Bird Names in Punjabi With English Translations
I live in India, and I speak Hindi, Punjabi and English very well. I have also been learning some more languages.
This page contains information on the names of common birds in the Punjabi language.
Birds are a very important part of human life. When a child starts going to school, he will certainly be taught the various names of birds.
Here you will get to know the names of different birds in the Punjabi language. Punjabi names of birds have also been provided with their English translations in a list to assist Punjabi learners.
| Bird Name in English | Bird Name in Punjabi (Roman Letters) | Bird Name in Punjabi (Gurumukhi Script) |
|---|---|---|
Parrot | Tota | ਤੋਤਾ |
Pigeon | Kabootar | ਕਬੂਤਰ |
Crow | Kaa | ਕਾ |
Sparrow | Chiri | ਚਿੜੀ |
Peacock | Mor | ਮੋਰ |
Swan | Hans | ਹੰਸ |
Owl | Ulloo | ਉਲੂ |
Nightingale | Koyal | ਕੋਇਲ |
Duck | Batakh | ਬੱਤਖ |
Cock | Kukkar | ਕੁੱਕੜ |
Eagle | Ell | ਇਲ |
Hawk | Baaj | ਬਾਜ਼ |
Quail | Batera | ਬਟੇਰਾ |
Flamingo | Raajhans | ਰਾਜਹੰਸ |
Partridge | Titar | ਤਿਤਰ |
Ostrich | Shaturmurgh | ਸ਼ਤਰਮੁਰਗ |
Vulture | Gidh | ਗਿਧ |
White-Breasted Waterhen | Jalkukri | ਜਲ-ਕੂਕੜੀ |
Myna | Maina | ਮੈਨਾ |
Stork | Bagla | ਬਗੁਲਾ |
Woodpecker | Lakkar tukk | ਲਕੜ ਟੁੱਕ |
Swallow | Abaabeel | ਅਬਾਬੀਲ |
Kingfisher | Kingfisher | ਕਿੰਗਫੀਸ਼ਰ |
Turkey | Turkey | ਤੁਰਕੀ |
Parrot
The parrot is called tota in Punjabi. It is written as ਤੋਤਾ in Punjabi.
Pigeon
The noun used for "pigeon" in Punjabi is kabootar. It is written as ਕਬੁੂਤਰ in Punjabi.
Crow
The crow is called kaa in Punjabi. It is written as ਕਾ in Punjabi.
Sparrow
The small, cute sparrow bird is called chiri in Punjabi. It is written as ਚਿੜੀ in Punjabi.
Peacock
The Punjabi noun for the peacock, the national bird of India, is mor. It is written as ਮੋਰ in Punjabi.
Swan
The white swan is called hans in Punjabi. It is written as ਹੰਸ in Punjabi.
Owl
The Punjabi name for "owl" is ulloo. This bird name is also used as a slang for "moron" in Punjabi. It is written as ਉਲੂ in Punjabi.
Nightingale
The Punjabi name for nightingale is koyal. It is written as ਕੋਇਲ in Punjabi.
Duck
The duck is called batakh in Punjabi. It is written as ਬੱਤਖ in Punjabi.
Cock
The Punjabi name for "cock" is kukkar. It is written as ਕੁੱਕੜ in Punjabi.
Eagle
The Punjabi name for an eagle is ell. It is written as ਇਲ in Punjabi.
Hawk
The hawk is called baaj in Punjabi. It is written as ਬਾਜ਼ in Punjabi.
Quail
The noun for "quail" in Punjabi is batera. It is written as ਬਟੇਰਾ in Punjabi.
Flamingo
The Punjabi name for the flamingo is raajhans. It is written as ਰਾਜਹੰਸ in Punjabi.
Partridge
The partridge is called titar in Punjabi. It is written as ਤਿੱਤਰ in Punjabi.
Ostrich
The ostrich is called shaturmurgh in Punjabi. It is written as ਸ਼ਤਰਮੁਰਗ in Punjabi.
Vulture
The vulture is called gidh in Punjabi. It is written as ਗਿੱਧ in Punjabi.
White-breasted waterhen
The white-breasted waterhen is called jalkukri in Punjabi. It is written as ਜਲ-ਕੂਕੜੀ in Punjabi.
Myna
The myna is called maina in Punjabi. It is written as ਮੈਨਾ in Punjabi.
Stork
The Punjabi name for "stork" is bagla. It is written as ਬਗੁਲਾ in Punjabi.
Woodpecker
The name for woodpecker in Punjabi is lakkar tukk. It is written as ਲਕੜ ਟੁੱਕ in Punjabi.
Swallow
The Punjabi name for the bird "swallow" is abaabeel. It is written as ਅਬਾਬੀਲ in Punjabi .
Kingfisher
The name for kingfisher in Punjabi is kingfisher. It is written as ਕਿੰਗਫੀਸ਼ਰ in Punjabi.
Turkey
The bird name turkey translates to turkey in Punjabi. It is written as ਤੁਰਕੀ in Punjabi.
It's quiz time now!
For each question, choose the best answer. The answer key is below.
- What is the name for parrot in Punjabi?
- Tota
- Maina
- What would you call a sparrow in Punjabi language?
- Kukkar
- Chiri
- What is the Punjabi name for quail?
- Batera
- Titar
- What is the Punjabi name for hawk?
- Baaj
- Ell
- The duck is called ............ in Punjabi.
- Batakh
- Koyal
- Ulloo
Answer Key
- Tota
- Chiri
- Batera
- Baaj
- Batakh
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