पक्षिणः

Birds Names in Sanskrit

20 birds words in Sanskrit, each in Devanagari with transliteration and its Hindi and English meaning.

Birds in Sanskrit (पक्षिणः)

Sanskrit	Transliteration	Hindi	English
काकः	kākaḥ	कौआ	crow
शुकः	śukaḥ	तोता	parrot
मयूरः	mayūraḥ	मोर	peacock
हंसः	haṃsaḥ	हंस	swan, goose
चटका	caṭakā	गौरैया	sparrow
कपोतः	kapotaḥ	कबूतर	pigeon, dove
कोकिलः	kokilaḥ	कोयल	cuckoo (koel)
उलूकः	ulūkaḥ	उल्लू	owl
गृध्रः	gṛdhraḥ	गिद्ध	vulture
श्येनः	śyenaḥ	बाज़	hawk, falcon
गरुडः	garuḍaḥ	गरुड़	eagle (Garuda)
कुक्कुटः	kukkuṭaḥ	मुर्गा	rooster
बकः	bakaḥ	बगुला	heron
सारसः	sārasaḥ	सारस	sarus crane
बलाका	balākā	बगुली	egret
चक्रवाकः	cakravākaḥ	चकवा	ruddy shelduck
चातकः	cātakaḥ	चातक, पपीहा	pied cuckoo
खञ्जनः	khañjanaḥ	खंजन	wagtail
तित्तिरिः	tittiriḥ	तीतर	partridge
चकोरः	cakoraḥ	चकोर	chukar partridge

About these words

The general word is पक्षी ("one with wings") or खगः ("sky-goer"); विहगः and द्विजः ("twice-born" — first as an egg) are also used. Several birds are famous in poetry: the चातकः drinks only raindrops, the चकोरः feeds on moonlight, and the चक्रवाकः pair are said to be separated every night.