Language/Iranian-persian/Vocabulary/Bird

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!

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List of birds in Persian

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

Kill two bird with one stone

با یک تیر دو نشان زدن

Birds of a feather flock together

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

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

سوزن به شتر، گرز به مور

The cat dreams of meat

گربه خواب گوشت می‌بیند

Even a lion will eat flies when it has no food

شیر هم وقتی غذایی ندارد، مگس می‌خورد

The fox, when it ages, becomes a prophet

روباه وقتی پیر می‌شود، نبی می‌شود

Don't take the silence of the rabbit as proof of its stupidity

سکوت خرگوش را به حساب نادانی او نگذار

Videos

Birds and other animals in Iranian Persian - Pronunciation by a Native Speaker:

Sources

• https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-iran

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