Short for a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

The ashy woodswallow.

plural of toddy bird

(Internet slang, often derogatory) The social media application Twitter.

plural of mango bird

The golden oriole.

(meteorology, ornithology) A large quantity of birds simultaneously taking off from a single location and flying outwards, producing a radar signature closely resembling that from a microburst.

plural of bird burst

(music) An organ stop that is imitative of warbling birds, consisting of two or more small pipes with one end in water or a light oil.

In Akan culture, a symbol representing a bird with head turned backwards and feet facing forward, carrying a precious egg in its mouth. It is associated with a proverb stating that it is not wrong to go back for something one has forgotten.