Birds that start with N

23 birds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 9 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

1 Plankton
7 Too Clever
6 Schooler
4 Rare
5 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.

Nonpasserine bird: Chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes. Rare
Northern storm petrel: Sooty black petrel with white markings. Rare
Night raven: Any bird that cries at night. Schooler
Nandu: Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed. Schooler
New Zealand wren: Birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens. Deep Cut

All 23 birds that start with N

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

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Birds that start with N, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
Name	What it is	Group
also Bullbat, Mosquito hawk	Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker.	Birds	Plankton	110K
	European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song.	Birds	Too Clever	91K
	A kind of New World oriole.	Birds	Too Clever	74K
	Any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects.	Birds	Too Clever	41K
also Goatsucker, Caprimulgid	Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes.	Birds	Too Clever	33K
	A favorite game bird of eastern and central United States.	Birds	Too Clever	27K
	Nocturnal or crepuscular herons.	Birds	Too Clever	18K
also Marsh hawk, Hen harrier	Common harrier of North America and Europe.	Birds	Too Clever	18K
also Rhea	Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed.	Birds	Schooler	6.6K
	Small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast.	Birds	Schooler	5.4K
	A butcherbird of northern North America.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
	Any bird associated with night: owl.	Birds	Schooler	2.9K
also Cathartid	Large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures.	Birds	Schooler	1.9K
	Any bird that cries at night.	Birds	Schooler	1K
	Sparrow-like North American finches.	Birds	Rare	720
	Small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song.	Birds	Rare	590
	Chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes.	Birds	Rare	170
also Stormy petrel	Sooty black petrel with white markings.	Birds	Rare	110
	Birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens.	Birds	Deep Cut	70
	Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black.	Birds	Deep Cut	50
	Breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds.	Birds	Deep Cut	30
	Birds having a chattering call.	Birds	Deep Cut	10
	A North American jay.	Birds	Deep Cut	10

Questions about birds that start with N

How many birds start with N?

RareList lists 23 birds that start with N. 1 is in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 9 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common birds that start with N?

The most searched birds starting with N are Nighthawk, Nightingale, Northern oriole, Nuthatch and Nightjar.

What is a rare bird that starts with N?

New World chat is one of the rarest. Birds having a chattering call. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Nonpasserine bird, Northern storm petrel and Night raven.

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.