The most common bird name adjectives

Bird names in their common form usually have the following syntax: (adjective) (bird-type noun). For example: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Grey Catbird, Australian Pelican. There are of course a few exceptions like Emu. For the birds that do have adjectives in their name, what are the most common adjectives that occur in the adjective part?

Black Bittern: Black is the most common adjective in bird names in their common form. Spotted in Australia in Kakadu National Park on the Yellow Water.

1. black : 101 birds
2. gray : 78 birds
3. african : 72 birds
4. lesser : 71 birds
5. common : 66 birds
6. white-throated : 66 birds
7. brown : 65 birds
8. little : 64 birds
9. great : 63 birds
10. spotted : 63 birds
11. northern : 58 birds
12. blue : 58 birds
13. mountain : 54 birds
14. crested : 52 birds
15. green : 50 birds
16. western : 50 birds
17. southern : 49 birds
18. new : 49 birds
19. greater : 48 birds
20. white-browed : 48 birds
21. white-bellied : 46 birds
22. island : 46 birds
23. long-tailed : 46 birds
24. rufous : 45 birds
25. madagascar : 44 birds
26. black-headed : 44 birds
27. eurasian : 43 birds
28. dusky : 42 birds
29. gray-headed : 42 birds
30. black-throated : 42 birds
31. white-winged : 39 birds
32. eastern : 38 birds
33. bush : 37 birds
34. pied : 36 birds
35. cape : 34 birds
36. collared : 34 birds
37. red-billed : 33 birds
38. reed : 33 birds
39. black-capped : 32 birds
40. indian : 32 birds
41. black-faced : 32 birds
42. hooded : 31 birds
43. philippine : 31 birds
44. white-tailed : 31 birds
45. leaf : 31 birds
46. yellow-billed : 30 birds
47. yellow-throated : 30 birds
48. long-billed : 28 birds
49. golden : 28 birds
50. andean : 26 birds
51. sooty : 26 birds
52. sulawesi : 26 birds
53. yellow : 26 birds
54. barred : 25 birds
55. american : 25 birds
56. yellow-bellied : 25 birds
57. spectacled : 24 birds
58. red : 24 birds
59. masked : 24 birds
60. javan : 24 birds
61. rufous-tailed : 24 birds
62. chinese : 23 birds
63. australian : 22 birds
64. white-headed : 22 birds
65. banded : 22 birds
66. black-billed : 22 birds
67. papuan : 22 birds
68. short-tailed : 22 birds
69. black-bellied : 21 birds
70. pacific : 21 birds
71. himalayan : 21 birds
72. peruvian : 21 birds
73. slaty : 21 birds
74. thick-billed : 21 birds
75. black-backed : 21 birds
76. yellow-breasted : 21 birds
77. pygmy : 21 birds
78. white-rumped : 21 birds
79. slender-billed : 21 birds
80. white-fronted : 20 birds
81. plain : 20 birds
82. chestnut-bellied : 20 birds
83. giant : 20 birds
84. forest : 20 birds
85. striated : 20 birds
86. islands : 19 birds
87. japanese : 19 birds
88. rock : 19 birds
89. ashy : 19 birds
90. cuban : 19 birds
91. red-headed : 19 birds
92. south : 18 birds
93. andaman : 18 birds
94. white-breasted : 18 birds
95. sri : 18 birds
96. lanka : 18 birds
97. rican : 18 birds
98. olive : 18 birds
99. green-backed : 18 birds
100. sunda : 17 birds