7-Letter Birds Starting with 'P'

A bird of paradise belonging to the genus Parotia, native to the mountain forests of New Guinea, characterized by the adult males possessing six long, wire-like feathers with spatulate tips extending from the sides of the head.

Any of various flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, native almost exclusively to the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings modified into flippers for swimming.

A large male peafowl of the pheasant family, native primarily to Asia, renowned for its loud calls and brilliant iridescent plumage, especially its sweeping upper tail coverts which it fans out in a courtship display.

A large, heavily built water bird of the family Pelecanidae, native to temperate and tropical regions worldwide, characterized by a long beak and a massive throat pouch used for catching fish and draining water before swallowing.

A widely distributed dabbling duck (Anas acuta) found across North America, Europe, and Asia, characterized by its elegant profile and the long, slender, pointed central tail feathers of the male.

Any of several species of songbirds endemic to New Guinea, particularly noted for being among the few known types of poisonous birds, as their skin and feathers contain potent batrachotoxins.

A very small woodpecker belonging to the subfamily Picumninae, found primarily in the tropical regions of South America and Asia, distinguished from typical woodpeckers by having a soft tail rather than stiff tail feathers for climbing.

A Eurasian diving duck (Aythya ferina) of the Anatidae family, typically found in freshwater lakes and characterized in the male by a distinctive reddish-brown head, a black breast, and a pale grey back.

A massive, extinct eagle native to the South Island of New Zealand, recognized as the largest eagle to have ever existed and known as an apex predator that hunted moa.

Any of several small African estrildid finches belonging to the genus Pytilia, characterized by brightly colored plumage, especially red wings, and frequently kept as aviary birds.