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There are many bird species in Iran. There are 560 of them. If you like birds or if you simply want to know the names of the main birds in Iranian, this lesson is for you!
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Bathroom, Months of the Year, Nut & Christmas.
List of birds in Persian[edit | edit source]
Bird name | In Persian | Transliteration | IPA |
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swan | قو | Ghu | [ɣu:] |
Nightingale | بُلبُل | Bolbol | [bol-bol] |
Eagle | عُقاب | Oghab | [oɣa:b] |
Vulture | کَرکَس | Karkas | [kær-kæs] |
Ostrich | شُتُرمُرغ | Shotor morgh | [ʃotor-morɣ] |
Duck | اُردَک | Ordak | [ordæk] |
Pigeons | کَبوتَر | Kabootar | [kæbu:tær] |
Swallow | پَرَستو | Parastoo | [pæræstu:] |
Cock | خُروس | Khoroos | [Xoru:s] |
Owl | جُغد | Joghd | [d͡ʒoɣ-d] |
Magpie | زاغ | Zagh | [zaɣ] |
Peacock | طاووس | Tavoos | [ta:vu:s] |
Canary | قَناری | Ghanary | [ɣæna:ri] |
Sparrow | گُنجِشک | Gonjeshk | [gond͡ʒeʃ-k] |
Turkey | بوقَلَمون | Booghalamoon | [bu:ɣælæmu:n] |
Hen | مُرغ | Morgh | [morɣ] |
Partridge | کَبک | Kabk | [kæb-k] |
Crow | کَلاغ | Kalagh | [kæla:ɣ] |
Quail | بِلدِرچین | Belderchin | [bel-der-t͡ʃin] |
Crane | دُرنا | Dorna | [dorna:] |
Goose | غاز | Ghaz | [ɣa:z] |
Woodpecker | دارکوب | Darkoob | [da:r-ku:b] |
Robin | سینه سُرخ | Sineh sorkh | [sineh-sorx] |
Flamingo | فِلامینگو | Flamingo | [fla:mingo] |
Proverbs[edit | edit source]
Kill two bird with one stone[edit | edit source]
با یک تیر دو نشان زدن
Birds of a feather flock together[edit | edit source]
پرنده با پرنده باز با باز کند همجنس با همجنس پرواز
The ostrich was asked to carry a load, it said. I’m a bird. It was asked to fly, it said, I’m a camel[edit | edit source]
به شترمرغ گفتن بار ببر گفت من مرغم گفتن خب پرواز کن گفت من شترم
A needle for an elephant, a club for an ant[edit | edit source]
سوزن به شتر، گرز به مور
The cat dreams of meat[edit | edit source]
گربه خواب گوشت میبیند
Even a lion will eat flies when it has no food[edit | edit source]
شیر هم وقتی غذایی ندارد، مگس میخورد
The fox, when it ages, becomes a prophet[edit | edit source]
روباه وقتی پیر میشود، نبی میشود
Don't take the silence of the rabbit as proof of its stupidity[edit | edit source]
سکوت خرگوش را به حساب نادانی او نگذار
Videos[edit | edit source]
Birds and other animals in Iranian Persian - Pronunciation by a Native Speaker:
Sources[edit | edit source]
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