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1. A pink parrot with a pompadour
3. The smallest bird in the world
8. A small parrot commonly kept as a pet, they have yellow heads and red cheeks
9. A small type of bird whose prey mainly consists of bees and wasps hence the name
12. A group of birds known for their diversity and extravagant display of color and behaviors
16. An all black corvid commonly associated with death and are widely considered to be one of the smartest birds
17. The much cuter cousin too the potoo
19. Tiny vibrant birds, they have green backs and heads and often have bright red on their throat
21. A large vulture with a ring of plumage around its bald neck
22. A medium-sized green parakeet with a black stripe on its neck and a bright reddish-orange beak
24. A group of seabirds that have colorful feet
26. A group of small birds named after their alarm calls, they have big heads and are very curious
29. A small to medium sized songbird with a brightly colored chest, a popular superhero is named after them
31. Group of large sea birds known for having large wingspans
33. A type of pheasant known for their colorful iridescent feathers
35. A small tannish bird with black and white stripes and large crest-like head plumage
38. A small bird with a distinctive wing shape, they have white underbellies and glossy backsides
39. A large stork with a huge beak, people are often scared of them
42. The largest bird
43. The ancestor to the domesticated chicken
48. The second most eaten bird and staple food for thanksgiving
50. A large, grey, tropical, raptor with lots of head plumage
51. A bird whose most notable for laying their eggs in other birds nests
52. A wading bird with a long, slim, curved bill
57. A large bodied waterfowl, they are often associated with romanticism
60. A small bird with a blackish-blue color, they have a unique courting behavior where they build a structure and decorate it with blue materials
61. A type of bird found throughout Africa and southern Asia, they have huge bills and most species have a large crest
62. The larger bearded cousin to the crow
65. A type of black and white seabird with a distinctly shaped bill, they are related to a larger extinct flightless member with the same name
66. A black and white diving bird with a very distinct call
70. A large vulture with a beard, they are one of the rarest European raptors and lack a bald head
71. A strange jungle bird, the chicks have tiny claws for climbing
73. A small seabird with a thin and sharp bill, they make very long migrations
76. A medium sized songbird, the Beatles did a song named after them in 1968
78. White seabirds that are closely related to boobys, they have yellow tinted head and black tipped wings
81. A small flightless bird with a long thing beak, it has the same name as a fruit
82. A large type of parrot, they come in many different colors
83. A large ratite from Australia
84. A pink wading bird with an oddly shaped beak
85. A medium-sized bird native to new Zealand with blue on its wings and a white tuft on the neck
87. A small bird with a lot of maneuverability, they have distinctive wing shapes
90. Similar to cranes but they also deliver babies to people
91. A very similar bird to the quail, they can be gifted on the first day of Christmas when accompanied with a pear tree
92. Cousin to the nightjar, they have even larger mouth and a heavy brow
93. A small ground bird, they are often used for food and cannot fly long distances
94. A domesticated species of bird, they are the most commonly eaten bird
95. A medium sized songbird with glossy black feathers, the European ones are highly invasive in North America
99. A large bodied group of ground birds, they often have colorful feathers and are often hunted
100. The loudest bird
106. A very large long necked wading bird with a spear like beak, some species have dark colored eye stripes connected to off shooting head plumage
107. A bird of prey known for eating carrion
110. Birds in the family Picidae, they often make holes in trees using a rapid pecking motion, they have extremely long tongues that wrap around their skull
112. A large Australian kingfisher with a distinct and loud call
113. The fastest animal on the planet capable of dive at speeds around 240 mph
114. A small type of heron with shorter necks, they tend to stick their neck out to camouflage and look like a branch
116. A group of tall, large, wading birds with long and sharp beaks
117. A black diving seabird, some species are flightless
118. A small parakeet with many colors, they are associated with romanticism
119. A very scary bird with huge yellow eyes and a giant frog mouth
120. A mid-sized, brightly colored, tropical bird, they were sacred to the ancient Aztecs
122. A black and red parrot with a sharp beaks, its name is reference to the popular monster from Bram Stoker's famous novel from
124. A bird of prey with large talons meant for fishing, they are excellent divers
125. A small bird with bright orange feathers, it has a half-moon crest like a sliced orange
126. A sea bird often associated with dangerous weather by sailors
127. A small unassuming bird that catches and impales prey on spikes it finds
128. A dove whose call often evokes nostalgia, their calls can be mistaken for an owls

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2. One of the most popular owls, they are larger in size and are characterized by their head plumage giving them a "horned" look
4. A medium-sized bird that is known to be very mean and dangerous, they live in Australia and despite their misleading name are not real corvids
5. A type of small bird of prey known for being fast and agile
6. A small raptor that shares its name with a colorful, flying children's toy
7. A large raptor with a white head and yellow beak
8. A type of small songbirds with noticeable sexual dimorphism, the males of a species found in north America are bright red
10. A common Eurasian corvid with blue on its wings and a tan body
11. A medium sized songbird that mimics the calls of other birds, they also play a role in a popular novel by Harper Lee
13. A small parakeet with a variety of colors, they are the most common type of pet bird
14. A small owl known for screaming
15. A large wading bird with a distinctly shaped bill, some species can have pink coloration
18. A group of colorful and tropical birds from central and western Africa, they have long tail feathers
20. A large seabird with a large sack connected to their bill
23. A large hawk with a loud screech, people often think their screech belongs to the bald eagle
24. A light colored owl with large and flat disc faces
25. The largest of the cracid family, they often live in tropical climates
27. A type of rail with predominantly black feathers, they are similar to ducks despite not being closely related
28. A type of yellow finch found in north America
30. A common north American corvid with a crest, white underbelly, blue from head to tail, and a black stripe around its neck
32. A tall African bird of prey, that have long eyelashes and head plumage
34. A small bland colored bird from sub-saharan Africa, they have developed a relationship with humans and lead them to bee nest where they feed
36. A common city bird, they were once domesticated but were cast aside when people figured out better ways of mail transportation
37. A type of small parrot that come in a variety of colors, the name is more common in bird keeping but all are found in central and south america
40. A white owl who lives in cold climates, harry potter had this kind of owl
41. Medium-sized birds with large spear like bills, they catch their prey by diving in the water from the air
44. A large brown raptor with a yellow beak, they are one of Mexico's national birds
45. A plump brown wading bird, they have an odd behavior that looks like dancing
46. A parakeet with many colors, they have a blue head
47. A group of small common songbirds with brown colored feathers, some have black on their throats and faces
49. A small type of falcon that uses a type of "hovering" technique when hunting
53. A small owl that makes its home underground, they can mimic they rattle of rattlesnakes
54. A much larger cousin of the vulture
55. A small parrot with very prevalent sexual dimorphism, the males are primarily bright green and the females are typically red and blue
56. A common species of duck, they have very apparent sexual dimorphism
58. A type of diving bird, they have thin necks and round bodies, although most can fly flightless species do exist
59. A medium-sized bird that is actually poisonous
63. A small round bird often associated with weddings
64. A very small bird with a verity of long and thin beaks, they drink nectar
67. A critically endangered tropical raptor, their wing span can get to as large as 8 feet
68. A wading bird whose name comes from there extremely long and thin legs
69. One of the largest raptors, they live and hunt near the ocean and are brown with white tipped shoulders
72. A small seabird with a proportionately long bottom bill
74. A black and white plump seabird,they have rounded, sharp, and colorful bills
75. A wading bird with extremely long toes, they carry their babies under their plumage making it look like they have a bunch of legs
77. An intelligent type of falcon that lives in the Americas
79. A tiny round wren with bright blue colors
80. A large, colorful, and dangerous bird with a large bony crest
86. One of the most common seabirds, they are known for stealing food and eating trash
88. A group of small songbirds, the different species in the Galapagos helped Darwin make the theory of evolution
89. A primarily ground bird with long tail feathers, they are capable of mimicking almost any noise
91. Flightless sea birds that range in size, they are thick bodied and primarily live in the southern hemisphere
94. A medium sized grey bird that mimics the calls of cats
96. A very fast running desert bird, they are known through an old slapstick cartoon
97. A very colorful large bird, they are often found free roaming zoos and people often refer to the species with the male specific name
98. A type of crane most notable for their head plumage
101. A type of heron, they are often completely white
102. A medium sized parrot with a bright red tail, they are considered one of the smartest birds
103. A black seabird that has a large red air sack for display
104. The largest raptor
105. A type of small wading bird, they often live next to the ocean, they quickly run back and forth when waves are uncovering things in the sand
108. A common African ground bird, they are often temperamental, they are often compared to chickens
109. A critically endangered, large, tropical, flightless, green parrot
111. A medium sized African bird with a brightly colored beak, they hang onto large mammals and eat parasites though they have been known to eat their flesh
115. A small bird with flat smooth plumage, they have red tipped wings that get their color from a secretion they make
116. A white parrot with yellow crest plumage
121. A medium-sized bird with a huge bill, they live in the tropical regions of the Americas and have jagged edges on their beaks
123. A large bodied territorial waterfowl, they are known to migrate and can be very aggressive