Birds That Start With B

44 birds Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 44 birds that start with B, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

B brings 44 birds, a generous haul for a single letter. Bluebird, blue jay, blue tit and blackbird show a strong colour pattern, and the bald eagle is often the first B bird children name.

Owls and swallows each appear more than once, with the barn owl, barred owl, barn swallow and bank swallow. The budgie is a popular pet parrot, and the bee eater is named for its favourite food. The bobolink and bobwhite have names that echo their calls.

Birds starting with B: 44
Best known: blackbird, bluebird
Longest name: belted kingfisher

Best-known birds that start with B

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

blackbird
bluebird
blue jay
buzzard
budgie
barn owl
barn swallow
black swan
bald eagle
bittern
bullfinch
blue tit

All birds that start with B

#	Name	What it is
1	babbler	any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song
2	bald eagle	a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body
3	banana quit	any of several honeycreepers
4	bank martin	swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
5	bank swallow	swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
6	bantam	any of various small breeds of fowl
7	barbet	small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
8	barn owl	mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
9	barn swallow	common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
10	barred owl	large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
11	baya	common Indian weaverbird
12	bearded vulture	the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
13	bee eater	colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
14	bell magpie	bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
15	belted kingfisher	greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
16	bittern	relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
17	black duck	a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
18	black grouse	grouse of which the male is bluish-black
19	black kite	dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
20	black stork	Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
21	black swan	large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
22	black vulture	of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
23	blackbird	any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
24	blackcap	small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown
25	blue goose	North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
26	blue jay	common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
27	blue mockingbird	mockingbird of Mexico
28	blue tit	small blue and yellow European songbird
29	bluebird	blue North American songbird
30	bobolink	migratory American songbird
31	bobwhite	a popular North American game bird; named for its call
32	booby	small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
33	brant	small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
34	brant goose	small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
35	brown creeper	a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
36	brown thrush	common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
37	brush turkey	black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
38	budgie	small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
39	bulbul	nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
40	bullfinch	common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
41	bunting	any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
42	bustard	large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight
43	button quail	small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe
44	buzzard	a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

Short birds with B

booby
brant
baya

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How many birds start with B?

This list has 44 birds starting with B, from well-known ones like blackbird, bluebird, blue jay to rarer kinds.

What birds start with B?

Well-known examples are blackbird, bluebird, blue jay, buzzard, budgie, barn owl, barn swallow, black swan.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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