Birds that start with B
84 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 14 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 8 Plankton
- 25 Too Clever
- 37 Schooler
- 9 Rare
- 4 Deep Cut
- 1 One in a Krillion
Rare but real
Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.
- Baldpate
- A widgeon the male of which has a white crown.
- Black-winged stilt
- Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings.
- Brambling
- Eurasian finch.
- Bluethroat
- Songbird of northern Europe and Asia.
- Broadbill
- Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills.
- Bewick's swan
- Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan.
All 84 birds that start with B
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
Showing all 84. Tap a name to copy it.
| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also Baltimore bird, Hangbird, Firebird | Eastern subspecies of northern oriole. | Birds | Plankton | 1M |
| A large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body. | Birds | Plankton | 246K | |
| Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill. | Birds | Plankton | 201K | |
| also Jaybird | Common jay of eastern North America. | Birds | Plankton | 201K |
| Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures. | Birds | Plankton | 165K | |
| Any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area. | Birds | Plankton | 165K | |
| Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown. | Birds | Plankton | 110K | |
| also Merl, Merle, Ouzel | Common black European thrush. | Birds | Plankton | 110K |
| breed | Any of various small breeds of fowl. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K |
| also Raptor | Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K |
| Blue North American songbird. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K | |
| also Budgerigar, Budgereegah, Budgerygah | Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K |
| The common European short-winged hawk. | Birds | Too Clever | 61K | |
| also Chimney swallow | Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. | Birds | Too Clever | 50K |
| also Lammergeier, Lammergeyer | The largest Eurasian bird of prey. | Birds | Too Clever | 50K |
| also Brant, Brant goose, Brent goose | Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward. | Birds | Too Clever | 50K |
| A dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K | |
| also Carrion crow | American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K |
| Chickadee having a dark crown. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K | |
| also Brown thrush | Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K |
| also Bobwhite quail | A popular North American game bird. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Dipper | Small North American diving duck. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Bustard quail, Hemipode | Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K |
| Greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest. | Birds | Too Clever | 22K | |
| Night heron of both Old and New Worlds. | Birds | Too Clever | 22K | |
| also Chen caerulescens | North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter. | Birds | Too Clever | 22K |
| Any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America. | Birds | Too Clever | 22K | |
| also Blackburnian warbler | Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat. | Birds | Too Clever | 15K |
| North American warbler having a black-and-white head. | Birds | Too Clever | 15K | |
| also Bluewing | American teal. | Birds | Too Clever | 15K |
| Small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| Relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| also Tomtit | Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head. | Birds | Schooler | 9.9K |
| also Ricebird, Reedbird | Migratory American songbird. | Birds | Schooler | 9.9K |
| Active grey titmice of western North America. | Birds | Schooler | 9.9K | |
| Small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| also Cooper's hawk | Bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K |
| also Brood hen, Broody hen, Setting henbreed | A domestic hen ready to brood. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K |
| Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| Large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| also Milvus migrans | Dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K |
| also American creeper | A common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K |
| Nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K | |
| Western subspecies of northern oriole. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K | |
| also Band-tail pigeon, Bandtail | Wild pigeon of western North America. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K |
| European goose smaller than the brant. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| Common Indian weaverbird. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| Large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| also Great black-backed gull | White gull having a black back and wings. | Birds | Schooler | 4.4K |
| Large waxwing of northern North America. | Birds | Schooler | 4.4K | |
| Colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight. | Birds | Schooler | 3.6K | |
| also Scaup, Scaup duck | Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill. | Birds | Schooler | 3.6K |
| Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea. | Birds | Schooler | 3.6K | |
| Any of several honeycreepers. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| North American goldeneye diving duck. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| also Gooney, Gooney bird, Goonie | A variety of albatross with black feet. | Birds | Schooler | 2.4K |
| also Bank martin, Sand martin | Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K |
| Any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| North American cuckoo. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| Common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| Grouse of which the male is bluish-black. | Birds | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| Mockingbird of Mexico. | Birds | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| also Boatbill | Tropical American heron related to night herons. | Birds | Schooler | 1.6K |
| Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song. | Birds | Schooler | 1.3K | |
| also Owl, Bird of Minerva | Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes. | Birds | Schooler | 1.3K |
| Northern Atlantic guillemot. | Birds | Schooler | 1.3K | |
| Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below. | Birds | Schooler | 1K | |
| Peafowl of India and Ceylon. | Birds | Schooler | 1K | |
| also American widgeon | A widgeon the male of which has a white crown. | Birds | Rare | 880 |
| Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings. | Birds | Rare | 880 | |
| Eurasian finch. | Birds | Rare | 880 | |
| Songbird of northern Europe and Asia. | Birds | Rare | 720 | |
| also Arenaria-Melanocephala | Common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America. | Birds | Rare | 590 |
| also Eared grebe | Small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck. | Birds | Rare | 390 |
| Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills. | Birds | Rare | 390 | |
| also Policeman bird | Large mostly white Australian stork. | Birds | Rare | 320 |
| Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan. | Birds | Rare | 170 | |
| Web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings. | Birds | Deep Cut | 90 | |
| An African shrike. | Birds | Deep Cut | 70 | |
| Any hawk of the genus Buteo. | Birds | Deep Cut | 40 | |
| A kind of bush shrike. | Birds | Deep Cut | 10 | |
| Trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana. | Birds | One in a Krillion | <10 |
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Questions about birds that start with B
How many birds start with B?
RareList lists 84 birds that start with B, including 2 breeds. 8 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 14 are in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common birds that start with B?
The most searched birds starting with B are Baltimore oriole, Bald eagle, Black swan, Blue jay and Barn owl.
What is a rare bird that starts with B?
Buteonine is one of the rarest. Any hawk of the genus Buteo. It gets about 40 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Baldpate, Black-winged stilt and Brambling.
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.