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Birds that start with A

41 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 17 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

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Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.

Aquatic bird
Wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water. Rare
Arctic skua
A variety of jaeger. Rare
Antbird
Any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms. Rare
Audubon's warbler
Common warbler of western North America. Rare
Avadavat
Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds. Rare
Accentor
Small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia. Rare

All 41 birds that start with A

Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.

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Birds that start with A, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
NameWhat it isGroup
also Mollymawk Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings. Birds Plankton 201K
also Archeopteryx Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones. Birds Too Clever 61K
Large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff. Birds Too Clever 50K
also Robin Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen. Birds Too Clever 41K
also Woodcock snipe Small long-billed woodcock. Birds Too Clever 41K
Black tropical American cuckoo. Birds Too Clever 41K
also Sparrow hawk Small North American falcon. Birds Too Clever 33K
also Adelie penguin Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica. Birds Too Clever 27K
also Snakebird, Darter Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill. Birds Too Clever 27K
also Argus pheasant Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant. Birds Too Clever 27K
also Marsh hen, Mud hen, Water hen A coot found in North America. Birds Too Clever 18K
Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas. Birds Too Clever 18K
Common crow of North America. Birds Too Clever 15K
also Stake driver A kind of bittern. Birds Schooler 9.9K
A magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America. Birds Schooler 9.9K
Common puffin of the northern Atlantic. Birds Schooler 9.9K
also Adjutant bird, Adjutant stork Large Indian stork with a military gait. Birds Schooler 8.1K
Flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail. Birds Schooler 8.1K
Long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill. Birds Schooler 8.1K
also Baldpate A widgeon the male of which has a white crown. Birds Schooler 6.6K
Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies. Birds Schooler 5.4K
also African gray Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face. Birds Schooler 2.9K
Any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts. Birds Schooler 2.4K
also Kiwi Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs. Birds Schooler 1.3K
Wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water. Birds Rare 720
also Parasitic jaeger A variety of jaeger. Birds Rare 720
Any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms. Birds Rare 590
also Audubon warbler Common warbler of western North America. Birds Rare 590
also Amadavat Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds. Birds Rare 260
Small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia. Birds Rare 210
The smallest moa. Birds Rare 210
A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America. Birds Rare 170
Common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander. Birds Rare 140
Extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing. Birds Rare 110
American purple gallinule. Birds Deep Cut 20
A kind of antbird. Birds Deep Cut 20
Antbirds superficially resembling shrikes. Birds Deep Cut 10
Widespread from southern United States to Central America. Birds Deep Cut 10
Small Australian dove. Birds Deep Cut 10
A water ouzel of western North America. Birds One in a Krillion <10
A black grouse of western Asia. Birds One in a Krillion <10

Questions about birds that start with A

How many birds start with A?

RareList lists 41 birds that start with A. 1 is in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 17 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common birds that start with A?

The most searched birds starting with A are Albatross, Archaeopteryx, Andean condor, American robin and American woodcock.

What is a rare bird that starts with A?

Ant shrike is one of the rarest. Antbirds superficially resembling shrikes. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Aquatic bird, Arctic skua and Antbird.

How does RareList decide what counts as rare?

Each name is ranked by its average monthly Google searches in the United States. Fewer searches means fewer people are likely to think of it, which is what matters in games that reward unique answers. See how we rank for the details.