Birds that start with J
12 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 2 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 1 Plankton
- 4 Too Clever
- 5 Schooler
- 2 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.
- Jacksnipe
- A small short-billed Old World snipe.
- Jacamar
- Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
- Jenny wren
- Any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails.
- Jabiru
- Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America.
- Java sparrow
- Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields.
- Jungle fowl
- Small Asiatic wild bird.
All 12 birds that start with J
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
Showing all 12. Tap a name to copy it.
| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested largely blue bird. | Birds | Plankton | 135K | |
| also Daw | Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery. | Birds | Too Clever | 41K |
| Small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K | |
| Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K | |
| also Snowbird | Small North American finch seen chiefly in winter. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Blue jay | Common jay of eastern North America. | Birds | Schooler | 9.9K |
| also Gallina | Small Asiatic wild bird. | Birds | Schooler | 6.6K |
| Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| also Java finch, Ricebird | Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K |
| also Wren | Any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails. | Birds | Schooler | 1.6K |
| also Half snipe | A small short-billed Old World snipe. | Birds | Rare | 720 |
| Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage. | Birds | Rare | 590 |
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Questions about birds that start with J
How many birds start with J?
RareList lists 12 birds that start with J. 1 is in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 2 are in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common birds that start with J?
The most searched birds starting with J are Jay, Jackdaw, Jackass penguin, Jaeger and Junco.
What is a rare bird that starts with J?
Jacamar is one of the rarest. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage. It gets about 590 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Jacksnipe, Jenny wren and Jabiru.
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.