List of Birds (A to Z)
Browse 777 verified bird species, songbirds, and raptors, including Bird, Chat, Chicken, Pen, Rail, Brilliant and Duck. Covering songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors, this ornithology list supports birdwatching and nature trivia. Select any entry below for definitions and images, or visit our noun grammar guide for broader naming rules.
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Starts with A24 words
amazon
allan
avian
albatross
archangel
alcatraz
adjutant
argus
auk
ara
ani
avocet
american robin
atlantic puffin
archaeopteryx
aras
african grey parrot
anhinga
aracari
american woodcock
adelie penguin
auklet
antbird
apteryx
Starts with B24 words
bird
brilliant
bishop
birdie
blackbird
brent
bluebird
booby
bald eagle
broiler
buzzard
bunting
budgie
barn owl
blackhead
biddy
bantam
blue jay
bluejay
brahma
bittern
butterball
babbler
birdy
Starts with C24 words
chat
chicken
cock
chick
cardinal
crane
crow
cocky
cuckoo
cob
colin
canary
creeper
condor
chippy
cockatiel
coot
cormorant
cockatoo
chickadee
chaparral
canada goose
coquette
curlew
Starts with D24 words
duck
dove
diver
drake
dipper
divers
dodo
duckling
downy
doo
duckie
dabbler
dicky
darter
dunlin
dunnock
drongo
downy woodpecker
dotterel
dickcissel
dark-eyed junco
dowitcher
dovekie
dacnis
Starts with E17 words
eagle
emperor
emu
elvira
egret
eaglet
emperor penguin
eider
elephant bird
european starling
empidonax
euphonia
european robin
elepaio
earthcreeper
elaenia
emutail
Starts with F24 words
fiscal
flicker
falcon
fowl
finch
fledgling
flamingo
frigate
flapper
firebird
flycatcher
fantail
flopper
fishhawk
frigatebird
fieldfare
fulmar
falconet
fairywren
frogmouth
forktail
francolin
florican
firecrest
Starts with G24 words
goose
gull
gander
griffin
grouse
golden eagle
gosling
gobbler
goldfinch
gamebird
gamecock
gannet
ganga
goldeneye
griffon
grebe
goosey
grosbeak
goshawk
grackle
guineafowl
goony
gnatcatcher
great horned owl
Starts with H24 words
hobby
hen
hawk
hoodie
homer
hamburg
heron
hermit
hummingbird
haggard
hooper
hammerhead
hummer
harrier
hooter
harpy
honker
house sparrow
hornbill
house finch
hoopoe
hyacinth macaw
honeyeater
honeycreeper
Starts with I8 words
inca
io
incas
ibis
indigo bunting
iora
iiwi
illadopsis
Starts with J12 words
java
jay
jackdaw
jacobin
jaeger
jaybird
junco
jynx
jabiru
junglefowl
jacana
jacamar
Starts with K20 words
knot
kite
kiwi
kay
kingfisher
kestrel
killdeer
kookaburra
kea
kaka
kinglet
king penguin
kittiwake
kakapo
kingbird
koel
kiskadee
keel-billed toucan
kokako
kagu
Starts with L20 words
lark
loon
lovebird
leatherneck
laugher
lapwing
linnet
longneck
lory
lorikeet
lyrebird
limpkin
longclaw
leafbird
longspur
laughingthrush
leiothrix
logrunner
leaftosser
leiopothrix
Starts with M24 words
martin
monarch
miner
mandarin
mew
maggie
magpie
merlin
mallard
mockingbird
mocker
macao
macaw
meadowlark
madge
moa
mourning dove
manu
mockers
myna
manakin
moorhen
mynah
mallee
Starts with N16 words
nun
nightingale
nellie
nutcracker
nelly
nestling
nighthawk
nightjar
nuthatch
noddy
nene
nightbird
northern mockingbird
nunbird
needletail
nunlet
Starts with O15 words
owl
oi
ostrich
organist
oriole
osprey
owlet
ouzel
oystercatcher
ortolan
ovenbird
oropendola
oilbird
oxpecker
orthonyx
Starts with P24 words
pen
pigeon
poultry
parrot
penguin
peep
peacock
pheasant
piper
polly
peggy
partridge
passer
pelican
pecker
puffin
parakeet
prion
phoebe
peregrine falcon
peregrine
pompadour
plover
petrel
Starts with Q4 words
quaker
quail
quetzal
quacker
Starts with R24 words
rail
roller
robin
raven
rooster
redhead
rook
raptor
ralph
rifleman
roadrunner
ruff
rouen
rhea
red-tailed hawk
redbird
rosella
red-winged blackbird
rufous
ring-necked pheasant
redstart
redwing
rock pigeon
ringtail
Starts with S24 words
swallow
swift
swan
sylvia
sparrow
sultan
seagull
sussex
shag
stint
solitaire
snipe
sharpie
songbird
stork
starling
sunbeam
screamer
seabird
stilt
sumatra
sappho
skimmer
seahawk
Starts with T24 words
turkey
tom
tit
tyrant
teal
thrush
tumbler
toulouse
trumpeter
tern
thrasher
thunderbird
tock
toucan
titmouse
tanager
turtledove
tattler
towhee
tippler
thickhead
turnstone
tufted titmouse
titi
Starts with U1 words
umbrellabird
Starts with V5 words
vulture
vireo
veery
vanga
verdin
Starts with W24 words
weaver
wren
whistler
waterfowl
warbler
woodpecker
waders
whitehead
wild turkey
whippoorwill
wagtail
woodcock
wader
wildfowl
whiteface
white rock
wyandotte
wood duck
woodpigeon
wigeon
waxwing
waterbird
wheatear
wandering albatross
Starts with X1 words
xenops
Starts with Y6 words
yellowhammer
yellowthroat
yelper
yellowbird
yellowlegs
yuhina