Animals - Birds

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All kinds of birds



budgie
budgie - andulka
BrE
/'bʌdʒi:/
AmE
/'bʌdʒi:/

noun, British English - a small colourful bird (similar to a parrot) often kept as a pet in a cage


cock
cock - kohout
BrE
/'kɒk/
AmE
/'kɑ:k/

noun, British English - a male chicken, usually with colourful feathers


dove
dove - holubice, hrdlička
BrE
/'dʌv/
AmE
/'dʌv/

noun - a white bird that is used as a symbol of peace


duck
duck - kachna
BrE
/'dʌk/
AmE
/'dʌk/

noun - a bird that lives on or near water, it has short legs and a wide beak


eagle
eagle - orel
BrE
/'i:gl/
AmE
/'i:gl/

noun - a very large bird that can fly and eats small animals, often called 'King of Birds'


falcon
falcon - sokol
BrE
/'fɔ:lkən/
AmE
/'fælkən/

noun - a bird that eats little animals, it can be trained by people to hunt with them


flamingo
flamingo - plameňák
BrE
/flə'mɪŋgəʊ/
AmE
/flə'mɪŋgoʊ/

noun - a large pink bird with long legs


goose
goose - husa
BrE
/'gu:s/
AmE
/'gu:s/

noun - a large white bird which is often kept on farm, it is bigger than a duck


hawk
hawk - jestřáb
BrE
/'hɔ:k/
AmE
/'hɔ:k/

noun - a large bird that kills and eats small animals, it is smaller than an eagle


hen
hen - slepice
BrE
/'hen/
AmE
/'hen/

noun - a female chicken, a farm bird that is kept for eggs and meat


heron
heron - volavka
BrE
/'herən/
AmE
/'herən/

noun - a large bird that lives near water, it has long legs and a long neck


hummingbird
hummingbird - kolibřík
BrE
/'hʌmɪŋbɜ:d/
AmE
/'hʌmɪŋbɜ:rd/

noun - a very small bird that can fly backwards


chicken
chicken - slepice, kur domácí
BrE
/'tʃɪkən/
AmE
/'tʃɪkən/

noun - a farm bird that cannot fly, a hen or a rooster, people eat its meat


kiwi
kiwi - kiwi
BrE
/'ki:wi:/
AmE
/'ki:wi:/

noun - a bird from New Zealand with a long beak, it cannot fly


ostrich
ostrich - pštros
BrE
/'ɒstrɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɑ:strɪtʃ/

noun - a very large bird from Africa, it has got a long neck and legs and can run very fast and cannot fly


owl
owl - sova
BrE
/'aʊl/
AmE
/'aʊl/

noun - a bird that flies and hunts small animals at night


parrot
parrot - papoušek
BrE
/'pærət/
AmE
/'pærət/

noun - a colourful exotic bird which people often keep as a pet, it sometimes learns to say real words


peacock
peacock - páv
BrE
/'pi:ˌkɒk/
AmE
/'pi:ˌkɑ:k/

noun - a large bird with a beautiful green and blue tail


pelican
pelican - pelikán
BrE
/'pelɪkən/
AmE
/'pelɪkən/

noun - a large bird with a large beak in which it can hold water


penguin
penguin - tučňák
BrE
/'peŋgwɪn/
AmE
/'peŋgwɪn/

noun - a sea bird with a black and white body, it cannot fly and lives in the Antarctic


pheasant
pheasant - bažant
BrE
/'feznt/
AmE
/'feznt/

noun - a bird with a long tail, people often hunt them


pigeon
pigeon - holub
BrE
/'pɪdʒɪn/
AmE
/'pɪdʒɪn/

noun - a grey bird that we can usually see in towns


sparrow
sparrow - vrabec
BrE
/'spærəʊ/
AmE
/'spæroʊ/

noun - a small brown bird common in many parts of the world


stork
stork - čáp
BrE
/'stɔ:k/
AmE
/'stɔ:rk/

noun - a large bird with long legs and a long beak, it is usually black and white


swallow
swallow - vlaštovka
BrE
/'swɒləʊ/
AmE
/'swɑ:loʊ/

noun - a small bird that migrates in winter and eats insects


swan
swan - labuť
BrE
/'swɒn/
AmE
/'swɑ:n/

noun - a large white bird with a long neck, it lives on lakes and rivers


turkey
turkey - krocan, krůta
BrE
/'tɜ:ki/
AmE
/'tɜ:rki/

noun - a large farm bird which is usually eaten on special days, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving


vulture
vulture - sup
BrE
/'vʌltʃə/
AmE
/'vʌltʃər/

noun - a large bird that usually eats dead animals


woodpecker
woodpecker - datel, strakapoud
BrE
/'wʊdpekə/
AmE
/'wʊdpekər/

noun - a bird with a long bill, it climbs trees and drums on them with its sharp bill to get food




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