When I first started learning about birds, I think I completely botched the pronunciation of prothonotary warbler. To be honest, I’m still not great at spelling this bird’s name, either.
There are a couple of ways to say this large woodpecker‘s name. Stick with either PIE-lee-ay-tid or PILL-ee-ay-tid but not “pie-lated,” like I’d like a piece of pie for later, please.
Here’s another one I struggle to spell correctly, let alone pronounce correctly. All the c’s and s’s mix me up. But the correct way to say this bird is more like “sis-el” than like “sizzle.”
If you’re musical or study Greek mythology, this small hummingbird‘s name is probably a cinch to pronounce. Say keh-LIE-o-pee, not KAL-ee-ope or karaoke.
I Love Lucy show fans might remember Ricky’s signature song, Bablu. For other birders, think “Ba-ba-link” not Bow-bow-link.
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