Birds surprise us, don’t they? Trying to remember all those bird names can feel overwhelming when you spot them in your backyard or on walks.
You see a flash of color, hear a distinct call, but the name escapes you. It happens to everyone.
Good news! This bird’s name list A to Z, makes identification simple. We’ve compiled every important bird name that matters to casual watchers and serious enthusiasts alike.
This list will be your go-to reference, ensuring you never forget the name of the bird you just saw, whether it’s a common backyard visitor or an exotic find.
Bird Name List A to Z: From Common to Rare Species
This list provides names of birds from every corner of the world, organized alphabetically for easy reference.
Here, you’ll find detailed information about each bird type, from familiar backyard visitors to exotic species found in remote locations.
Even if you’re a beginner or experienced bird watcher, this guide serves as a valuable resource to expand your knowledge and appreciation of our feathered friends.
Birds That Start with “A”
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American Robin
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American Goldfinch
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American Crow
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Australian Magpie
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African Grey Parrot
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American Kestrel
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Australian King-Parrot
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Asian Koel
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Arctic Tern
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Amazon Kingfisher
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African Fish Eagle
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Australian Pelican
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
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African Jacana
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Alpine Swift
Looking for more birds that start with A? Check out our full list in 555 Birds That Start With A – Soaring Through the Avian World and start identifying more feathered friends on your next adventure!
Birds That Start with “B”
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Black Phoebe
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Black-tailed Godwit
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Brambling
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Bay-breasted Warbler
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Baird’s Sandpiper
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Blue Rock Thrush
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Bearded Vulture
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Black-and-yellow Broadbill
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Blue Coua
Birds That Start with “C”
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Cardinal
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Canada Goose
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Common Raven
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Carolina Wren
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Cedar Waxwing
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Cattle Egret
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Common Loon
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Chipping Sparrow
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Common Grackle
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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Crested Caracara
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California Quail
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Common Redpoll
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Cinnamon Teal
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Cliff Swallow
Birds That Start with “D”
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Downy Woodpecker
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Dusky Flycatcher
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Dickcissel
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Dovekie
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Dusky Thrush
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Diamond Dove
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Dusky Moorhen
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Dartford Warbler
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Desert Lark
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Drab Seedeater
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Dwarf Cassowary
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Dusky Woodswallow
Birds That Start with “E”
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Eastern Bluebird
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Eastern Phoebe
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European Starling
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Eastern Towhee
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
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Eastern Kingbird
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Egyptian Goose
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Eurasian Wren
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Elegant Tern
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Emerald Dove
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Eurasian Magpie
Birds That Start with “F”
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Fox Sparrow
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Flame-colored Tanager
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Florida Scrub-Jay
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Forest Kingfisher
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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
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Fulvous Whistling Duck
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Fiery-throated Hummingbird
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Fairy Tern
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Flame Robin
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Falcated Duck
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Fawn-breasted Tanager
Birds That Start with “G”
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Great Blue Heron
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Green Heron
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Gray Catbird
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Golden Eagle
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Great Egret
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Green-winged Teal
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Gray Jay
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Great Horned Owl
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Glossy Ibis
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Great Kiskadee
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Gambel’s Quail
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Golden Pheasant
Birds That Start with “H”
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House Sparrow
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Horned Lark
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House Finch
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Herring Gull
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Hooded Warbler
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Harpy Eagle
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Hermit Thrush
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Himalayan Monal
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Hooded Merganser
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Hawaiian Goose
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Heermann’s Gull
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House Wren
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Hooded Crow
Birds That Start with “I”
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Indigo Bunting
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Indian Peafowl
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Indian Roller
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Indian Cuckoo
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Indian Pond Heron
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Indian Vulture
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Indian Pitta
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Indian Paradise Flycatcher
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Indian Eagle-Owl
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Icterine Warbler
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I’iwi
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Inca Dove
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Indian Scops Owl
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Indian Bush Lark
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Indian Nightjar
Birds That Start with “J”
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Junco
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Japanese White-eye
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Jungle Babbler
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Java Sparrow
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Jamaican Oriole
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Japanese Bush Warbler
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Jungle Owlet
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Javan Myna
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Junglefowl
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Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
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Jackdaw
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Jungle Prinia
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Jerdon’s Leafbird
Birds That Start with “K”
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Killdeer
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Kingfisher
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Kestrel
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Kiwi
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Knob-billed Duck
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Kittiwake
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Kea
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King Eider
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Kentucky Warbler
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Kakapo
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Kākā
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Kori Bustard
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Kagu
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Korean Magpie
Birds That Start with “L”
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Laughing Gull
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Long-eared Owl
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Lark Sparrow
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Little Egret
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Lesser Goldfinch
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Long-tailed Duck
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Lapland Longspur
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Little Blue Heron
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Lilac-breasted Roller
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Little Grebe
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Laysan Albatross
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Long-billed Curlew
Birds That Start with “M”
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Mallard
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Mourning Dove
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Mountain Bluebird
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Magpie
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Marbled Godwit
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Mute Swan
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Marsh Wren
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Mountain Chickadee
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Masked Booby
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Merlin
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Macaroni Penguin
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Magnolia Warbler
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Mexican Jay
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Mottled Duck
Birds That Start with “N”
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Northern Cardinal
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Northern Flicker
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Northern Mockingbird
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Northern Pintail
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Northern Harrier
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Nanday Parakeet
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Northern Shoveler
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Northern Gannet
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Nuthatch
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Nicobar Pigeon
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Northern Jacana
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New Zealand Falcon
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Namaqua Dove
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Northern Lapwing
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Northern Shrike
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New Holland Honeyeater
Birds That Start with “O”
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Osprey
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Oriental Magpie-Robin
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Olive Warbler
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Ovenbird
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Oriental Turtle Dove
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Orange-bellied Parrot
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Oriental Pied Hornbill
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Olive-backed Sunbird
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Oriole
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Oriental Cuckoo
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Orange-breasted Trogon
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Olive Thrush
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Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Birds That Start with “P”
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Peregrine Falcon
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Puffin
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Purple Martin
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Peacock
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Painted Bunting
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Pied Avocet
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Pacific Loon
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Parakeet
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Palm Warbler
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Pink-footed Goose
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Parrot
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Pacific Wren
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Plumbeous Vireo
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Pygmy Nuthatch
Birds That Start with “Q”
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Quail
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Quetzal
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Quailfinch
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Queensland Rail
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Quaker Parrot
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Quail Dove
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Quelea
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Quail-plover
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Queen Whydah
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Quoy’s Shearwater
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Queensland Buttonquail
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Quinkan Rock Pigeon
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Quilotoa Thistletail
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Queensland Honeyeater
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Quail-thrush
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Queen Victoria’s Riflebird
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Quaker Canary
Birds That Start with “R”
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Robin
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Rock Pigeon
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Ring-necked Pheasant
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Ruddy Duck
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Redhead
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Ring-billed Gull
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Redstart
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Rock Ptarmigan
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Red Crossbill
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Reddish Egret
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Rufous Hornero
Birds That Start with “S”
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Sparrow
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Starling
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Swallow
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Snowy Owl
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Sandhill Crane
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Song Thrush
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Sanderling
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Scarlet Tanager
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Stork
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Short-eared Owl
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Spotted Towhee
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Silvereye
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Shoveler
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Sage Grouse
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Sunbird
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Shelduck
Birds That Start with “T”
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Turkey Vulture
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Tufted Titmouse
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Tree Swallow
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Tawny Owl
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Trumpeter Swan
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Toco Toucan
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Townsend’s Warbler
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Thick-billed Murre
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Tropical Kingbird
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Tawny Frogmouth
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Treecreeper
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Turquoise Parrot
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Thrush
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Teal
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Tawny Pipit
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Tanager
Birds That Start with “U”
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Umbrellabird
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Ultramarine Flycatcher
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Upland Sandpiper
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Ural Owl
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Uniform Crake
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Upland Goose
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Uluguru Bushshrike
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Unicolored Blackbird
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Unadorned Flycatcher
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Uniform Antshrike
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Usambara Weaver
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Uganda Woodland Warbler
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Udzungwa Partridge
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Urich’s Tyrannulet
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Ultramarine Lorikeet
Birds That Start with “V”
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Vulture
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Violet-green Swallow
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Varied Thrush
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Verdin
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Velvet Scoter
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Violet Sabrewing
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Variable Hawk
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Violet-backed Starling
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Vanga
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Verreaux’s Eagle
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Violet-crowned Hummingbird
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Venezuelan Troupial
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Visayan Hornbill
Birds That Start with “W”
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Woodpecker
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Western Bluebird
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Warbler
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Wood Thrush
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Whimbrel
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Wren
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White-tailed Kite
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Western Meadowlark
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White Ibis
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Whooping Crane
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White-winged Dove
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Wilson’s Phalarope
Birds That Start with “X”
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Xantus’s Hummingbird
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Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
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Xavier’s Greenbul
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Xingu Woodcreeper
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Xolmis White-rumped Monjita
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Xingu Screech Owl
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Xingu Antwren
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Xizang Bunting
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Xantus’s Murrelet
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Xingu Spinetail
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Xinjiang Ground Jay
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Xingu Gnatcatcher
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Xingu Sooty Antbird
Birds That Start with “Y”
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Yellow Warbler
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Yellowthroat
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Yellow-legged Gull
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Yellow-eyed Penguin
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Yellow Wagtail
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Yellow Bishop
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Yellow Oriole
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Yellow-vented Bulbul
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Yellow-fronted Canary
Birds That Start with “Z”
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Zebra Finch
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Zenaida Dove
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Zitting Cisticola
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Zebra Dove
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Zapata Wren
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Zanzibar Red Bishop
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Zebra Waxbill
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Zarudny’s Sparrow
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Zambian Barbet
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Zappey’s Flycatcher
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Zosterops
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Zapata Rail
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Zenker’s Honeyguide
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Zulu Serin
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Zarudny’s Rock Nuthatch
Wrapping It Up
Now you know different birds from across the world! This birds name list A to Z will help you to identify birds in your area and beyond.
The names, organized from A to Z, make finding specific birds quick and easy.
Bird-watching connects us to nature in meaningful ways. By knowing what to look for, you’ll notice more birds around you than ever before.
Keep this list bookmarked on your phone or print it for your next outdoor trip. The more you use it, the more familiar you’ll become with these winged wonders.
What bird from our list did you spot recently? Share your sighting in the comments below! Also, let us know which birds you’d like to learn more about in future posts. We’d love to hear about your bird-watching adventures!
