| 啄木鸟 | zhuó mù niǎo | woodpecker |  |
| 九头鸟 | jiǔ tóu niǎo | legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person |  |
| 百灵鸟 | bǎi líng niǎo | skylark |  |
| 布谷鸟 | bù gǔ niǎo | cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.) / same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[du4 juan1 niao3] |  |
| 出头鸟 | chū tóu niǎo | to stand out (among a group) / distinguished |  |
| 画眉鸟 | huà méi niǎo | Chinese Huamei / Leucodioptron canorum / babbler |  |
| 火烈鸟 | huǒ liè niǎo | flamingo |  |
| 知更鸟 | zhī gēng niǎo | redbreast / robin |  |
| 始祖鸟 | shǐ zǔ niǎo | Archaeopteryx |  |
| 大嘴鸟 | dà zuǐ niǎo | toucan |  |
| 鞭苔鸟 | | toco toucan |  |
| 暗公鸟 | àn gōng niǎo | black-crowned night heron (Tw) |  |
| 暗光鸟 | àn guāng niǎo | black-crowned night heron (Tw) |  |
| 白鸟哲 | bái niǎo zhé | Tetsu |  |
| 斑椋鸟 | bān liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) |  |
| 斑文鸟 | bān wén niǎo | (bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) |  |
| 北椋鸟 | běi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Daurian starling / purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus) |  |
| 伯劳鸟 | bó láo niǎo | shrike (family Laniidae) |  |
| 捕鸟蛛 | bǔ niǎo zhū | tarantula |  |
| 戴菊鸟 | dài jú niǎo | kinglet / bird of Regulus genus |  |
| 大鹏鸟 | dà péng niǎo | roc (mythical bird of prey) |  |
| 渡渡鸟 | dù dù niǎo | the dodo (extinct bird) |  |
| 杜鹃鸟 | dù juān niǎo | cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.) |  |
| 古盗鸟 | gǔ dào niǎo | Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur) |  |
| 褐鲣鸟 | hè jiān niǎo | (bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster) |  |
| 和平鸟 | hé píng niǎo | (bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) |  |
| 灰椋鸟 | huī liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) |  |
| 九官鸟 | jiǔ guān niǎo | (Tw) (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) |  |
| 几维鸟 | jī wéi niǎo | kiwi (bird) (loanword) |  |
| 巨嘴鸟 | jù zuǐ niǎo | toucan |  |
| 看鸟人 | kàn niǎo rén | a bird-watcher |  |
| 控深鸟 | kòng shēn niǎo | depth control bird / depth controller / bird / depressor |  |
| 柳雷鸟 | liǔ léi niǎo | (bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) |  |
| 猫声鸟 | māo shēng niǎo | catbird |  |
| 拟鸟龙 | nǐ niǎo lóng | Avimimus |  |
| 三宝鸟 | sān bǎo niǎo | (bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) |  |
| 涉水鸟 | shè shuǐ niǎo | a wading bird |  |
| 太平鸟 | tài píng niǎo | (bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |  |
| 五色鸟 | wǔ sè niǎo | see 臺灣擬啄木鳥|台湾拟啄木鸟[Tai2wan1 ni3zhuo2mu4niao3] |  |
| 小鸟球 | xiǎo niǎo qiú | (golf) birdie |  |
| 小鸟胃 | xiǎo niǎo wèi | (fig.) small appetite / sb with a small appetite |  |
| 吸蜜鸟 | xī mì niǎo | honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae) |  |
| 岩雷鸟 | yán léi niǎo | (bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) |  |
| 啄花鸟 | zhuó huā niǎo | flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae) |  |
| 祖鸟类 | zǔ niǎo lèi | dinosaur ancestors of birds |  |
| 笨鸟先飞 | bèn niǎo xiān fēi | lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) / fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities |  |
| 百鸟朝凤 | bǎi niǎo cháo fèng | lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler |  |
| 惊弓之鸟 | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences |  |
| 笼鸟槛猿 | lóng niǎo jiàn yuán | bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) / prisoner |  |
| 伤弓之鸟 | shāng gōng zhī niǎo | see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1gong1 zhi1 niao3] |  |
| 乌鸟私情 | wū niǎo sī qíng | lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom) / fig. filial piety |  |
| 小鸟依人 | xiǎo niǎo yī rén | lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking |  |
| 一石二鸟 | yī shí èr niǎo | to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) |  |
| 爱屋及鸟 | ài wū jí niǎo | see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1] |  |
| 白喉犀鸟 | bái hóu xī niǎo | (bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) |  |
| 白腰文鸟 | bái yāo wén niǎo | (bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata) |  |
| 斑翅椋鸟 | bān chì liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) |  |
| 草木鸟兽 | cǎo mù niǎo shòu | flora and fauna |  |
| 虫鸟叫声 | chóng niǎo jiào shēng | chirp |  |
| 飞鸟时代 | Fēi niǎo Shí dài | Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD) |  |
| 粉红椋鸟 | fěn hóng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus) |  |
| 冠斑犀鸟 | guān bān xī niǎo | (bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) |  |
| 古似鸟龙 | gǔ sì niǎo lóng | Archaeornithomimus |  |
| 黑冠椋鸟 | hēi guān liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) |  |
| 黑喉潜鸟 | hēi hóu qián niǎo | (bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica) |  |
| 黑领椋鸟 | hēi lǐng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) |  |
| 黑头文鸟 | hēi tóu wén niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla) |  |
| 黑啄木鸟 | hēi zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) |  |
| 红寡妇鸟 | Hóng Guǎ fu niǎo | (ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix) |  |
| 红喉潜鸟 | hóng hóu qián niǎo | (bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) |  |
| 红脚鲣鸟 | hóng jiǎo jiān niǎo | (bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula) |  |
| 红嘴椋鸟 | hóng zuǐ liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) |  |
| 黄嘴潜鸟 | huáng zuǐ qián niǎo | (bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) |  |
| 灰背椋鸟 | huī bèi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis) |  |
| 灰山椒鸟 | huī shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) |  |
| 灰头椋鸟 | huī tóu liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica) |  |
| 蓝耳翠鸟 | lán ěr cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) |  |
| 蓝脸鲣鸟 | lán liǎn jiān niǎo | (bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra) |  |
| 栗腹文鸟 | lì fù wén niǎo | (bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) |  |
| 栗啄木鸟 | lì zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) |  |
| 普通翠鸟 | pǔ tōng cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |  |
| 普通潜鸟 | pǔ tōng qián niǎo | (bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer) |  |
| 如鸟兽散 | rú niǎo shòu sàn | lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to flee in all directions |  |
| 三趾翠鸟 | sān zhǐ cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) |  |
| 双角犀鸟 | shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo | (bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) |  |
| 丝光椋鸟 | sī guāng liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) |  |
| 似鸟恐龙 | sì niǎo kǒng lóng | ornithischian / bird-like dinosaur |  |
| 鸵鸟政策 | tuó niǎo zhèng cè | ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger) |  |
| 相思鸟属 | xiāng sī niǎo shǔ | Leiothrix |  |
| 小军舰鸟 | xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo | (bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor) |  |
| 小太平鸟 | xiǎo tài píng niǎo | (bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) |  |
| 原鸟形龙 | yuán niǎo xíng lóng | Archaeornithoides |  |
| 中华龙鸟 | zhōng huá lóng niǎo | Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period |  |
| 竹啄木鸟 | zhú zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia) |  |
| 紫背椋鸟 | zǐ bèi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) |  |
| 紫翅椋鸟 | zǐ chì liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |  |
| 棕颈犀鸟 | zōng jǐng xī niǎo | (bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) |  |
| 作鸟兽散 | zuò niǎo shòu sàn | lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter |  |
| 特有鸟类区 | | endemic bird area |  |
| 无害鸟类的 | | bird-safe (adj) |  |
| 暗绿绣眼鸟 | àn lu:4 xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) |  |
| 白斑军舰鸟 | bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo | (bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) |  |
| 白背啄木鸟 | bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) |  |
| 白翅啄木鸟 | bái chì zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus) |  |
| 白腹军舰鸟 | bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo | (bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) |  |
| 白胸苦恶鸟 | bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo | (bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) |  |
| 斑姬啄木鸟 | bān jī zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) |  |