urlatrice

it-noun

aquila urlatrice f (plural aquile urlatrici)


aquila di mare di Steller

aquila di mare di Steller f (plural aquile di mare di Steller)


aquila pescatrice africana

aquila pescatrice africana f (plural aquile pescatrici africane)

Haliaeetus vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer#Translingual


aquila pescatrice del Madagascar

aquila pescatrice del Madagascar f (plural aquile pescatrici del Madagascar)

aquile pescatrici del Madagascar (plural)

Madagascan fish eagle
Madagascan fish eagle


rondine comune

rondine comune m (plural rondini comuni)


aquila di Haast

aquila di Haast f (plural aquile di Haast)


aquila arpia

Harpia harpyja
Harpia harpyja#Translingual

harpy eagle, or the American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)


cavaliere d'Italia

cavaliere d'Italia m (plural cavalieri d'Italia)


aquila del Bonelli

aquila del Bonelli f (plural aquile del Bonelli)


aquila gigante della Nuova Zelanda

aquila gigante della Nuova Zelanda f (plural aquile giganti della Nuova Zelanda)

aquile giganti della Nuova Zelanda (plural)


aquila di mare a coda bianca

aquila di mare a coda bianca f (plural aquile di mare a coda bianca)

white-tailed sea eagle
white-tailed sea eagle

white-tailed eagle, sea eagle, erne or white-tailed sea eagle


pernice bianca

pernice bianca f (plural pernici bianche)


averla cenerina

averla cenerina f (plural averle cenerine)


averla piccola

averla piccola f (plural averle piccole)

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual


averla maggiore

averla maggiore f (plural averle maggiori)


gabbiano reale

gabbiano reale m (plural gabbiani reali)


averla capirossa

averla capirossa f (plural averle capirossa)

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual


gabbiano comune

gabbiano comune m (plural gabbiani comuni)


pettazzurro

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


pernice

→ Alemannic German: Parniise

Inherited from Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).


usignolo

From earlier lusignolo, lusignuolo, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, derived from Latin luscinia. Compare rosignolo.


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 present singular)
la avrésti (conditional present second-person singular)
la avrèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
la avrébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
la avrémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
la avréste (conditional plural present second-person)
la avrèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
la avrébbero (conditional plural present 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]


pinguino degli antipodi

it-noun

pinguino degli antipodi m (plural pinguini degli antipodi)


pinguino occhigialli

pinguino occhigialli m (plural pinguini occhigialli)


sparviero dei pipistrelli

sparviero dei pipistrelli m (plural sparvieri dei pipistrelli)

Macheiramphus alcinus
Macheiramphus alcinus#Translingual


gruccione

Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster#Translingual


passero solitario

passero solitario m (plural passeri solitari)


sula bassana

Morus bassanus
Morus bassanus#Translingual


fringuello alpino

fringuello alpino m (plural fringuelli alpini)

white-winged snowfinch
white-winged snowfinch

snowfinch, properly the white-winged snowfinch


pigliamosche

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


ballerina gialla

it-noun

ballerina gialla f (plural ballerine gialle)

Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea#Translingual


ballerina bianca

ballerina bianca f (plural ballerine bianche)

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual


capovaccaio

Neophron percnopterus
Neophron percnopterus#Translingual

Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)


culbianco

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

compound

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual


nocciolaia

Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nucifraga caryocatactes#Translingual

spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)


nitticora

From translingual Nycticorax, from Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ (nuktikórax, “night crow”).

der

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax#Translingual

black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)


assiolo

From Latin axiō + -olo (diminutive suffix).


rigogolo

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

compound

Oriolus oriolus
Oriolus oriolus#Translingual


cincia dal ciuffo

it-noun

cincia dal ciuffo f (plural cince dal ciuffo)


cincia bigia alpestre

cincia bigia alpestre f (plural cince bigie alpestri)


passero mattugio

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual


passero italiano

passero italiano m (plural passeri italiani)


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 domestico

passero domestico m (plural passeri domestici)


cardinale ciuffo rosso

cardinale ciuffo rosso m (plural cardinali ciuffo rosso)


falco pecchiaiolo

falco pecchiaiolo m (plural falchi pecchiaioli)


pellicano comune

pellicano comune m (plural pellicani comuni)

great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus onocrotalus#Translingual


pavone

pavone m (plural pavoni, feminine pavona or pavonessa)

pavoni (plural)
pavona (feminine)
pavonessa (feminine)

→ Bulgarian: пау́н (paún)

→ Macedonian: паун (paun)

→ Sardinian: pavoni, povoni (Campidanese)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: паун

Latin script: paun


fagiano comune

fagiano comune m (plural fagiani comuni)


picchio cenerino

picchio cenerino m (plural picchi cenerini)

grey-headed woodpecker
grey-headed woodpecker


svasso maggiore

svasso maggiore m (plural svassi maggiori)


svasso piccolo

svasso piccolo m (plural svassi piccoli)


spatola minore

spatola minore f (plural spatole minori)


zigolo delle nevi

zigolo delle nevi m (plural zigoli delle nevi)


voltolino

(zoology) a bird from the Porzana genus, usually a crake


ciuffolotto delle pinete

ciuffolotto delle pinete m (plural ciuffolotti delle pinete)

Pinicola enucleator
Pinicola enucleator#Translingual


mignattaio

From mignatta (“leech”) + -aio (suffix denoting an occupation). The zoological sense derived from the archaic belief that the bird fed on leeches.

suffix

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus#Translingual


rondine montana

it-noun

rondine montana f (plural rondini montane)


petrello di Madera

petrello di Madera m (plural petrelli di Madera)


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


berta minore mediterranea

berta minore mediterranea f (plural berte minori mediterranee)

Puffinus yelkouan
Puffinus yelkouan#Translingual


gracchio corallino

gracchio corallino m (plural gracchi corallini)

chough, red-billed chough or Cornish chough


avocetta

→ French: avocette
→ English: avocet

→ Portuguese: avoceta

→ Spanish: avoceta

Possibly from a corruption of Latin avis (“bird”).


gracchio alpino

gracchio alpino m (plural gracchi alpini)


topino

Riparia riparia
Riparia riparia#Translingual

sand martin or bank swallow, Riparia riparia


gabbiano tridattilo

gabbiano tridattilo m (plural gabbiani tridattili)

black-legged kittiwake
black-legged kittiwake

kittiwake, properly the black-legged kittiwake


saltimpalo

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


gufo sghignazzante

it-noun

gufo sghignazzante m (plural gufi sghignazzanti)


beccaccia

woodcock, properly the Eurasian woodcock


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 solferino

canarino solferino m (plural canarini solferini)


canarino solforato

canarino solforato m (plural canarini solforati)


canarino del Mozambico

canarino del Mozambico m (plural canarini del Mozambico)

yellow-fronted canary or green singing finch


picchio muratore

picchio muratore m (plural picchi muratori)


pinguino delle Galapagos

pinguino delle Galapagos m (plural pinguini delle Galapagos)


pinguino africano

pinguino africano m (plural pinguini africani)


pinguino del Capo

pinguino del Capo m (plural pinguini del Capo)


pinguino di Humboldt

pinguino di Humboldt m (plural pinguini di Humboldt)


pinguino di Magellano

pinguino di Magellano m (plural pinguini di Magellano)


rondine di mare

rondine di mare f (plural rondini di mare)


beccapesci

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


fraticello

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


tortora dal collare orientale

it-noun

tortora dal collare orientale f (plural tortore dal collare orientale)

Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared dove

collared dove, properly the Eurasian collared dove


allocco

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin uluccus.


magnanina

Sylvia undata
Sylvia undata#Translingual


sterpazzola di Sardegna

it-noun

sterpazzola di Sardegna f (plural sterpazzole di Sardegna)

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


beccafico

→ English: beccafico

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


fagiano di monte

it-noun

fagiano di monte m (plural fagiani di monte)


gallina prataiola

gallina prataiola f (plural galline prataiole)


picchio muraiolo

picchio muraiolo m (plural picchi muraioli)


merlo dal collare

merlo dal collare m (plural merli dal collare)


tordela

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual


scricciolo

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


cesena

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual

Synonym of colombella (“stock dove (Columba oenas)”)


barbagianni

From barba (“uncle”, dialectal Northern Italy and Ticino) + Gianni (“Italian given name equivalent to Johnny”).


astore codalunga

it-noun

astore codalunga m (plural astori codalunga)

Urotriorchis macrourus
Urotriorchis macrourus#Translingual

long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)


uccello rapace

uccello rapace m (plural uccelli rapaci)


uovo di Pasqua

uovo di Pasqua m (plural uova di Pasqua f)


procellaria

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


baza

Aviceda cuculoides
Aviceda cuculoides#Translingual

African cuckoo-hawk, African baza (Aviceda cuculoides)


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)


tucano

it-adj

tucano (feminine tucana, masculine plural tucani, feminine plural tucane)

tucana (feminine)
tucani (masculine plural)
tucane (feminine plural)

Named after the Tucano people, whose name itself is from Tucano.


tuorlo

Il tuorlo d'uovo è una delle principali fonti della vitamina A.

Egg yolk is one of the primary sources of vitamin A.


granduca

→ Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقه (granduka)

Turkish: granduka

Univerbation of gran (“great; big”) + duca (“duke”).


cappone

From Vulgar Latin *cappō, *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō. Compare English capon, French chapon, Portuguese capão, Spanish capón.


falcone

Il falcone, per la sua alterigia e superbia, vole signioreggiare e sopraffare tutti li altri uccelli che son di rapina, e sen desidera essere solo; e spesse volte s’è veduto il falcone assaltare l’aquila, regina delli uccelli.

c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Allegorie ed emblemi”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 307:


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)


occhione

From occhio (“eye”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

af

Eurasian stone-curlew
Eurasian stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus
Burhinus oedicnemus#Translingual

(ornithology) any member of the Burhinus taxonomic genus, particularly a Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

Pagellus bogaraveo
Pagellus bogaraveo#Translingual

(ichthyology) blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)


dugo

(northern Italy) Synonym of gufo reale (“Eurasian eagle owl”)


marangone

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


mugnaia

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


pappafico

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


quattrocchi

it-noun

quattrocchi m or f by sense (invariable)

From quattro (“four”) + occhi (“eyes”), as used in the expression a quattr'occhi (“in private”).

quattrocchi d'Islanda

Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)

quattrocchi minore

Tra gli anatidi figurano il quattrocchi (Bucephala clangula), svernante in laguna in branchi di modesta entità, (...)

1995, Giovanni Caniato, Eugenio Turri, Michele Zanetti, La laguna di Venezia, Unesco, page 121:

Bucephala clangula
Bucephala clangula#Translingual

(ornithology, masculine only) a goldeneye, especially the common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)


beccaccino

Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago gallinago#Translingual


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


garrito

chirping, screech, twittering (of birds)


alcione

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


jacana

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã.


uovo alla coque

it-noun

uovo alla coque m (plural uova alla coque f)


gabbianello

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

affix

Hydrocoloeus minutus
Hydrocoloeus minutus#Translingual


palombo

(ichthyology) any member of the genus Mustelus

any member of the genus Mustelus
common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)


cigno nero

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus#Translingual


nottola

desctree

→ French: noctule (latinised to serve as a species name)
→ English: noctule
→? Catalan: nòctul
→ Spanish: nóctulo
→ New Latin: noctula

→ Medieval Latin: noctula

Inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive from Latin noctua (“night-owl”). Documented in Italian as early as the thirteenth century.

Caprimulgus europaeus

Myliobatis aquila

Nyctalus noctula

various species of birds or bats, such as:


moriglione

Aythya ferina
Aythya ferina#Translingual


torcicollo

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + collo (“neck”).

it-verb-obj

Jynx torquilla
Jynx torquilla#Translingual


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


piccionaia

pigeon loft, pigeonhole, pigeon coop, dovecote


chea

Borrowed from English kea, from Maori kea.

Coordinate term: caca

Nestor notabilis
Nestor notabilis#Translingual


totano

(mollusk) European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)

Tringa totanus
Tringa totanus#Translingual

certain wading birds (Tringa spp.)
common redshank (Tringa totanus)

Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes#Translingual

Tringa incana
Tringa incana#Translingual

tattlers (Tringa brevipes and Tringa incana)


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).


albastrello

Derived, with the diminutive suffix -ello, from a Vulgar Latin *albaster, *albastrum (whence also Romanian albastru (“blue”)), from Latin albus (“white”).

Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa stagnatilis#Translingual


pantana

Tringa nebularia
Tringa nebularia#Translingual


falaropo

phalarope (bird of the genus Phalaropus)


caprimulgo

nightjar, nighthawk, bullbat, goatsucker


chiù

Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)


colombella

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual


collotorto

From collo (“neck”) + torto (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 1 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Catalan colltort.


croccolone

Gallinago media
Gallinago media#Translingual


corriere grosso

it-noun

corriere grosso m (plural corrieri grossi)


lodola

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

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


fetonte

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


gambecchio

Calidris minuta
Calidris minuta#Translingual

gambecchio comune
gambecchio comune#Italian

any of several small birds, but especially the little stint (Calidris minuta); more fully gambecchio comune


uovo al tegamino

uovo al tegamino m (plural uova al tegamino f)


uovo di giornata

uovo di giornata m (plural uova di giornata f)


uova strapazzate

scrambled eggs (a dish made by beating and frying eggs, sometimes mixed with milk)


gorgheggiatore

gorgheggiatore m (plural gorgheggiatori, feminine gorgheggiatrice)

gorgheggiatori (plural)
gorgheggiatrice (feminine)


gorgoglione

(regional) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


guardabuoi

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard”) + buoi (“oxen”).

it-verb-obj

Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis#Translingual


merope

Borrowed from translingual Merops, from Latin merops, from Ancient Greek μέροψ (mérops).


mignattino

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

Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias niger#Translingual

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


otarda

great bustard (and similar birds of family Otididae)


palomba

Feminine of palombo or from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus.


piovanello

Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ferruginea#Translingual


pispola

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


pittima

Uncertain. Perhaps related to the first entry.


chimango

Borrowed from Spanish chimango, of Aymara origin.

Milvago chimango
Milvago chimango#Translingual


verdello

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

affix

(viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)


voltapietre

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) + pietre (“stones”).

it-verb-obj

Arenaria interpres
Arenaria interpres#Translingual


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


tarabusino

From tarabuso + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Ixobrychus minutus
Ixobrychus minutus#Translingual


uovo affogato

it-noun

uovo affogato m (plural uova affogate f)


uovo all'ostrica

uovo all'ostrica m (plural uova all'ostrica f)


uovo in camicia

uovo in camicia m (plural uova in camicia f)


uovo all'occhio di bue

uovo all'occhio di bue m (plural uova all'occhio di bue f)

uova all'occhio di bue (feminine plural)

Literally, “egg made in the shape of an ox's eye”.


sgarza ciuffetto

it-noun

sgarza ciuffetto f (plural sgarze ciuffetto)

Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides#Translingual


tordo americano

tordo americano m (plural tordi americani)


urubù dalla testa nera

Coragyps atratus
Coragyps atratus#Translingual

the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus), or carrion crow


acceggia

(archaic, Tuscan) Synonym of beccaccia (“woodcock”)


damigella di Numidia

damigella di Numidia f (plural damigelle di Numidia)


vespiere

From vespa (“wasp”) + -iere, because it eats chiefly wasps, hornets and similar insects.


caradrio

From Latin charadrius (“plover”), from Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós).


tottavilla

Lullula arborea
Lullula arborea#Translingual


aquila di mare

aquila di mare f (plural aquile di mare)


aquila spiegata

aquila spiegata f (plural aquile spiegate)

(heraldry) spread eagle, eagle displayed (with outstretched wings)


cannareccione

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus arundinaceus#Translingual

great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)


gueia

From Old High German wīhī. Compare German Weihe (“kite”).


bozzago

Borrowed from Occitan buzac, from Latin buteō (“buzzard”).


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


colombino

it-adj

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombini, feminine plural colombine)

colombina (feminine)
colombini (masculine plural)
colombine (feminine plural)


colombino

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


renello

From rena (“sand”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

(central Italy) Synonym of smeriglio (“merlin”)


verdone bastardo

it-noun

verdone bastardo m (plural verdoni bastardi)

ciuffolotto scarlatto
ciuffolotto scarlatto#Italian

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

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


palombaccio

From palombo (“wood pigeon”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

suffix

Synonym of colombaccio (“wood pigeon, ringdove”)


cigno dal collo nero

it-noun

cigno dal collo nero m (plural cigni dal collo nero)

Cygnus melancoryphus
Cygnus melancoryphus#Translingual

black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)


cigno trombettiere

cigno trombettiere m (plural cigni trombettieri)

Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus buccinator#Translingual


fionchetto

From fionco + -etto (diminutive suffix).

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


cigno coscoroba

cigno coscoroba m (plural cigni coscoroba)

Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba coscoroba#Translingual


cocalina

Synonym of corriere grosso (“common ringed plover”)


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


fionco

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

inh

Synonym of rondine di mare (“common tern”)


girifalco

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


ridenna

Borrowed from Sicilian, from Arabic رَدَّانَة (raddāna, “spindle”), derived from رَدَن (radan, “thread spun”).

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Synonym of canapiglia (“gadwall (Mareca strepera)”)


diego

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


sverlare

it-verb

sverlàre (first-person singular present svèrlo, first-person singular past historic sverlài, past participle sverlàto, auxiliary avére)

sverlàre (canonical)
svèrlo (first-person present singular)
sverlài (first-person historic past singular)
sverlàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sverlàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sverlàndo (gerund)
sverlànte (participle present)
sverlàto (participle past)
svèrlo (first-person indicative present singular)
svèrli (indicative present second-person singular)
svèrla (indicative present singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sverlàte (indicative plural present second-person)
svèrlano (indicative plural present third-person)
sverlàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sverlàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sverlàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sverlavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sverlavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sverlàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sverlài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sverlàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sverlò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sverlàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sverlàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sverlàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sverlerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sverlerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sverlerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sverlerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sverleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sverlerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sverlerèi (conditional first-person present singular)
sverlerésti (conditional present second-person singular)
sverlerèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
sverlerébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
sverlerémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
sverleréste (conditional plural present second-person)
sverlerèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
sverlerébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
svèrli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
svèrli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
svèrli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sverliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
svèrlino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sverlàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sverlàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sverlàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sverlàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sverlàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sverlàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
svèrla (imperative second-person singular)
svèrli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sverlàte (imperative plural second-person)
svèrlino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sverlàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
svèrli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sverlàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
svèrlino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive) to twitter, chirp (of birds)


falco predatore

it-noun

falco predatore m (plural falchi predatori)


aquila anatraia minore

aquila anatraia minore m (plural aquile anatraie minori)

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Clanga pomarina#Translingual


poiana grigia

gray hawk, Mexican goshawk (Buteo plagiatus)


gricciolo

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


colombo viaggiatore

it-noun

colombo viaggiatore m (plural colombi viaggiatori)

piccione viaggiatore
piccione viaggiatore#Italian

Alternative form of piccione viaggiatore


piccione viaggiatore

piccione viaggiatore m (plural piccioni viaggiatori)

carrier pigeon, homer, homing pigeon, racer, racing pigeon


rampichino bruno

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)


gabbiano testabruna

gabbiano testabruna m (plural gabbiani testebrune)

brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)


anatra dal becco rosso

anatra dal becco rosso f (plural anatre dal becco rosso)

Anas erythrorhyncha
Anas erythrorhyncha#Translingual


cuculo terragnolo beccorosso

cuculo terragnolo beccorosso m (plural cuculi terragnoli becchirossi)

Neomorphus pucheranii
Neomorphus pucheranii#Translingual

red-billed ground cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii)


hocco maggiore

hocco maggiore m (plural hocco maggiori)


hocco becco a rasoio

hocco becco a rasoio m (plural hocco becchi a rasoio)

razor-billed curassow
razor-billed curassow

Mitu tuberosum
Mitu tuberosum#Translingual


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


ossifraga del sud

ossifraga del sud f (plural ossifraghe del sud)

Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes giganteus#Translingual

southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)


quaglia comune

quaglia comune f (plural quaglie comuni)


pernice del bambù montana

pernice del bambù montana f (plural pernici del bambù montane)

Bambusicola fytchii
Bambusicola fytchii#Translingual

mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)


pernice del bambù di Taiwan

pernice del bambù di Taiwan f (plural pernici del bambù di Taiwan)

Taiwan bamboo partridge (Bambusicola sonorivox)


pernice del bambù della Cina

pernice del bambù della Cina f (plural pernici del bambù della Cina)

Bambusicola thoracicus
Bambusicola thoracicus#Translingual

Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)


sula del Capo

Morus capensis
Morus capensis#Translingual


pernice del bambù

pernice del bambù f (plural pernici del bambù)


poiana di Harris

poiana di Harris f (plural poiane di Harris)

Parabuteo unicinctus
Parabuteo unicinctus#Translingual


poiana delle Hawaii

poiana delle Hawaii f (plural poiane delle Hawaii)

Buteo solitarius
Buteo solitarius#Translingual


poiana delle Galapagos

poiana delle Galapagos f (plural poiane delle Galapagos)

Buteo galapagoensis
Buteo galapagoensis#Translingual


poiana codarossa

poiana codarossa f (plural poiane codarossa)

Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis#Translingual


poiana della Giamaica

poiana della Giamaica f (plural poiane della Giamaica)

poiana codarossa
poiana codarossa#Italian


rubbiolo

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


giallone

giallone m (plural gialloni, feminine giallona)

(derogatory) a person with a yellowish complexion


laniere a testa rossa

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

averla capirossa
averla capirossa#Italian

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual

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


castorchia bigiarella

castorchia bigiarella f (plural castorchie bigiarelle)


castorchia tramontana

castorchia tramontana f (plural castorchie tramontane)


ghierla capirossa

ghierla capirossa f (plural ghierle capirossa)

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


ghierla gazzina

ghierla gazzina f (plural ghierle gazzine)

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


massaiola

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

suf

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual

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


tordela gazzina

it-noun

tordela gazzina f (plural tordele gazzine)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

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


petragnola

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


codibianco

vernacular name of various species of bird


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)”)


gazzarro

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual

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


castrocchia

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


verdone asiatico

verdone asiatico m (plural verdoni asiatici)

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


verdone testagrigia

verdone testagrigia m (plural verdoni testagrigia)


becco a scarpa

becco a scarpa m (plural becchi a scarpa)


lofoforo

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).


piovanello maggiore

piovanello maggiore m (plural piovanelli maggiori)

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual


chiuino

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


alloccherello

From allocco (“tawny owl”) + -erello (diminutive suffix).

af

Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)


chiurlo maggiore

it-noun

chiurlo maggiore m (plural chiurli maggiori)


piovanello comune

piovanello comune m (plural piovanelli comuni)

Synonym of piovanello (“curlew sandpiper”)


chiurlettino

From chiurletto + -ino (diminutive suffix).

piovanello pancianera
piovanello pancianera#Italian

Synonym of piovanello pancianera (“dunlin”)


piovanello pancianera

piovanello pancianera m (plural piovanelli pancianera)

Calidris alpina
Calidris alpina#Translingual


chiurlo piccolo

chiurlo piccolo m (plural chiurli piccoli)

Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus#Translingual


chiurlotto mezzano

chiurlotto mezzano m (plural chiurlotti mezzani)


chiurletto

From chiurlo (“curlew”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).


gufetto

From gufo (“owl”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).


grucciolo

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


mangiaapi

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + api (“bees”).

it-verb-obj

(central Italy) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


gaulo

From Latin galbulus. See also golo and gravolo.


gravolo

From Latin galbulus or Latin graculus. See also gaulo and golo.

(regional) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


bertola cenerina

it-noun

bertola cenerina f (plural bertole cenerine)

Synonym of airone cenerino (“grey heron”)


bertola bianca

bertola bianca f (plural bertole bianche)

airone bianco maggiore
airone bianco maggiore#Italian

Synonym of airone bianco maggiore (“great egret”)


musolongo

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


vaccaia bigia

Synonym of capovaccaio (“Egyptian vulture”)


pittima minore

pittima minore f (plural pittime minori)

Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica#Translingual


pittima reale

Limosa limosa
Limosa limosa#Translingual


teccola

Probably a conflation of taccola (“jackdaw”) with the above lemma.


tecca

(central Italy) Synonym of pittima reale (“black-tailed godwit”)


pivieressa

Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola#Translingual


tricoglosso

Borrowed from New Latin Trichoglossus, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, trico- + -glosso.


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.

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


calopsitta

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”).

uder

cockatiel (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest)


verticollo

From Latin vertō (“to turn”) + collo (“neck”).


setaiola

(regional) name of several graminaceous plants


coracia

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


coccoveggia

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

der

(obsolete) Synonym of civetta (“little owl”)


gheggia

Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.


piturlo

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


falco grillaio

it-noun

falco grillaio m (plural falchi grillai)

Falco naumanni
Falco naumanni#Translingual


castagnolo

(regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)


piviere dorato

piviere dorato m (plural pivieri dorati)

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


voltolino eurasiatico

voltolino eurasiatico m (plural voltolini eurasiatici)

Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana#Translingual


voltolino australiano

voltolino australiano m (plural voltolini australiani)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea#Translingual


voltolino americano

voltolino americano m (plural voltolini americani)

Porzana carolina
Porzana carolina#Translingual


bartramia

any bird of the Bartramia taxonomic genus


alaudide

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

alaudid (member of the Alaudidae taxonomic genus)


beccogiallo

From becco (“beak”) + giallo (“yellow”).

Ceuthmochares aereus
Ceuthmochares aereus#Translingual