Birds that start with H

34 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 5 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

4 Plankton
9 Too Clever
16 Schooler
3 Rare
2 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.

Hudsonian godwit: New World godwit. Rare
Hawfinch: A common large finch of Eurasia. Rare
Hill myna: Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech. Rare
Hepatic tanager: Common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico. Schooler
Honey eater: Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar. Schooler
Hedge sparrow: Small brownish European songbird. Schooler

All 34 birds that start with H

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

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Birds that start with H, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
Name	What it is	Group
	Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.	Birds	Plankton	673K
	Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills.	Birds	Plankton	301K
	Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America.	Birds	Plankton	165K
	Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill.	Birds	Plankton	110K
	Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
also English sparrow	Small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe.	Birds	Too Clever	61K
also Hooded sheldrake	Small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head.	Birds	Too Clever	33K
breed	Pigeon trained to return home.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
also Hoactzin, Stinkbird	Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings.	Birds	Too Clever	22K
also Hoopoo	Any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill.	Birds	Too Clever	22K
	Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance.	Birds	Too Clever	22K
	Large owls having prominent ear tufts.	Birds	Too Clever	18K
	Common American wren that nests around houses.	Birds	Too Clever	18K
	North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song.	Birds	Schooler	9.9K
	Any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching.	Birds	Schooler	9.9K
	Large gull of the northern hemisphere.	Birds	Schooler	6.6K
	Grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere.	Birds	Schooler	5.4K
also Canada goose, Canadian goose	Common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
	Small bird of tropical Africa and Asia.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
also Grey partridge, Gray partridge	Common European partridge.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
	Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles.	Birds	Schooler	2.9K
	Screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead.	Birds	Schooler	2.9K
	Small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
	Northern Pacific puffin.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
	Extinct prairie chicken.	Birds	Schooler	1.9K
also Dunnock	Small brownish European songbird.	Birds	Schooler	1.6K
	Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses.	Birds	Schooler	1.6K
also Honeysucker	Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar.	Birds	Schooler	1.3K
	Common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico.	Birds	Schooler	1K
	New World godwit.	Birds	Rare	880
	A common large finch of Eurasia.	Birds	Rare	720
also Indian grackle	Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech.	Birds	Rare	720
also Short-toed eagle	Any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles.	Birds	Deep Cut	40
also European black grouse	Large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail.	Birds	Deep Cut	10

Questions about birds that start with H

How many birds start with H?

RareList lists 34 birds that start with H, including 1 breed. 4 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 5 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common birds that start with H?

The most searched birds starting with H are Hawk, Hummingbird, Harpy eagle, Heron and House finch.

What is a rare bird that starts with H?

Heathfowl is one of the rarest. Large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Hudsonian godwit, Hawfinch and Hill myna.

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.