This page contains the names of birds commonly found in the Celtic-speaking regions.
The forms/endings in brackets are plurals.
| Gaeilge (GE) |
Gàidhlig (GA) |
Gaelg (GV) |
Cymraeg (CY) |
Kernewek (KE) |
Brezhoneg (BR) |
English (EN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| éan (éin) |
eun (eòin) |
ushag (ushagyn) |
aderyn (adar) |
edhen (ydhyn) |
labous (laboused) |
bird |
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GE: lon dubh, céirseach GA: lòn-dubh GV: lhondoo CY: mwylachen (mwylach), aderyn du (adar du) KE: molgh dhu (molghi du) BR: moualc'h EN: blackbird FR: merle LT: turdus merula |
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GE: spideog (-a) GA: brù-dhearg, nighidh, pigidh, roban-roid GV: spittag (-yn) CY: brongoch (-iaid) KE: rudhek (rudhogyon) BR: born-buzhug (borned-buzhug) EN: robin FR: rouge-gorge LT: erithacus rubecula melophilus |
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GE: gealbhan (gealbhain) GA: gealbhonn (gealbhuinn) GV: sparroo (-yn), gialloon (-yn) CY: aderyn y to (adar y to), golfan KE: golvan (golvaned) BR: golvan (golvini) EN: sparrow FR: moineau LT: passer domesticus |
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GE: druid (-eanna) GA: druid (-ean) GV: trutlag (-yn) CY: drudwy (drudwy), aderyn yr eira KE: golvan (golvaned) BR: tridig (-où), brellidi (brelled), lapous du EN: starling FR: étourneau, sansonnet LT: sturnus vulgaris |
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GE: faoileán (faoileáin) GA: faoileag (-ean) GV: foillan (-yn) CY: gwylan (-od) KE: goelann (goelannes) BR: gouelaned (gouelini) EN: seagull FR: mouette, laridae LT: laridae |
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GE: lacha (in) GA: tunnag (-an), lach (-an) GV: thunnag (-yn) CY: hwyaden KE: hos (heyji) BR: houad (houidi) EN: duck FR: canard LT: anatidae |
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GE: bran*, caróg GA: badh-catha, bran* GV: fannag (-yn) CY: brân KE: bran BR: bran EN: crow FR: LT: |
Words with an asterisk * are archaic or obsolete
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Dictionary of Bird Names in Irish
http://gofree.indigo.ie/~cocaomh/HomePage.htm
Mid-Wales bird survey
http://www.aber.ac.uk/ornithology/survey/list.shtml
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