game bird
Pheasant, for instance
A game bird is any bird that is legally hunted for sport or food, such as pheasants, grouse, quail, ducks, and wild turkeys.
The designation varies by region and is typically regulated by hunting laws that specify seasons and bag limits.
Game birds are distinguished from songbirds and other protected species.
He trained his dogs to flush game birds from the brush.
- coveySmall bird gathering
- grouseFowl or fuss
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- quailFlinch from fear
- wildfowlHunted aquatic birds
wild turkey · bobwhite · flushing · pheasant · snipe · woodcock · chukar · prairie chicken · ground nesting · goose · season · coverts · wing · duck · hunting season · open season · shotgun · retriever
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- edible animalschicken, pig, cow, goat, rabbit
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
- quail cookingroasting, grilling, pan-searing, braising, basting
- huntsdeer hunt, duck hunt, fox hunt, boar hunt, elk hunt
game birddomestic fowl
Farm-raised edible birds
poultry · chicken · domestic duck · battery hen · broiler chicken
game birdprotected species
Organisms legally shielded from harm
songbird · endangered species · migratory bird · raptor · bird of prey