noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ wild
▪ caged
▪ exotic , rare
▪ common
▪ endangered
▪ game
▪ predatory
▪ migratory
▪ native
▪ aquatic , forest , grassland , land , marine , sea (usually seabird ) , tropical , wading , woodland
▪
Seabirds flocked above our heads.
▪ song (usually songbird )
▪ backyard ( AmE ), garden ( BrE )
▪ pet
▪ breeding , nesting
▪ flightless
▪ adult , baby
▪ extinct
… OF BIRDS
▪ flock
BIRD + VERB
▪ circle , flit , fly , glide , soar , swoop , swoop down
▪
We watched a ~ of prey swoop down on a mouse.
▪ hop
▪ flap its wings , flutter
▪ land (on sth)
▪
A ~ landed on my shoulder.
▪ perch on sth
▪ flock
▪ migrate
▪
The ~s migrate in September.
▪ chirp , sing , twitter , warble
▪ peck
▪
~s pecking at the corn
▪ feed on sth
▪ build a nest , nest
▪
~s nesting on the roof of the church
▪ breed , lay eggs
▪ moult/molt
BIRD + NOUN
▪ species
▪ call , song (usually birdsong )
▪ bird's nest
▪ sanctuary
▪ conservation
▪ habitat
▪ life
▪
an area with a very varied ~ life
▪ population
▪ watcher , watching (usually birdwatcher , birdwatching )
▪ enthusiast , lover
▪ feeder
▪ table ( BrE )
▪
They set up a ~ table in the garden.
▪ bath
▪ cage (usually birdcage )
▪ seed (usually birdseed )
▪ droppings , poo ( BrE , informal ), poop ( AmE , informal )
▪ feathers
▪ dog (= used in hunting) ( AmE )
▪ flu
▪ strike (= when a bird hits a plane)
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of passage (= a migratory bird) , a ~ of prey
▪ a breed of ~ , a species of ~ , a type of ~