game birds
Pheasants and grouse
Game birds are wild birds hunted for sport or food—pheasants, quail, grouse, ducks, and the like.
The term distinguishes them from songbirds and raptors, which aren't typically hunted.
Game birds are often raised specifically for hunting: The estate released game birds each fall.
In culinary contexts, the term covers any such bird prepared for the table.
- pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
- quailFlinch from fear
- grouseFowl or fuss
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- huntingPursuing wild game
hunting season · snipe · bobwhite · wildfowl · woodcock · roast pheasant · dust bathing · wild turkey · chukar · prairie chicken · covey · heritage breeds · goose · ground nesting · duck · shotgun · upland · marsh
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- homesteadinghomesteading, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, off-grid, chicken coop
- medieval provisionsvenison, wine, mead, ale, bread
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- poultry productschicken, chicken breast, chicken eggs, chicken meat, chicken wings
- still lifefruit bowl, bouquet, floral arrangement, grapes, apples
game birdspoultry
Birds raised for food
domestic fowl · chickens · domestic ducks · turkeys · laying hens
game birdsprotected species
Organisms legally shielded from harm
songbirds · endangered species · raptors · birds of prey · passerines