Birds That Start With G

24 birds Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 24 birds that start with G, 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.

G has 24 birds, and gold is a common theme: golden eagle, goldfinch, goldcrest, goldeneye and golden pheasant. The goose and gull are the easiest for young children.

Birds of prey stand out too, with the gyrfalcon, goshawk and golden eagle. The gannet dives into the sea to catch fish, and the grebe is a diving water bird. The guillemot nests on cliffs, and the grosbeak has a thick bill for cracking seeds. The guinea fowl is a speckled farm bird.

Birds starting with G: 24
Best known: goose, grouse
Longest name: green woodpecker

Best-known birds that start with G

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

goose
grouse
gull
golden eagle
goldfinch
guinea fowl
goldcrest
gyrfalcon

All birds that start with G

#	Name	What it is
1	gannet	large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
2	gilded flicker	southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck
3	godwit	large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
4	goldcrest	tiny European songbird with a gold crown stripe
5	golden eagle	large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
6	golden pheasant	brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
7	goldeneye	large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
8	goldfinch	small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
9	goose	web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
10	goshawk	large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
11	grackle	long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
12	gray jay	a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
13	gray partridge	common European partridge
14	great snipe	Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
15	grebe	small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests
16	green woodpecker	woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
17	grosbeak	any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
18	ground roller	Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
19	grouse	popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
20	guan	any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae
21	guillemot	small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
22	guinea fowl	a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white
23	gull	mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
24	gyrfalcon	largest falcon, living in the Arctic

Short birds with G

goose
gull
guan
grebe

Questions people ask

How many birds start with G?

This list has 24 birds starting with G, from well-known ones like goose, grouse, gull to rarer kinds.

What birds start with G?

Well-known examples are goose, grouse, gull, golden eagle, goldfinch, guinea fowl, goldcrest, gyrfalcon.

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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