gooney bird vs gooney

gooney bird and gooney both are nouns.

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

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

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

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