gooney vs gooney bird

gooney and gooney bird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gooney	Yes	No	No	No
gooney bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gooney and gooney bird are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gooney include black-footed albatross, Diomedea nigripes, goonie, goony.

gooney (noun)	gooney bird (noun)
a variety of albatross with black feet	a variety of albatross with black feet