Bird Names in English for Kids with Pictures and Pronunciation
Here are bird names in English with pictures and Arabic meanings, the parts of a bird like wing and beak, bird sounds as they are said in English, plus short sentences and activities for home.
- Suitable age
- 4 to 7 years
- Suggested time
- 10 minutes a day
- name at least 8 birds in English.
- know the parts of a bird: wing, beak and feather.
- say a sentence about birds, like Birds can fly.
- copy some bird sounds the way they are said in English.
Bird Names in English
بطة Parts of a Bird
عشّ 
بيضة Bird Sounds in English
English speakers imitate bird sounds with different words from Arabic, and children love them:
| Bird | Its sound in English |
|---|---|
| duck | quack quack |
| hen | cluck cluck |
| rooster | cock-a-doodle-doo |
| chick | cheep cheep |
| owl | hoot hoot |
| bird | tweet tweet |
Short Sentences About Birds
| Sentence | Teaches |
|---|---|
| Birds can fly. | can + an action |
| Penguins can’t fly. | can’t (cannot) |
| The owl is in the tree. | Where something is |
| The bird is in the nest. | in |
Steps for Teaching at Home
- Around you: start with the birds your child sees: pigeons, chickens and ducks.
- The sound: make the bird’s sound in English and ask your child to say its name: quack quack… duck!
- Parts of a bird: point to the wing and the beak in a picture and say each part’s name.
- The sentence: teach Birds can fly, then ask about each bird: Can a penguin fly?
An Activity: Fly or Freeze
Say the names of animals and birds one after another. If it’s a bird that flies, your child spreads their arms like wings and says: Fly! If it’s an animal that doesn’t fly, like cat or penguin, your child freezes. This reviews bird names and teaches the difference between what flies and what doesn’t.
For other animal names with pictures and audio: Animals in English for Kids. And for a first hundred words: 100 English Words for Kids.
Look out of the window or in the garden for a bird, and copy its sound in English: tweet tweet.
Bird sounds in English and Arabic on the board, and the children guess the bird from its sound.
Summary
- bird is one; birds is more than one.
- Start with birds your child sees around them, like duck, hen and dove.
- Bird sounds in English differ from Arabic: a duck says quack quack.
- Birds can fly teaches the verb fly and the word can.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between hen and chicken?
hen is the female, and rooster is the male. chicken is the general word, and also means the chicken meat we eat.
Is a penguin a bird?
Yes, a penguin is a bird with feathers and wings, but it can’t fly. It swims with its wings. That’s why we say: Penguins can’t fly. They can swim.
What’s the difference between dove and pigeon?
Both mean the same family of birds. dove is often used for small white doves, and pigeon for the birds we see in squares and cities.
