Birds that start with D
21 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 4 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 3 Plankton
- 5 Too Clever
- 9 Schooler
- 4 Rare
- 0 Deep Cut
- 0 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.
- Dickybird
- Small bird.
- Dotterel
- Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
- Dabchick
- Small European grebe.
- Diving petrel
- Any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas.
- Dowitcher
- Shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe.
- Dunnock
- Small brownish European songbird.
All 21 birds that start with D
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
Showing all 21. Tap a name to copy it.
| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs. | Birds | Plankton | 673K | |
| Any of numerous small pigeons. | Birds | Plankton | 201K | |
| also Jackdaw | Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery. | Birds | Plankton | 135K |
| Extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K | |
| also Slate-colored junco | Common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises. | Birds | Too Clever | 61K |
| Small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill. | Birds | Too Clever | 50K | |
| also Water ouzel | Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K |
| also Dominiquebreed | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs. | Birds | Too Clever | 33K |
| Any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K | |
| also Red-backed sandpiper | Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K |
| breed | An English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled). | Birds | Schooler | 3.6K |
| also Dabbler | Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K |
| also Little auk | Small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K |
| also Snakebird, Anhinga | Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K |
| Domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| also Hedge sparrow | Small brownish European songbird. | Birds | Schooler | 1.6K |
| Shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe. | Birds | Schooler | 1.3K | |
| also Dickeybird, Dicky-bird | Small bird. | Birds | Rare | 480 |
| also Dotrel | Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia. | Birds | Rare | 480 |
| also Little grebe | Small European grebe. | Birds | Rare | 390 |
| Any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas. | Birds | Rare | 170 |
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Questions about birds that start with D
How many birds start with D?
RareList lists 21 birds that start with D, including 2 breeds. 3 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 4 are in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common birds that start with D?
The most searched birds starting with D are Duck, Dove, Daw, Dodo and Dark-eyed junco.
What is a rare bird that starts with D?
Diving petrel is one of the rarest. Any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas. It gets about 170 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Dickybird, Dotterel and Dabchick.
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.