Animals - Birds

budgie - andulka

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

cock - kohout

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

dove - holubice, hrdlička

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

duck - kachna

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

eagle - orel

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

falcon - sokol

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

flamingo - plameňák

noun - a large pink bird with long legs

goose - husa

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

hawk - jestřáb

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

hen - slepice

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

heron - volavka

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

hummingbird - kolibřík

noun - a very small bird that can fly backwards

chicken - slepice, kur domácí

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

kiwi - kiwi

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

ostrich - pštros

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

owl - sova

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

parrot - papoušek

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

peacock - páv

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

pelican - pelikán

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

penguin - tučňák

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

pheasant - bažant

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

pigeon - holub

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

sparrow - vrabec

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

stork - čáp

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

swallow - vlaštovka

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

swan - labuť

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

turkey - krocan, krůta

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

vulture - sup

noun - a large bird that usually eats dead animals

woodpecker - datel, strakapoud

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