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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
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:

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