Bird type
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Crossword Answers

3 letters

EMU
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

OWL
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

4 letters

KIWI
Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

CROW
Black birds having a raucous call

5 letters

FINCH
Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

EARLY
During an early stage; "early on in her career"

RAVEN
Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

6 letters

MAGPIE
Long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

PARROT
Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

CUCKOO
Any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

PUFFIN
Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills

7 letters

KESTREL
Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind

JACKDAW
Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

SWALLOW
Engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

SPARROW
Small brownish European songbird

8 letters

STARLING
Gregarious birds native to the Old World

9 letters

BALDEAGLE
A large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body

10 letters

GREENFINCH

KINGFISHER
Nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

WOODPECKER
Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

11 letters

NIGHTINGALE
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

SPARROWHAWK
Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

HOUSEMARTIN
Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses