Birds that start with M

41 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 7 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

5 Plankton
13 Too Clever
16 Schooler
5 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.

Manx shearwater: Small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic. Rare
Missel thrush: Large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries. Rare
Mallee fowl: Australian mound bird. Rare
Montagu's harrier: Brownish European harrier. Rare
Meadow pipit: A common pipit that is brown above and white below. Rare
Maleo: Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches. Schooler

All 41 birds that start with M

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

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Birds that start with M, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
Name	What it is	Group
also Mocker	Long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds.	Birds	Plankton	201K
	Wild dove of the United States having a mournful call.	Birds	Plankton	165K
	Long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call.	Birds	Plankton	135K
also Song thrush, Throstle	Common Old World thrush noted for its song.	Birds	Plankton	110K
also Pigeon hawk	Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail.	Birds	Plankton	110K
	Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America.	Birds	Too Clever	91K
	Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
	Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
also Musk duck	Large crested wild duck of Central America and South America.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
also Myna, Mynah, Minah	Tropical Asian starlings.	Birds	Too Clever	61K
	North American songbirds having a yellow breast.	Birds	Too Clever	41K
	Showy crested Asiatic duck.	Birds	Too Clever	33K
	Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
also American coot, Marsh hen, Water hen	A coot found in North America.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
also Fish duck, Sawbill	Large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges.	Birds	Too Clever	22K
	Soundless Eurasian swan.	Birds	Too Clever	18K
also Marabou, Marabout	Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork.	Birds	Too Clever	15K
also Blackbird, Merl, Ouzel	Common black European thrush.	Birds	Too Clever	15K
	Any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior.	Birds	Schooler	6.6K
also Black kite	Dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion.	Birds	Schooler	6.6K
	Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.	Birds	Schooler	6.6K
	Black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes.	Birds	Schooler	5.4K
also Mound bird, Mound-bird, Mound builder	Large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
also Mountain partridge	California partridge.	Birds	Schooler	4.4K
also Momot	Tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
	A wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
	The typical Old World quail.	Birds	Schooler	2.4K
also Gallinule, Water hen, Swamphen	Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens.	Birds	Schooler	1.9K
also Northern harrier, Hen harrier	Common harrier of North America and Europe.	Birds	Schooler	1.6K
also Monaul	Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.	Birds	Schooler	1.6K
also Sea mew	The common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America.	Birds	Schooler	1.3K
also Myrtle bird	Similar to Audubon's warbler.	Birds	Schooler	1.3K
	Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.	Birds	Schooler	1K
	Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions.	Birds	Schooler	1K
	Small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic.	Birds	Rare	880
also Mistle thrush, Mistletoe thrush	Large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries.	Birds	Rare	720
also Leipoa, Lowan	Australian mound bird.	Birds	Rare	590
	Brownish European harrier.	Birds	Rare	590
	A common pipit that is brown above and white below.	Birds	Rare	320
also Mother Carey's hen	Medium-sized storm petrel.	Birds	Deep Cut	20
	A shrike of central North America.	Birds	Deep Cut	10

Questions about birds that start with M

How many birds start with M?

RareList lists 41 birds that start with M. 5 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 7 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common birds that start with M?

The most searched birds starting with M are Mockingbird, Mourning dove, Magpie, Mavis and Merlin.

What is a rare bird that starts with M?

Migrant shrike is one of the rarest. A shrike of central North America. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Manx shearwater, Missel thrush and Mallee fowl.

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.