Tuqui
A local name in Peru for the Andean Cock-of-the-rock (the country's national bird, known for its bright orange crest).
The Tuqui is the national bird of Peru.
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Tag: ave
Definitions tagged ave in the street dictionary.
PerúPITICUY
a bird that sings only once a year, letting out three chirps. You have to stay alert because if you miss them, you will have to wait a whole year for it to chirp again. (References to this bird are often used as a setup for double entendres in Mexican humor).
chirp chirp chirp
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Méxicograjo
A bird very similar to a crow, with blackish-purple plumage and a beak base that lacks feathers (in Spain, this bird is central to a popular folk saying about freezing weather).
That grajo is flying low.
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EspañaTalingo
A common black bird notorious for pestering people while they are spending time outdoors (the local name for the Great-tailed Grackle).
A: Why don't we eat outside on the terrace? B: Oh, because that place is full of talingos.
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PanamáCulatero
A common Venezuelan bird, scientifically known as Troglodytes musculus and also called a cucarachero. It is named Culatero because it typically nests in the culatas of houses (a culata refers to the back wall or gable end of a building).
some Culateros have their nest in that tree and they sing every morning
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VenezuelaDorodoro
A name used in the Venezuelan states of Lara and Yaracuy for a scavenger bird. It refers to the Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), which is called caricare or chiriguare in other regions of the country.
only dorodoros are flying through those skies
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Cucarachero del palmar
In Venezuela, this refers to a bird species common in the state of Guarico (the High Plains region) and the city of Calabozo. It is the same bird called a Chocolatero in other parts of the country. Scientific name: Campylorhynchus griseus (the bicolored wren).
In those palm trees there are some cucarachero del palmar nesting their young.
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Chiriguare
In the State of Falcon, Venezuela, this is a local name for a bird of prey, specifically the caracara (Caracara plancus).
chiriguares like to fly low
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Dara
A name for a bird species native to the state of Falcón, Venezuela. In other parts of the country it is known as an alcaraván (the double-striped thick-knee).
the dara is one of the most beautiful birds in Venezuela
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Guayon
A large and very rare bird that dwells on the floor of the cloud forests in the Sierra de Portuguesa. It is physically similar to the blue hen found in the Coastal Range. In common usage, the term describes someone or something that is exceptionally large and stout.
That chicken looks like a guayón: a comparison used to say that a chicken or a person is big and fat.
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Gavilán
A bird of prey common throughout the country, especially in the Llanos region. As slang, Gavilán refers to someone who is bold, daring, or very quick to seize an opportunity or make a move. (The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland region).
"those boys are like gavilanes"; it explains how bold or fast a person is.
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Chiricoca
A bird found in the cloud forests of Venezuela, known for its loud call and edible meat. It belongs to the genus Aramides, which are generally known as wood-rails.
those damn chiricocas wake me up every morning with their singing
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Jumí
Regional term used in Lara State, Venezuela, for the Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani), a black bird with a large, curved beak. In other parts of the country, it is called a garrapatero, judío, or jorigüelo.
That guy over there, the one with the jumí nose: used to refer to someone with a hooked or aquiline nose that looks like the bird's beak.
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Chocolatero
In the state of Lara, Venezuela, this is a medium sized bird with brown upper feathers and a white underside. Locals believe its persistent singing warns of nearby snakes, opossums, or impending misfortune. (In Venezuelan folklore, this bird's call is often interpreted as a warning of predators or a bad omen).
That lady's head is like a chocolatero nest, which is a common way to say someone has messy, tangled hair.
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Gonzalico
A regional term from the Lara state of Venezuela for the yellow oriole bird (Icterus nigrogularis). In other parts of the country, such as Caracas, it is commonly known as a Gonzalito.
This name was given because the bird has the symbolic colors of the colonizer Garci Gonzales de Silva.
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Vivito
A name for the green-rumped parrotlet, the smallest parakeet found in Venezuela. It lives in hot, dry areas from the Caribbean coast to the central plains (Los Llanos). Because of the bird's tiny size, the term is used as slang to describe a very small child or person.
Carlitos is the vivito of the house; used here to mean that Carlitos is the tiny one.
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Tura
A regional name for the Sora rail bird (Porzana carolina) found in the states of Portuguesa and Aragua, and in Caracas. The name is onomatopoeic, mimicking the specific sound the bird makes when it sings (common in central and plains regions of Venezuela).
The turas fly low to see what animal they can find to eat.
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Tutuel
The name used in central Venezuela for the white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi), a bird resembling a pigeon with a gray back and a mottled gray belly.
In the square across from the church, the old folks feed corn to the tutueles that hang out there.
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toche
A bird species native to the Venezuelan Andes (Yellow-backed Oriole). In regional slang, the term is used to describe someone who is stupid, a simpleton, or a fool.
That man really is a toche; it is a way of saying in the Venezuelan Andes that a person is an idiot.
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Pardal
A regional name for a sparrow used in the province of Salamanca, applied to any bird of that species regardless of where it is from (Salamanca is a city and province in western Spain).
Your grandfather took the photo of that pardal on the land we have outside the village.
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Arrutar
To scare birds away, which, as the term implies, might temporarily divert them from their path, for the pointless fun of the person doing it (specific to the Salamanca region).
When we were kids, we used to play at arrutar the pigeons.
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Borrecete
A fledgling or young bird that lacks down feathers, considered much more pleasant and harmless than the parasitic pests that share a similar name (In the Salamanca region, this refers to a chick to distinguish it from insects like ticks).
I do not think borrecetes are ugly.
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Aceituna
A name given to nightingales from the Salamanca region (in Spain, a Salamanquin nightingale is a common ironic nickname for a donkey).
There are aceitunas in the park by his house.
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Borbute
The regional name used in the province of Guadalajara for the hoopoe bird (Guadalajara is a province in central Spain).
Look, a borbute has landed on the window!
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Chichipán
A cute name used in the region of Murcia for blue tits, which are small insect-eating birds (the word mimics the bird's song).
You can usually see chichipanes in this area.
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Picarro
A woodpecker (a regional term from Aragon, Spain, based on the bird's habit of pecking trees).
I think that noise is being made by a picarro.
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Cardelina
A goldfinch from Aragon, identical to other goldfinches except for its pretty, slightly Victorian-sounding name (Aragon is a region in northeastern Spain).
I saw a cardelina, but I did not have time to take a photo of it.
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maúra
A bird of prey, similar to a vulture or an eagle. (In the Dominican Republic, this name specifically refers to the turkey vulture).
You can find maura along the southern coast.
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República DominicanaPalomike
A massive, imposing pigeon, one that is much larger than normal.
The Palomike arrived and scared off all the other pigeons.
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pardala
The female sparrow. (Pardal is a regional name for a sparrow used in parts of Spain).
The pardales fly low when it is cold as hell.
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Zanate
A very intelligent black bird similar to a crow but smaller, known for stealing food from beach shelters (palapas are traditional open-air, palm-thatched huts).
Look buddy, that guy is as dark as a zanate. Son, throw a stone at that zanate that is stealing your sister's breakfast.
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Chopo Choro
A small bird that raises chicks that are not its own. In slang, it refers to a man who raises children he did not biologically father (in Bolivia, this term is primarily used in the Eastern tropical lowlands).
He is called a Chopo Choro because he is a guy from the lowlands who looks after children he did not even father, in reference to the bird.
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BoliviaCigua Palmera
The national bird of the Dominican Republic (this species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola).
The cigua palmera lives among the palm trees.
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Guinea
A black bird with white spots that looks like a mix of chicken and turkey, which is commonly eaten. (Guinea refers to the guinea fowl, a bird common in the Caribbean prized for its meat).
They are serving a guinea rice dish at Menganito's place.
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noneca
A bird of prey, specifically a vulture.
Vulture, buzzard.
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Tu lo abe
A slang contraction of tu lo sabes (you know it), used to mean you know what is up or you know how it is (this phrase was popularized by the Dominican rapper Lapiz Conciente).
Tu lo abe!
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Chupapito
A cocksucker. This term is used specifically for a gay man who performs oral sex (cundango is a derogatory Dominican slang for a gay man).
At the UASD university, Salome is the most famous faggot on campus.
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Chupapito
A person who performs oral sex on a man. This term is used when the person is a gay man (cundango, pajaro, and ave are Dominican slurs for homosexuals).
1. The most famous pajaro at the UASD known as Salome. 2. The official known as the bird of the stain. 3. The other official known as Dona Bella or the Bella Salua.
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