| 100% | DRONGO | 6 | Songbird of the Old World tropics with a glossy black plumage and forked tail |
| 46% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with a brown plumage and speckled wings associated with song The Twelve Days of Christmas |
| 41% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 40% | BUSTARD | 7 | Old World bird with long legs and a speckled plumage such as the Great — |
| 39% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with brown plumage and speckled wings associated with the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas |
| 35% | HOOPOE | 6 | Old World bird with a pinkish-brown body and black-and-white wings |
| 35% | COWPEA | 6 | Leguminous plant native to the Old World tropics whose edible seed is also called a black-eyed pea |
| 34% | WHINCHAT | 8 | Small Old World songbird with a brown back and orange-buff breast |
| 34% | SWALLOW | 7 | Songbird with long pointed wings and a forked tail to which the adjective hirundine relates |
| 34% | HOUSE | 5 | & 15A Bird of the swallow family with a white-and-bluish-black plumage |
| 33% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 32% | BULLFINCH | 9 | Thick-billed Old World bird, the male of which has a bright pinkish-red breast and cheeks |
| 32% | GWANGJU | 7 | South Korean city with a FIFA World Cup Stadium, and host of the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 32% | GENET | 5 | Old World animal with a ringed tail |
| 31% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 31% | CHEESE | 6 | With 58-Across, savory base for a canapé ... and the function of a black square in four puzzle rows? |
| 31% | BAY | 3 | Horse with a reddish-brown body and black point coloration of mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs |
| 31% | STARLING | 8 | Old World songbird with mostly dark plumage |
| 30% | COALTIT | 7 | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape |
| 30% | CHAT | 4 | Old World songbird with a harsh chattering cry |
| 30% | KITE | 4 | European bird of prey with a deeply forked tail such as the Red — |
| 30% | AUK | 3 | Diving bird of northern oceans with a black and white plumage |
| 30% | LARK | 4 | Old World songbird such as the Crested — or Black — |
| 30% | TUI | 3 | New Zealand bird of the honeyeater family with a bluish-green plumage and white tuft under the throat |
| 29% | MOORHEN | 7 | Common bird of ponds and lakes with black plumage and a red bill |
| 29% | OPOSSUM | 7 | Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas with a hairless, prehensile tail |
| 29% | SASHAY | 6 | Walk with a swing of the hips and shoulders |
| 29% | BACARDI | 7 | One of the oldest spirit companies in the world, whose logo is a bat |
| 29% | STORK | 5 | Large wading bird typically with a black and white plumage |