Bird Names
Bird Names: List of Bird Names and Types of Birds.
Here you will find a huge list of birds categorized by different types and illustrated with beautiful bird images. There are thousands of different types of birds.
What are birds?
Birds are warm-blooded, have backbones, and have wings. They’re also the only animals with feathers.
Types of Birds
Because there are so many different kinds of birds, there are also many different ways to sort birds into various types. Before we start listing bird names, we’ll cover the different types of birds.
List of Bird Names
This list will use common bird names. It will be sorted by broader type and then it will list some of the most common and popular birds of that type. Keep in mind that this list does not include all bird names that exist!
List of Birds
No.-1.Auks
Types of Auks:-
Crested Auklet
Great Auk
Japanese Murrelet
Little Auk
Razorbill
Tufted Puffin
No.-2.Blackbirds
Brewer’s Blackbird
Cuban Blackbird
Eurasian Blackbird
Red-Winged Blackbird
Tawny-Shouldered Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
No.-3.Chickadees
Black-Capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
Gray-Headed Chickadee
Mexican Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
No.-4.Crows
American Crow
Cape Crow
Carrion Crow
Collared Crow
Eastern Jungle Crow
Fish Crow
Flores Crow
Grey Crow
Hooded Crow
House Crow
Large-Billed Crow
Little Crow
Long-Billed Crow
Mariana Crow
Northwestern Crow
Palm Crow
Pied Crow
Piping Crow
Slender-Billed Crow
Torresian Crow
Violet Crow
White-Billed Crow
White-Necked Crow
No.-5.Doves
African Collard Dove
Carribean Dove
Common Ground Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove
Inca Dove
Mourning Dove
Oriental Turtle Dove
Spotted Dove
Turtle Dove
White-Tipped Dove
White-Winged Dove
Zenaida Dove
Ducks
No.-6.Ducks
African Black Duck
American Black Duck
Australian Wood Duck
Black-Headed Duck
Comb Duck
Crested Duck
Eastern Spot-Billed Duck
Freckled Duck
Harlequin Duck
Hartlaub’s Duck
Lake Duck
Mallard (This is probably the best-known duck)
Mandarin Duck
Masked Duck
Mottled Duck
Musk Duck
Pacific Black Duck
Pink-Eared Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Red-Billed Duck
Ring-Necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck
Torrent Duck
Tufted Duck
Wandering Whistling Duck
Western Spot-Billed Duck
White-Backed Duck
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Wood Duck
Yellow-Billed Duck
No.-7.Falcons
African Hobby
American Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Aplomado Falcon
Australian Kestrel
Banded Kestrel
Bat Falcon
Black Falcon
Brown Falcon
Common Kestrel
Dickinson’s Kestrel
Elenora’s Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Fox Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Grey Falcon
Grey Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
Lanner Falcon
Lesser Kestrel
Malagasy Kestrel
Mauritius Kestrel
Merlin
New Zealand Falcon
Orange-Breasted Falcon
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Red-Footed Falcon
Red-Necked Falcon
Rock Kestrel
Seychelles Kestrel
Sooty Falcon
Spotted Kestrel
No.-8.Finches
Brambling
Bullfinch
Chaffinch
Common Redpoll
Common Rosefinch
Crossbill
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Hawfinch
Lesser Redpoll
Linnet
Parrot Crossbill
Scottish Crossbill
Serin
Siskin
Twite
No.-9.Flycatchers
North American Flycatcher
Eurasian Flycatcher
Mexican Flycatcher
No.-10.Game Birds
Game birds are birds that people commonly eat. Some game birds fit better in other categories, but the ones that don’t have a better place are listed here.
Grey Partridge
Bobwhite Quail
Ringneck Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Sharptail Grouse
Wild Turkey
No.-11.Geese
African Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose
Crested Goose
Emperor Goose
Eurasian Goose
Grey Goose
Magellan Goose
North American Goose
Pilgrim Goose
Pomeranian Goose
Red-Breasted Goose
Upland Goose
No.-12.Gulls
Andean gull
Common Gull
Gray Gull
Ivory Gull
Laughing Gull
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Pacific Gull
Red-Billed Gull
Swallow-Tailed Gull
No.-13.Hawks
Broad-Winged Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Gray Hawk
Harris’s Hawk
Osprey
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Rough-Legged Hawk
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
White-Tailed Hawk
Zone-Tailed Hawk
Herons
No.-14.Herons
American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Limpkin
Little Blue Heron
Roseate Spoonbill
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
Whooping Crane
Wood Stork
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
No.-15.Hummingbirds
Allen’s Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bee Hummingbird (This is the smallest bird!)
Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
No.-16.Jays
Beautiful Jay
Blue Jay
California Scrub Jay
Canada jay
Eurasian Jay
Florida Scrub Jay
Henderson’s Ground Jay
Pinyon Jay
Steller’s Jay
No.-17.Kingfishers
Amazon Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Collard Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Forest Kingfisher
Little Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
No.-18.Nuthatches
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Ostriches
Arabian Ostrich
Common Ostrich (This is the biggest bird!)
Masai Ostrich
North African Ostrich
Southern Ostrich
No.-19. Owls
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Long-Eared Owl
Oriental Bay Owl
Snowy Owl
Speckled Owl
Tawny Owl
No.-20. Parrots
African Grey
Amazon Parrot
Macaw
Senegal Parrot
No.-21. Penguins
Adelie Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Emperor Penguin
King Penguin
Macaroni Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
No.-22. Pigeons
Berne Lark
Domestic Pigeon
Homing Pigeon
King Pigeon
No.-23. Ravens
Australian Raven
Common Raven
Forest Rave
Pied Raven
Thick-Billed Raven
No.-24. Seabirds
Like game birds, seabirds contain many different types of birds.
Albatross
Booby
Cormorant
Pelican
Petrel
No.-25. Shorebirds
American Golden Plover
Baird’s Sandpiper
Sanderling
No.-26. Sparrows
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow
Rock Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
True Sparrow
No.-27. Swallows
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
No.-28. Swans
Black Swan
Black-Necked Swan
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan
No.-29. Swifts
Antillean Palm Swift
Chimney Swift
Common Swift
Edible-Nest Swift
White-Collared Swift
Terns
No.-30. Terns
Arctic Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Lesser Tern
River Tern
Sandwich Tern
No.-31. Thrushes
American Robin
Bicknell’s Thrush
Gray-Cheeked Thrush
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
No.-32. Warblers
Arctic Warbler
Blue-Winged Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Kentucky Warbler
Palm Warbler
No.-33. Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker
Grey-Headed Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
No.-34. Wrens
Carolina Wren
Eurasian Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Winter Wren
Common Bird Names
List of Birds
Crow
Peacock
Dove
Sparrow
Goose
Ostrich
Pigeon
Turkey
Hawk
Bald eagle
Raven
Parrot
Flamingo
Seagull
Swallow
Blackbird
Penguin
Robin
Swan
Owl
Stork
Woodpecker
Birds Images
List of names of birds with example sentences
Crow
Crows are black.
Peacock
There’s a peacock in the courtyard.
Dove
The dove is a symbol of peace.
Sparrow
The sparrow has a worm in its beak.
Goose
It was a wild goose chase.
Ostrich
The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.
Pigeon
Have you ever seen a baby pigeon?
Turkey
A turkey is a little bigger than a chicken.
Hawk
Hawks are birds of prey.
Bald eagle
A bald eagle is a large white – headed eagle.
Raven
It’s not a crow. It’s a raven.
Parrot
A parrot can imitate human speech.
Flamingo
A flamingo was etched on his shirt.
Seagull
Tom seems to enjoy just sitting on the dock and watching the seagulls.
Swallow
Look! Swallows are flying in the sky!
Blackbird
The blackbird is found in every country of Europe.
Penguin
There were penguin footprints in the sand.
Robin
A robin is easy to identify because of its red breast.
Swan
All swans are white.
Owl
Owls have big eyes.
Stork
A stork flew slowly past.
Woodpecker
The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.