Single word birds beginning with Z (2 Viewers)

[dedennedillo]

As you may know I have been working on birds A-Z tiles for a good while now.
And I have a list which will govern as to what will appear on each tile.
But Z had me in a bit of a hard place...
I have one species listed, which is an adjective-type species; say Zigzag Heron or Zebra Dove [not saying it's either of those two].
But I wish also to have a single-word species.
But that seems easier said than done...
I have basically been narrowed down to two birds... Zosterops, which is technically the scientific name... and Zopilote, a name for the New World vultures, no idea how commonly used it is in English. Though I do like American black vultures.
I was hoping you may have any other suggestions? Though I am leaning to Zosterops.

 

[Paul Clapham]

Zeledonia. Okay, it's more commonly known as "Wrenthrush" but our Costa Rican guide called it "Zeledonia". (Unfortunately we didn't get to see it.)

 

[Bowerbirder]

As you may know I have been working on birds A-Z tiles for a good while now.
And I have a list which will govern as to what will appear on each tile.
But Z had me in a bit of a hard place...
I have one species listed, which is an adjective-type species; say Zigzag Heron or Zebra Dove [not saying it's either of those two].
But I wish also to have a single-word species.
But that seems easier said than done...
I have basically been narrowed down to two birds... Zosterops, which is technically the scientific name... and Zopilote, a name for the New World vultures, no idea how commonly used it is in English. Though I do like black vultures.
I was hoping you may have any other suggestions? Though I am leaning to Zosterops.

Zavattariornis (sometimes used as an alternative vernacular name for Stresemann's Bush-Crow Zavattariornis stresemanni).

 

[James Jobling]

The only English substantives commencing Z I have in my MS English Bird Names are:
Zapern (for Porzana), Zavattariornis, Zeledonia, Zelica (for Phylloscopus), Zeme (for Xema), Zorc (for Otus), Zosterops, Zosterornis.

 

[Snapdragyn]

Another vote for Zeledonia.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Having had it dancing round my feet in Panama, I second Zeledonia!

 

[birdboybowley]

3rd-ed! Wrenthrush is a seriously crap pseudonym