2-syllable Birds that start with P

List of 2-syllable Birds that start with P

1

Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

A medium-sized grey parrot widely regarded as the most cognitively gifted bird species, capable of imitating human speech and demonstrating reasoning beyond simple mimicry.

2

Partridge

Perdix perdix

A plump, ground-dwelling game bird of European farmland and hedgerows — the "pear tree" bird of the twelve days of Christmas, now in serious decline across much of its range due to agricultural intensification.

3

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

A large pheasant native to South Asia whose male sports a vivid iridescent train and elaborate fan display, the textbook example of sexual selection in evolution.

4

Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

The largest living penguin species and the only animal to breed during the Antarctic winter, enduring the planet's harshest conditions.

5

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant)

A large game bird native to Asia — introduced to North America and Europe for hunting, with the iridescent ring-necked males and mottled-camouflage females being among the most familiar farmland birds in their introduced range.

6

Plover

Charadrius and Pluvialis spp.

A family of compact, fast-running shorebirds found on beaches, mudflats, and grasslands worldwide — famous for the killdeer's broken-wing distraction display that lures predators away from the nest.

7

Puffin

Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin)

A small black-and-white seabird with a colorful triangular bill — capable of holding 10+ fish in its beak at once, nesting in cliff burrows by the millions, and increasingly threatened by warming oceans.