2-syllable Birds that end with Y

List of 2-syllable Birds that end with Y

1

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A bold, intelligent corvid with vivid blue, white, and black plumage native to eastern North America, a notorious mimic that imitates hawks to scare other birds.

2

Booby

Sula nebouxii

A large, torpedo-shaped seabird that hunts by plunge-diving from heights of 30 metres — remarkable for its sky-blue or bright red feet used in elaborate courtship displays, and for colonial nesting on remote islands.

3

Hobby

Falco subbuteo

A dashing, long-winged falcon — sleek and swift, with the silhouette of a large swift, the hobby is one of Britain's most aerial predators, specialising in catching dragonflies and swallows in flight at speed; adults have slate-grey upperparts, heavily streaked underparts, and vivid rusty-red thighs and undertail; a summer visitor from Africa, arriving in late spring when dragonflies emerge.

4

Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

A large North American gamebird domesticated by Indigenous Americans, surviving through the European-introduced Christmas-and-Thanksgiving traditions, with wild populations recovering to abundance after near-extinction.