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1 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) putns* * *putns -
2 humming-bird
noun (a small brightly-coloured American bird which makes a humming sound with its wings.) kolibri -
3 waterfowl
noun or noun plural (a bird or birds which live on or beside water.) ūdensputns; ūdensputni* * *ūdensputns -
4 blackbird
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5 falcon
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6 gull
((often seagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white.) kaija* * *kaija; vientiesis, muļķis; piemuļķot -
7 kingfisher
noun (a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.) zivju dzenis* * *zivju dzenis -
8 magpie
(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) žagata* * *žagata; tenku vācele, pļāpa; gadījuma priekšmetu kolekcionārs; trāpījums mērķa otrajā aplī no ārmalas -
9 migrant
noun (a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated: The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; ( also adjective) migrant workers.) migrants, pārceļotājs* * *pārceļotājs; gājputns -
10 nightingale
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11 owl
(a type of bird that flies at night and feeds on small birds and animals.) pūce* * *pūce; uzpūtīgs nelga -
12 ptarmigan
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13 songbird
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14 starling
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15 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) grifs; maitu lija* * *plēsoņa; maitu lija -
16 wader
noun (any of several types of bird that wade in search of food.) bridējputns* * *bridējputns; ūdenszābaki -
17 warbler
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18 woodpecker
noun (a type of bird which pecks holes in the bark of trees, searching for insects.) dzenis* * *dzenis -
19 cagebird
noun (a bird, eg a canary, suitable for keeping in a cage.) dekoratīvais putns -
20 mynah
(a small tropical bird that can mimic human speech.)
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