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Shrikes
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
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Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
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| cuckoonoun | Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. |
| family laniidaenoun | shrikes |
| laniidaenoun | shrikes |
| loggerheadnoun | The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), an oceanic turtle found throughout the world. |
| siskinnoun | A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus. |
| bullfinchesnoun | The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). |
| lapwingsnoun | Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. |
| greenshanknoun | A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia. |
| bobwhitesnoun | Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas. |
| goshawksnoun | Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter. |
| pochardnoun | Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina. |
| willetnoun | Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. |
| pine martennoun | A species of marten native to Northern Europe, Martes martes. |
| auksnoun | Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. |
| dunlinnoun | A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint. |
| linnetsnoun | A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. |
| phalaropesnoun | Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes. |
| willow warblernoun | Phylloscopus trochilus, common species of Eurasiafrican leaf warbler |
| golden plovernoun | A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America. |
| kingbirdnoun | A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus. |
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