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I can hear an owl outside :]

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Greek vocabulary: Common birds edition

*bold “th” is pronounced like a regular th, all other instances of th here are actually pronounced as th in this, that, there, mother etc

** i always as ee, never as eye

*** gh is like the French r

eagle - αετός - aetós (ah-eh- TOS) (m)

swallow - χελιδόνι - helithóni (n)

Sparrow - σπουργίτι - spuryíti (n)

Chicken (young) - κοτόπουλο - kotópulo (n)

Hen (female colloquial) - κότα - kóta (f)

Chicken / hen (archaic) - όρνις / όρνιθα - órnis / órnitha (f)

(Hence ornithology.)

Rooster - πετεινός - petinós (m)

Rooster (colloquial) - κόκορας - kókoras (m)

Rooster (archaic) - αλέκτωρ - aléktor (m)

Woodpecker - δρυοκολάπτης - thriokoláptis (m)

Hawk - γεράκι - yeráki (n)

Vulture - όρνιο - órño (n)

Vulture - γύπας - yípas (m)

Raven / crow - κόρακας / κοράκι - kórakas / koráki (m / n)

Penguin - πιγκουίνος - piguínos (m)

Parrot - παπαγάλος - papaghálos (m)

Parrot (archaic) - ψιττακός - psitakós (m)

(Hence the scientific name and psittacosis disease.)

Quail - ορτύκι - ortíki (n)

Pheasant- φασιανός - fassianós (m)

Duck - πάπια - pápya (f)

Goose - χήνα - hína (f)

Pigeon - περιστέρι - peristéri (n)

Swan - κύκνος - kíknos (m)

(Hence the Latin and then scientific name Cygnus as well as the constellation.)

Cuckoo - κούκος - kúkos (m)

Owl (colloquial) - κουκουβάγια - kukuváya (f)

Owl (archaic) - γλαύκα - ghláfka (f)

Seagull - γλάρος - ghláros (m)

Stork - πελαργός - pelarghós (m)

Pelican - πελεκάνος - pelekános (m)

Peacock - παγώνι - paghóni (n)

Partridge - πέρδικα - pérthika (f)

Lark - κορυδαλλός - korithalós (m)

Magpie - καρακάξα - karakáxa (f)

Collared dove - δεκαοχτούρα - thekaochtúra (f)

Thrush - τσίχλα - tsíchla (f)

Jay - κίσσα - kíssa (f)

Nightingale - αηδόνι - aithóni (ah - ee - THO- nee) (n)

Robin - κοκκινολαίμης - kokinolémis (m)

Crane - γερανός - yeranós (m)

Ostrich - στρουθοκάμηλος - struthokámilos (f)

(From Ancient Greek to Latin, hence the scientific name Struthio camelus.)

Alcyone - αλκυόνη - alkióni (f)

(This bird takes its name from a Greek goddess)

and IMO the ultimate avian winner in Greek word lottery

Heron - ερωδιός - erothiós (m)

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My bird tracks and sign posts by species:

American Robin (x) (x)

Black-billed Magpie (x) (x) (x)

Canada Goose (x) (x) (x)

Common Merganser (x)

Crow (x) (x)

Flicker (x)

Great Blue Heron (x) (x)

Grouse (x) (x)

Hairy Woodpecker (x) (x)

Killdeer (x)

Pileated Woodpecker (x) (x) (x) (x)

Pigeon (x)

Quail (x)

Raven (x) (x) (x) (x) (x)

Sapsucker (x)

Turkey (x) (x)

Western Meadowlark (x)

Other tracking posts:

My mammals tracks and sign posts

My reptile, amphibians, insects, etc. tracks and sign posts

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Last updated December of 2023, check original post for updates!

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Blackbucks at Guindy National Park- Tamilnadu

Guindy National Park, adjacent to the Raj Bhavan, is situated in the Mambalam, Guindy taluk in Chennai. Guindy National Park, The smallest national park in India and one of the few located in a metro. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding the official residence of the governors of Tamil Nadu. History

Guindy National Park- Tamilnadu

The park with an area of 2.82 sq. km has a strong historical background. Originally a game reserve of 400 hectares, it was owned by Gilbert Rodericks, a British citizen. When Gilbert died, in 1821 the Tamil Nadu government purchased it and the surrounding wooded property for a sum of Rs. 35,000/. The place was declared as reserved forests in 1910. The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru allotted a portion of the Guindy forest as a park for children. In 1958, it was handed over to the Forest department and in 1978 the entire forest area was declared as Guindy national park.

Flora

Guindy National park consists of various vegetation zones mainly tropical dry evergreen flora with over 350 species of plants including trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs and grasses. 24 varieties of trees including Amona Squamosa, Atlanta Monoplylla, Feronia Limonia, Azadirachta India and many others are found in this park.

The Animals

Spotted Deer

You can find a variety of animal life at the National Park. The rare Indian Antelope, popularly known as the “Black Buck”, forms the main attraction at the Park. You will be amazed to know that this variety of antelope is found only in India. The park is also rich in mammalians as there are over 14 types of mammals like Elephant, Spotted Deer, Antelope, Toddy Cat, Jungle Cat etc. There are many varieties of amphibians and snakes in the National Park.

The Birds

For bird lovers the Park is a great place to be in as it accounts for over 37 varieties of birds like the King Fisher, Golden Backed Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Yellow Wattled Lapwing, Crow Pheasant, Red Wattled Lapwing, Blue Faced Malkoha, Koels, Shrikes, Doves, Munias, Minivets, Barkets, Gray Partridge, Parakeets, Tailor Birds, Drongos, Robins, Quails, Flycatcher, Beak Paradise, Stone Curlew and many more.

Peacock

A snake park housed within this park supports various snakes, crocodiles and turtles. This is a place where a lots of tourists are getting are attracted.

Timings

Open 9 am to 5.30 pm

Entry Fee

Child: Free (Below 5 yrs), Child: Rs 10 (5 to 12 yrs), Adults: Rs 15, Still camera: Rs 25, Video camera: Rs 150 Car Parking: Rs 15

How To Get There

By Air The nearest airport is anna international airport.It is connected to many important cities in abroad including Singapore, Colombo. Kamraj Domestic Airport in Chennai is well connected to all major cities in India. By Train Chennai has 3 railway stations. They are Central, Egmore and Tambaram. Chennai Central is well connected to all the major cities in India. By Bus Chennai metro city is connected to all parts of the India by road. TSTC and other private bus services provide services to all cities in the state. Deluxe Volvo bus services are available from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin and Coimbatore

Photo Gallery

Guindy National Park- Tamilnadu Guindy National Park, adjacent to the Raj Bhavan, is situated in the Mambalam, Guindy taluk in Chennai.