Brazilian Portuguese Bird Vocabulary
pássaro or ave - bird
pássarinho - bird, a small bird
pinto – a chick
a águia (-s) – eagle
a cegonha (-s) – stork
a gaivota (-s) – seagull
o gavião (-ões) – hawk
o corvo (-s) – crow
o falcão (-ões) – falcon
o beija-flor (-es) – hummingbird
o avestruz (-es) - ostrich
o papagaio (-s) - parrot
o pinguim (pingüins) – penguin
a codorna (-s) - quail
o pica-pau (-s) - woodpecker
this is the talking parrot from brazil
RELATED WORDS
o poleiro (-s) – perch
a garra (-s) - claw, talon (*can also be used figuratively to mean “enthusiasm,” or “drive” i.e. “ele mostrou garra empenho e carisma para envergar a nossa camisola” – “he showed enthusiasm, commitment and carisma to wear our jersey”)
a gaiola (-s) – cage
o bico (-s) – beak
o ninho (-s) – nest
o bando (-s) – flock (for birds)
a pena (-s) – feather
VERBS
gorjear – to chirp, twitter
Birdwatching in Brazil
Brazil has around 1800 bird species, 20% of the world total, and many of them unique to the country. Despite this rich feathered biodiversity, birdwatching is far from being fully developed and most of those who travel around to observe birds are foreigners. WikiAves, one of the main points of convergence of the Brazilian community of birdwatchers, has mere 9,000 members.
The Tourism Ministry produced a cool little promotional brochure in English, with an overview of the main birdwatching centers in different biomes (the Amazon, Pantanal, Cerrado, the Southern Grasslands, the Caatinga, Mata Atlântica). Bird lovers should visit Pantanal between September and November, when most local species, like tuiuiús and garças are nesting and some collective nests host thousands of animals.
Finally, you might be also interested in these posts: Four brilliant TED conferences on Brazilian sustainabilityand Listen to Brazilian birds.
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE
The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later on when you need them.
So, below is a list of Portuguese vocabulary words relating to birds. Enjoy!
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE BIRD VOCABULARY
pássaro or ave - bird
pássarinho - bird, a small bird
pinto – a chick
a águia (-s) – eagle
a cegonha (-s) – stork
a gaivota (-s) – seagull
o gavião (-ões) – hawk
o corvo (-s) – crow
o falcão (-ões) – falcon
o beija-flor (-es) – hummingbird
o avestruz (-es) - ostrich
o papagaio (-s) - parrot
o pinguim (pingüins) – penguin
a codorna (-s) - quail
o pica-pau (-s) - woodpecker
RELATED WORDS
o poleiro (-s) – perch
a garra (-s) - claw, talon (*can also be used figuratively to mean “enthusiasm,” or “drive” i.e. “ele mostrou garra empenho e carisma para envergar a nossa camisola” – “he showed enthusiasm, commitment and carisma to wear our jersey”)
a gaiola (-s) – cage
o bico (-s) – beak
o ninho (-s) – nest
o bando (-s) – flock (for birds)
a pena (-s) – feather
VERBS
gorjear – to chirp, twitter
IRDWATCHING IN BRAZIL
Brazil has around 1800 bird species, 20% of the world total, and many of them unique to the country. Despite this rich feathered biodiversity, birdwatching is far from being fully developed and most of those who travel around to observe birds are foreigners. WikiAves, one of the main points of convergence of the Brazilian community of birdwatchers, has mere 9,000 members.
The Tourism Ministry produced a cool little promotional brochure in English, with an overview of the main birdwatching centers in different biomes (the Amazon, Pantanal, Cerrado, the Southern Grasslands, the Caatinga, Mata Atlântica). Bird lovers should visit Pantanal between September and November, when most local species, like tuiuiús and garças are nesting and some collective nests host thousands of animals.
Finally, you might be also interested in these posts: Four brilliant TED conferences on Brazilian sustainabilityand Listen to Brazilian birds.
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