Bengali Names of Birds

List of Bengali names of birds from English

Here is a list of Bengali names of birds from English.

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Bengali Names of Birds
Bengali Names of Birds
Peacock ময়ূর
Cock মোরগ
Crow কাক
Crane বক
Cuckoo কোকিল
Kite চিল
Owl পেঁচা

61 thoughts on “Bengali Names of Birds”

  1. 1. kokil is not cuckoo as written here. the english name for kokil is “Asian koel”

    2. bou kotha kao = indian cuckoo (rightly said by vivek kumar)

    3. chokh gelo = hawk cuckoo (again rightly said by vivek kumar)

    4. there are several “shalik”. a) shalik = common indian mynah

    b) gang shalik = bank mynah

    c) jhNut shalik or jongli shalik = jungle mynah

    d) guye shalik = pied mynah

  2. You are right but Asian Koel is still included in the family of a cuckoo. Thanks for providing and verifying other names.

    Feel free to add more names in Bengali if you know them.

  3. Please send me details about 1. Ashy drongo, 2. asian koel, 3. asian openbill, 4. asian pied starding, 5. bali hans, 6. basanta bouri, 7. bene bou, 8. bengal bushlark, 9. black-crowned night heron, 10. black-neaded munia, 11. black-hooded oriole, 12. black-rumped flameback, 13. blue rock pigeon, 14. blue throuted barbet, 15. breasted waterhen in bengali language .

  4. Probably Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus). However, in southern part of West Bengal Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) and Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) are more common. All of them are called Babui.

  5. Please inform
    1. Which bird is called ‘CHATAK’ in Bengali?
    2. Which bird is called ‘PIU KANHA’ in Bengali?

  6. bansh pakhi = green bee eater
    asian openbill stork = samukh khol
    basanta bouri = coppersmith barbet
    oriental magpie robin = doyel

  7. List of Bengali names of Birds in English
    1) Bhatri–Common Quail
    2) Moyur–Peacock
    3) Boro shoral–Fulvous Whistling-Duck
    4) Sharal–Lesser Whistling-Duck
    5) Nakta–Comb Duck
    6) Bali hans-Cotton Pygmy-goose
    7) Peeing hans–Gadwall
    8) Patari hans–Common Teal
    9) Giria hans–Garganey
    10) Sholoncho–Northern Pintail
    11) Panta_mukhi, Khunte hans–Northern Shoveler
    12) Bhuti hans–Ferruginous Pochard
    13) Bamuniya hans–Tufted Duck
    14) Badami kaththokra–Rufous Woodpecker
    15) Kaththokra–Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
    16) Sonali kaththokra–Black-rumped Flameback
    17) Sobuj bosontobauri–Lineated Barbet
    18) Nilgala bosonto_bauri–Blue-throated Barbet
    19) Bosonto bauri–Coppersmith Barbet
    20) Mohonchura–Common Hoopoe
    21) Neelkantha–Indian Roller
    22) Neelkantha–Indian Roller
    23) Chotto maachranga–Common Kingfisher
    24) Machh ghorel–Stork-Billed Kingfisher
    25) Sadabuk manchranga–White-throated Kingfisher
    26) Photka maachranga–Pied Kingfisher
    27) Banshpati–Green Bee-eater
    28) Shah Bulbul; Papiya–Pied Cuckoo
    29) Papiya–Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Common Hawk-Cuckoo
    30) Kuku–Eurasian Cuckoo
    31) Borsha pryio–Plaintive Cuckoo
    32) Kokeel–Asian Koel
    33) Kubo–Greater Coucal
    34) Choto kubo–Lesser Coucal
    35) Chandana–Alexandrine Parakeet
    36) Tia–Rose-ringed Parakeet
    37) Madna–Red-breasted Parakeet
    38) Talcharai–Asian Palm-Swift
    39) Batasi–House Swift
    40) Laksmi pencha–Barn Owl
    41) Bhutum pencha–Brown Fish Owl
    42) Kuture pencha–Spotted Owlet
    43) Kal pencha–Brown Hawk Owl
    44) Raat_chora–Large-tailed Nightjar

    1. Language Enthusiast

      A lot of people associate Grey Francolin or a Partridge with the name of a Titir bird. However, I feel that a bird looking like a Turkey is called a Titir.

  8. I think “BOK” is not Crane bird. Its Egret actually what we call “Bok” in Bengali. Actually Crane is the name of the family of birds with very long legs and a large variety of birds falls in this family. The bird what we called “Sarosh”in bengali comes under this family(not sure what its called in bengali). Flamingos are also in the family of crane.
    Hope this helps!

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