tropical bird

Rainforest feathered creature

A tropical bird is any bird native to tropical regions—the warm latitudes near the equator.

The term is informal and covers everything from parrots and toucans to hummingbirds and birds of paradise.

These species are often noted for bright plumage: The pet store specialized in tropical birds.

Tropicbirds, written as one word, are a specific family of seabirds.

Related
  • parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
  • macawLarge neotropical parrot
  • toucanLarge-billed tropical bird
  • cockatooCrested tropical bird
  • plumageBird's complete feather coat

feathers · colorful · exotic · exotic pet · jungle · rainforest · beak · wings · wing span · perch · squawk · nectar · mango · canopy · palm tree · vibrant · paradise · island paradise

Categories
Opposites
climate/habitat zone

tropical birdpenguin

Flightless aquatic southern bird

snowy owl · ptarmigan · puffin · arctic tern · emperor penguin

behavioral pattern (residency)

tropical birdmigratory bird

Species that relocates seasonally

arctic tern · migrant

visual appearance/exoticism

tropical birdsparrow

Small brown urban bird

house sparrow · pigeon · crow · starling · robin

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G