birds; class Aves
Formal taxonomic term for birds as a biological class. In everyday language, 鳥 (とり) is used instead.
Birds include chickens, sparrows, and the like.
climbers; Scansores
wading birds
cursorial birds; runners
From Chinese 禽類 (qínlèi), combining 禽 'bird' and 類 'kind, class'. Used in Japanese as a taxonomic term.