ornithologistsomeone who studies birds
What the word
someone who studies birds
ornithologist
birdwatcher (hobbyist)
birder (informal)
birdman (archaic)
naturalist (broader)
Synonym
ornithologist
bird scientist (general) birdman (informal) birdwatcher (amateur) twitcher (informal) birder (informal)
Thesaurus
ornithologist
People
birder (informal) twitcher (informal) birdwatcher bird-lover bird fancier egg collector (historical) ringer (British) bander (American)
Birds
bird fowl waterfowl wader raptor songbird passerine seabird shorebird gamebird migrant vagrant (rare) endemic (local)
Study & Science
ornithology birdwatching twitching (informal) ringing (British) banding (American) taxonomy ethology ecology migration study conservation checklist life list
Equipment
binoculars scope (telescope) field guide notebook mist net bird band leg ring hide (British) blind (American) feeder nest box
Actions
observe watch identify spot twitch (informal) list record band ring mist-net census survey stake out pish (birding)
Places
hide reserve wetland marsh estuary woodland hedgerow cliff seabird colony migration hotspot flyway nesting site
Calls & Signs
song call chip note alarm call plumage molt nest egg chick fledgling droppings feather
Terms & Idioms
lifer (birding) tick (birding) dip (birding) rarity mega (birding) patch (birding) twitch (birding) birding trip dawn chorus
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