Aus Bird names starting with X

[Paul Taylor <>]

David Stowe beat me to it:  Monty Python's "ex-parrot" (Norwegian Blue.)

The use of "X" for "extinct" would be a useful learning tool; "there
would have been a bird here, but..."

Michael Morcombe's guide lists Xanthomyza phrygia (Regent Honeyeater),
Xanthotis flaviventer (Tawny-breasted Honeyeater) and X. macleayana
(Macleay's Honeyeater), and Xenus cinereus (= Tringa cinereus:
Terek Sandpiper.)

Alternatively, this page might help - though baby names ranked higher
on my search for "bird names starting with x" ("Xavian" = x + "avian".)

http://www.birds-online.de/namenstatistik/show.php?lang=en&startletter=X

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