Nounmahjong; mah-jongg

Nounskylark (Alauda arvensis) · Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

Nouncanary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

Nouncardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)

Nounsmall bird (like a swallow or sparrow) · small-minded person; person lacking in character

Nountree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Nounpeafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Nounblack-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)

Nouncoal tit (Parus ater)

Nounwillow tit (Parus montanus)

Nounred avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia

Nounflock of sparrows

Nounvaried tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)

Nounhummingbird (Trochilidae family)

NounVermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens) · seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

Nounreed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

Nounmurrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus) · roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)

NounMozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Nounwinter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter

Nounsparrows flocking on ripening rice fields

Nounhouse sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Noungossipy Kyotoite

Nounwaxwing (any bird of family Bombycillidae)

NounJapanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit

Nounsoaring skylark; high-flying skylark

Noungrass cricket

Nounwater pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

Nounalpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

Nounreed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

NounJapanese waxwing (species of passerine bird, Bombycilla japonica)

Noungreen peafowl (Pavo muticus)

Nounwhite peafowl (white variety of Indian peafowl)

NounEurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Nounwoodlark (Lullula arborea)

Nounalpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

Noundovekie (Alle alle); dovekey; little auk

Nounshore lark (Eremophila alpestris); horned lark

Nounrusset sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow

Nounleast auklet (Aethia pusilla)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounmatch made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting) · family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle

NounJapanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume); crested murrelet

Nounwillow tit (Parus montanus)

NounCallambulyx tatarinovii (species of hawk moth)

Nouncanary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

NounBohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

Nounyellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)

NounAdiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)

Nounmahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money

Nounstrip mahjong