la golondrinaswallow (bird) · lah goh-lohn-DREE-nah
el mirloblackbird · el MEER-loh
el ruiseñornightingale · el rroo-ee-seh-NYOR
el canariocanary · el kah-NAH-ryoh
el pájaro carpinterowoodpecker · el PAH-hah-roh kahr-peen-TEH-roh
Birds of prey and large birds in Spanish
El águila uses el before its stressed initial a, but it is feminine: un águila blanca. The article does not tell you the bird’s biological sex.
Many animal nouns keep one grammatical gender for both sexes; add macho or hembra when that distinction matters.
el águilaeagle · el AH-gee-lah
el gavilánhawk · el gah-bee-LAHN
el halcónfalcon · el ahl-KOHN
el buitrevulture · el BWEE-treh
el búhoowl · el BOO-oh
el cuervocrow · el KWEHR-boh
el avestruzostrich · el ah-behs-TROOS
el pavo realpeacock · el PAH-boh rreh-AHL
Water birds and tropical birds in Spanish
La gaviota is a seagull and el cisne a swan. The written ü in pingüino tells you to pronounce the u.
Loro is a general parrot word; guacamayo is specifically a macaw.
el patoduck · el PAH-toh
el gansogoose · el GAHN-soh
el cisneswan · el SEES-neh
la gaviotaseagull · lah gah-BYOH-tah
el pelícanopelican · el peh-LEE-kah-noh
el flamencoflamingo · el flah-MEHN-koh
el pingüinopenguin · el peen-GWEE-noh
el loroparrot · el LOH-roh
el guacamayomacaw · el gwah-kah-MAH-yoh
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Birds in Spanish: full list
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Quick answer:bird (general) is el ave, small bird is el pájaro, sparrow is el gorrión, swallow (bird) is la golondrina, blackbird is el mirlo, nightingale is el ruiseñor, canary is el canario, and woodpecker is el pájaro carpintero.
