Birds that start with L

29 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.

1 Plankton
10 Too Clever
13 Schooler
4 Rare
1 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.

Little grebe: Small European grebe. Rare
Lowan: Australian mound bird. Rare
Larid: Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family. Rare
Lesser whitethroat: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller. Rare
Least sandpiper: Smallest American sandpiper. Schooler
Lory: Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. Schooler

All 29 birds that start with L

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

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Birds that start with L, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
Name	What it is	Group
	Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back.	Birds	Plankton	135K
	Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
also Stilt, Stiltbird, Long-legs	Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
also Bearded vulture, Lammergeier	The largest Eurasian bird of prey.	Birds	Too Clever	50K
	Small European owl.	Birds	Too Clever	41K
	Small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
	Australian bird that resembles a pheasant.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
	Any of various small lories.	Birds	Too Clever	15K
	Small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere.	Birds	Too Clever	12K
	A common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes.	Birds	Too Clever	12K
	Slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts.	Birds	Too Clever	12K
also Pewit, Pewit gull	Small black-headed European gull.	Birds	Schooler	8.1K
	Wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call.	Birds	Schooler	8.1K
also Lesser scaup duck, Lake duck	Common scaup of North America.	Birds	Schooler	5.4K
also Dovekie	Small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions.	Birds	Schooler	5.4K
also Green plover, Peewit, Pewit	Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
	Small American bittern.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
also Lintwhite	Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
also Laughing jackass	Almost extinct owl of New Zealand.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
	Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits.	Birds	Schooler	2.9K
	A smaller prairie chicken of western Texas.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
	Old World egret.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
also Stint	Smallest American sandpiper.	Birds	Schooler	1.9K
	A variety of yellowlegs.	Birds	Schooler	1.9K
also Dabchick	Small European grebe.	Birds	Rare	590
also Mallee fowl, Leipoa	Australian mound bird.	Birds	Rare	390
	Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.	Birds	Rare	320
also Whitethroat	Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller.	Birds	Rare	170
	American wren that inhabits tall reed beds.	Birds	Deep Cut	30

Questions about birds that start with L

How many birds start with L?

RareList lists 29 birds that start with L. 1 is in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 5 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common birds that start with L?

The most searched birds starting with L are Loon, Lark, Longlegs, Lammergeyer and Little owl.

What is a rare bird that starts with L?

Lesser whitethroat is one of the rarest. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller. It gets about 170 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Little grebe, Lowan and Larid.

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.