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In general, terms have been defined as they apply to birds. Nevertheless, many terms (especially those naming basic anatomical structures or biological principles) apply to a range of living things beyond birds. In most cases, terms that apply only to birds are noted as such. Most terms that are bolded in the text of the Handbook of Bird Biology ap... View more

The English scientific literature is full of technical terms that in many cases do not have equivalent, standard terms in Spanish. Because finding accurate terms while translating texts for ornithological journals (this explains the avian bias) has been often difficult for us, during the past few years we have been building this glossary, which rep... View more

Search for information on birds by taxonomic order or alphabetically. Mainly provides general information on bird species, but frequently includes the French and Spanish names for the species under the "Other Names" section.

Searchable both ways in all pairs with the Find function (Ctrl + F in most browsers). Latin names provided under the heading Scientific.

Diccionario de terminología relacionada con la ornitología.

Multilingual glossary of ornithological terms

downloadable xls file

Good if you know the latin name. Huge variety of languages included.

Good for most european bird names, but may not include latest changes in names (last updated 1997), but a good place to start.