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2-syllable Birds that start with S

Birds pronounced in 2 syllables that begin with S — full profile for each.

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List of 2-syllable Birds that start with S

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    Seagull

    Laridae (family)

    A common term for various gull species — adaptable scavenger-omnivores found at coastlines, parking lots, garbage dumps, and inland lakes worldwide, with the herring gull and ring-billed gull being among the most familiar.

    2

    Siskin

    Spinus spinus

    A small, lively finch of conifers and birch woodland — the male is a bright greenish-yellow bird with a streaked black cap; siskins form acrobatic feeding flocks in alder and birch trees in winter, and have become one of the most popular garden feeders in Britain since learning to exploit nyjer seed feeders.

    3

    Skylark

    Alauda arvensis

    A brown farmland bird famous for its sustained, complex hovering song — the male rises vertically to 300 metres and sings continuously for up to an hour, the quintessential sound of the open countryside in Romantic poetry and folk culture.

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    Sparrow

    Passer domesticus (house sparrow); various Passerellidae species

    A small, brown, ubiquitous songbird — the house sparrow following human settlements globally, the native New World sparrows often confused with it, all unfussy about food and habitat.

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    Spoonbill

    Platalea leucorodia

    A tall, all-white wading bird with a spatula-shaped bill that sweeps side to side through shallow water — one of Europe's most spectacular wetland birds, and a conservation success story after near-extinction in northwestern Europe.

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    Starling

    Sturnus vulgaris (European starling)

    A glossy black songbird with iridescent purple-green sheen — native to Eurasia but introduced to North America in 1890 by Shakespeare enthusiasts, now one of the most invasive bird species in the Western Hemisphere.

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    Sunbird

    Nectarinia famosa

    Africa and Asia's answer to the hummingbird — small, fast, and brilliantly iridescent nectar feeders that perch rather than hover, with long curved bills designed for specific flower shapes.

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    Swallow

    Hirundo rustica (barn swallow); Hirundinidae family

    A graceful, fast-flying songbird that catches insects on the wing — the barn swallow nesting in human structures across the Northern Hemisphere, performing transcontinental migrations.

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