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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Those are blackbird, sparrow, cuckoo, eagle owl, owl. The one in the meme is a Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling ("yellowhead blackstärling")

So, not that different, I'd say.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You do have a point. Seems like there are quite a few "new" names in each language and then some weirdly descriptive ones for specific birds.