The latest AOU checklist has an appendix of French names:

Red-breasted Sapsucker Pic a poitrine rouge
Bald Eagle Pygargue a tete blanche

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland WA
== MJCT_Hobbs at msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Mauritsen <Bluetooth at csi.com>
To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 10:28 AM
Subject: French bird names needed


>Does anyone know if it is possible to translate "red-breasted
>sapsucker" and "bald eagle" and some others meaningfully
>into French?
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>bob mauritsen
>seattle
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