There are 135 birds that start with the letter A, from Abaco Parrot to Andean Flamingo. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the birds belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the birds lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Abaco Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Amazona leucocephala bahamensis
Name: Abeille's Oriole
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Icterus abeillei
Name: Abert's Towhee
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Arid Scrub
Scientific name: Melozone aberti
Name: Abyssinian Barbet
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Trachyphonus margaritatus
Name: Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cryptospiza salvadorii
Name: Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Order: Bucerotiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Bucorvus abyssinicus
Name: Abyssinian Lark
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Mirafra hypermetra
Name: Abyssinian Lovebird
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Agapornis taranta
Name: Abyssinian Roller
Order: Coraciiformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Coracias abyssinicus
Name: Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Order: Bucerotiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Ophyia melanorhyncha
Name: Acadian Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Empidonax virescens
Name: Acadian Owl
Order: Strigiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Aegolius acadicus
Name: Acadian Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Picoides villosus
Name: Acadien Chickadee
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Poecile acadicus
Name: Acan Aracari
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pteroglossus castanotis
Name: Acapuna
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Atlapetes fusciceps
Name: Acarian Crossbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Loxia acaria
Name: Acorn Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Melanerpes formicivorus
Name: Adamawa Firefinch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Lagonosticta adamauae
Name: Adamawa Turtle-Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Name: Adelie Cormorant
Order: Suliformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax adeliae
Name: Adelie Penguin
Order: Spheniscidae
Habitat: Pygoscelis adeliae
Scientific name: Coastal Antarctica
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Name: Adelie Penguin (already listed)
Order: Sphenisciformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Pygoscelis adeliae
Name: Adorned Cracking-Partridge
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Rollulus rouloul
Name: Adriatic Gull
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Larus michahellis
Name: Aegean Gull
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Larus cachinnans
Name: Aegyptian Vulture
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Open Habitats
Scientific name: Neophron percnopterus
Name: Afrep Francolin
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Pternistis afer
Name: Afrep Harrier
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Circus ranivorus
Name: African Barred Owlet
Order: Strigiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Glaucidium capense
Name: African Black Oystercatcher
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Haematopus moquini
Name: African Broadbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Smithornis capensis
Name: African Crested Firefinch
Order: Estrildidae
Habitat: Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: African Crested Grebe
Order: Podicipediformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Podiceps cristatus
Name: African Crowned Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Stephanoaetus coronatus
Name: African Darter
Order: Suliformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Anhinga rufa
Name: African Finfoot
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Podica senegalensis
Name: African Firefinch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Lagonosticta rubricata
Name: African Fish Eagle
Order: Accipitridae
Habitat: Haliaeetus vocifer
Scientific name: Africa
Name: African Golden Oriole
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Oriolus auratus
Name: African Green Broadbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pseudocalyptomena graueri
Name: African Green Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Treron calva
Name: African Grey Parrot
Order: Psittacidae
Habitat: Psittacus erithacus
Scientific name: West and Central Africa
Name: African Ground Hornbill
Order: Bucerotiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Bucorvus abyssinicus
Name: African Harrier-Hawk
Order: Accipitridae
Habitat: Polyboroides typus
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: African Hoopoe
Order: Upupidae
Habitat: Upupa africana
Scientific name: Africa
Name: African Jacana
Order: Jacanidae
Habitat: Actophilornis africanus
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Name: African Jacana (already listed)
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Actophilornis africanus
Name: African Mourning Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Streptopelia decipiens
Name: African Palm Swift
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Cypsiurus parvus
Name: African Paradise Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Terpsiphone viridis
Name: African Penduline-Tit
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Anthoscopus caroli
Name: African Pied Hornbill
Order: Bucerotidae
Habitat: Lophoceros fasciatus
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: African Pitta
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pitta angolensis
Name: African Pygmy Goose
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Nettapus auritus
Scientific name: Africa
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Name: African Pygmy Goose (already listed)
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Nettapus auritus
Name: African Rail
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Rallus caerulescens
Name: African Sacred Ibis
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Threskiornis aethiopicus
Name: African Scops Owl
Order: Strigiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Otus senegalensis
Name: African Shrike-Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Megabyas flammulatus
Name: African Silverbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Euodice cantans
Name: African Skimmer
Order: Rynchopidae
Habitat: Rynchops flavirostris
Scientific name: Africa
Name: African Snipe
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Gallinago nigripennis
Name: African Spoonbill
Order: Threskiornithidae
Habitat: Platalea alba
Scientific name: Africa
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Name: African Spoonbill (already listed)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Platalea alba
Name: African Stone Chat
Order: Muscicapidae
Habitat: Saxicola torquatus
Scientific name: Africa
Name: African Swamphen
Order: Rallidae
Habitat: Porphyrio madagascariensis
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: African Thrush
Order: Turdidae
Habitat: Turdus pelios
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: African Wattled Lapwing
Order: Charadriidae
Habitat: Vanellus senegallus
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Name: African Wattled Lapwing (already listed)
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Vanellus senegallus
Name: African Woodpecker
Order: Picidae
Habitat: Campethera abingoni
Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Name: African Woodpecker (already listed)
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Campethera afghana
Name: Agami Heron
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Agamia agami
Name: Aha Awa
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Moho braccatus
Name: Akekee
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Loxops caeruleirostris
Name: Akiapolaau
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hemignathus wilsoni
Name: Akikiki
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Oreomystis bairdi
Name: Alagoas Antwren
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Myrmotherula snowi
Name: Alagoas Foliage-gleaner
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Philydor novaesi
Name: Alaotra Grebe
Order: Podicipediformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Name: Alaotra Rail
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Mentocrex alaotrensis
Name: Alaotran Gentle Lemur
Order: Primates
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Hapalemur alaotrensis
Name: Alaska Bald Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus
Name: Alaska Whitefish
Order: Salmoniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Coregonus nelsonii
Name: Alaskan Bald Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Coasts
Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus
Name: Alaskan Hudsonian Godwit
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Tundra
Scientific name: Limosa haemastica
Name: Alaskan Moose
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Boreal Forests
Scientific name: Alces alces gigas
Name: Albatross Petrel
Order: Procellariiformes
Habitat: Oceans
Scientific name: Macronectes giganteus
Name: Alder Flycatcher
Order: Tyrannidae
Habitat: Empidonax alnorum
Scientific name: North America
Name: Aleutian Cackling Goose
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
Scientific name: Aleutian Islands
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Name: Aleutian Cackling Goose (already listed)
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
Name: Aleutian Tern
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Onychoprion aleuticus
Name: Aleutian Whiskered Auklet
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Aethia pygmaea
Name: Alexandrine Parakeet
Order: Psittacidae
Habitat: Psittacula eupatria
Scientific name: Indian subcontinent
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Name: Alexandrine Parakeet (already listed)
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Psittacula eupatria
Name: Ali'i Butterfly
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hypolimnas alimena jacksoni
Name: Alice's Lory
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Oreopsittacus arfaki
Name: Alkaline Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Phylloscopus schisticeps
Name: Allen's Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Selasphorus sasin
Name: Allenby's Babbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Stachyris roberti
Name: Allied Shelduck
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Tadorna tadornoides
Scientific name: Australia
Name: Alligator Snapping Turtle
Order: Chelydridae
Habitat: Macrochelys temminckii
Scientific name: Southeastern United States
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Name: Alligator Snapping Turtle (already listed)
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Macrochelys temminckii
Name: Allis Shad
Order: Clupeiformes
Habitat: Rivers
Scientific name: Alosa alosa
Name: Aloe Cordonbleu
Order: Estrildidae
Habitat: Uraeginthus granatinus
Scientific name: Southern Africa
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Name: Aloe Cordonbleu (already listed)
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Uraeginthus granatinus
Name: Alpine Accentor
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mountains
Scientific name: Prunella collaris
Name: Alpine Chough
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mountains
Scientific name: Pyrrhocorax graculus
Name: Alpine Swallow
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mountains
Scientific name: Delichon urbicum
Name: Altamira Yellowthroat
Order: Icteriidae
Habitat: Geothlypis flavigula
Scientific name: Northeastern Mexico
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Name: Altamira Yellowthroat (already listed)
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Geothlypis flavigula
Name: Amazonian Antpitta
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hylopezus berlepschi
Name: Amazonian Crested Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Morphnus guianensis
Name: Amazonian Parrotlet
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Nannopsittaca dachilleae
Name: Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Onychorhynchus coronatus
Name: Amazonian Umbrellabird
Order: Cotingidae
Habitat: Cephalopterus ornatus
Scientific name: Amazon basin
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Name: Amazonian Umbrellabird (already listed)
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cephalopterus ornatus
Name: Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Macropygia amboinensis
Name: American Avocet
Order: Recurvirostridae
Habitat: Recurvirostra americana
Scientific name: North America
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Name: American Avocet (already listed)
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Recurvirostra americana
Name: American Bittern
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Botaurus lentiginosus
Name: American Black Duck
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Anas rubripes
Name: American Dipper
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Streams
Scientific name: Cinclus mexicanus
Name: American Flamingo
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus ruber
Name: American Golden Plover
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Tundra
Scientific name: Pluvialis dominica
Name: American Kestrel
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Open Habitats
Scientific name: Falco sparverius
Name: American Oystercatcher
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Haematopus palliatus
Name: American Woodcock
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Scolopax minor
Name: Amethyst Starling
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Name: Anbangbang Whistler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pachycephala inornata
Name: Andalusian Hemipode
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Turnix sylvatica
Name: Andaman Coucal
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Centropus andamanensis
Name: Andaman Wood Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Columba palumboides
Name: Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Rupicola peruviana
Name: Andean Flamingo
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Phoenicoparrus andinus
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaco Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona leucocephala bahamensis |
| Abeille's Oriole | Passeriformes | Forests | Icterus abeillei |
| Abert's Towhee | Passeriformes | Arid Scrub | Melozone aberti |
| Abyssinian Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Trachyphonus margaritatus |
| Abyssinian Crimson-wing | Passeriformes | Forests | Cryptospiza salvadorii |
| Abyssinian Ground Hornbill | Bucerotiformes | Savannas | Bucorvus abyssinicus |
| Abyssinian Lark | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Mirafra hypermetra |
| Abyssinian Lovebird | Psittaciformes | Woodlands | Agapornis taranta |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coraciiformes | Woodlands | Coracias abyssinicus |
| Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Bucerotiformes | Forests | Ophyia melanorhyncha |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Empidonax virescens |
| Acadian Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Aegolius acadicus |
| Acadian Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Picoides villosus |
| Acadien Chickadee | Passeriformes | Forests | Poecile acadicus |
| Acan Aracari | Piciformes | Forests | Pteroglossus castanotis |
| Acapuna | Passeriformes | Savannas | Atlapetes fusciceps |
| Acarian Crossbill | Passeriformes | Forests | Loxia acaria |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Piciformes | Woodlands | Melanerpes formicivorus |
| Adamawa Firefinch | Passeriformes | Savannas | Lagonosticta adamauae |
| Adamawa Turtle-Dove | Columbiformes | Forests | Streptopelia hypopyrrha |
| Adelie Cormorant | Suliformes | Coastal | Phalacrocorax adeliae |
| Adelie Penguin | Spheniscidae | Pygoscelis adeliae | Coastal Antarctica |
| Adelie Penguin (already listed) | Sphenisciformes | Coastal | Pygoscelis adeliae |
| Adorned Cracking-Partridge | Galliformes | Forests | Rollulus rouloul |
| Adriatic Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Larus michahellis |
| Aegean Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Larus cachinnans |
| Aegyptian Vulture | Accipitriformes | Open Habitats | Neophron percnopterus |
| Afrep Francolin | Galliformes | Grassland | Pternistis afer |
| Afrep Harrier | Accipitriformes | Grassland | Circus ranivorus |
| African Barred Owlet | Strigiformes | Forests | Glaucidium capense |
| African Black Oystercatcher | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Haematopus moquini |
| African Broadbill | Passeriformes | Forests | Smithornis capensis |
| African Crested Firefinch | Estrildidae | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Crested Grebe | Podicipediformes | Wetlands | Podiceps cristatus |
| African Crowned Eagle | Accipitriformes | Forests | Stephanoaetus coronatus |
| African Darter | Suliformes | Wetlands | Anhinga rufa |
| African Finfoot | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Podica senegalensis |
| African Firefinch | Passeriformes | Savannas | Lagonosticta rubricata |
| African Fish Eagle | Accipitridae | Haliaeetus vocifer | Africa |
| African Golden Oriole | Passeriformes | Forests | Oriolus auratus |
| African Green Broadbill | Passeriformes | Forests | Pseudocalyptomena graueri |
| African Green Pigeon | Columbiformes | Forests | Treron calva |
| African Grey Parrot | Psittacidae | Psittacus erithacus | West and Central Africa |
| African Ground Hornbill | Bucerotiformes | Savannas | Bucorvus abyssinicus |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Accipitridae | Polyboroides typus | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Hoopoe | Upupidae | Upupa africana | Africa |
| African Jacana | Jacanidae | Actophilornis africanus | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Jacana (already listed) | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Actophilornis africanus |
| African Mourning Dove | Columbiformes | Savannas | Streptopelia decipiens |
| African Palm Swift | Apodiformes | Savannas | Cypsiurus parvus |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Terpsiphone viridis |
| African Penduline-Tit | Passeriformes | Woodlands | Anthoscopus caroli |
| African Pied Hornbill | Bucerotidae | Lophoceros fasciatus | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Pitta | Passeriformes | Forests | Pitta angolensis |
| African Pygmy Goose | Anatidae | Nettapus auritus | Africa |
| African Pygmy Goose (already listed) | Anseriformes | Wetlands | Nettapus auritus |
| African Rail | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Rallus caerulescens |
| African Sacred Ibis | Pelecaniformes | Wetlands | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| African Scops Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Otus senegalensis |
| African Shrike-Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Megabyas flammulatus |
| African Silverbill | Passeriformes | Savannas | Euodice cantans |
| African Skimmer | Rynchopidae | Rynchops flavirostris | Africa |
| African Snipe | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Gallinago nigripennis |
| African Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | Platalea alba | Africa |
| African Spoonbill (already listed) | Pelecaniformes | Wetlands | Platalea alba |
| African Stone Chat | Muscicapidae | Saxicola torquatus | Africa |
| African Swamphen | Rallidae | Porphyrio madagascariensis | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Thrush | Turdidae | Turdus pelios | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Charadriidae | Vanellus senegallus | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Wattled Lapwing (already listed) | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Vanellus senegallus |
| African Woodpecker | Picidae | Campethera abingoni | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African Woodpecker (already listed) | Piciformes | Forests | Campethera afghana |
| Agami Heron | Pelecaniformes | Wetlands | Agamia agami |
| Aha Awa | Passeriformes | Forests | Moho braccatus |
| Akekee | Passeriformes | Forests | Loxops caeruleirostris |
| Akiapolaau | Passeriformes | Forests | Hemignathus wilsoni |
| Akikiki | Passeriformes | Forests | Oreomystis bairdi |
| Alagoas Antwren | Passeriformes | Forests | Myrmotherula snowi |
| Alagoas Foliage-gleaner | Passeriformes | Forests | Philydor novaesi |
| Alaotra Grebe | Podicipediformes | Wetlands | Tachybaptus rufolavatus |
| Alaotra Rail | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Mentocrex alaotrensis |
| Alaotran Gentle Lemur | Primates | Wetlands | Hapalemur alaotrensis |
| Alaska Bald Eagle | Accipitriformes | Coastal | Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus |
| Alaska Whitefish | Salmoniformes | Freshwater | Coregonus nelsonii |
| Alaskan Bald Eagle | Accipitriformes | Coasts | Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus |
| Alaskan Hudsonian Godwit | Charadriiformes | Tundra | Limosa haemastica |
| Alaskan Moose | Artiodactyla | Boreal Forests | Alces alces gigas |
| Albatross Petrel | Procellariiformes | Oceans | Macronectes giganteus |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | Empidonax alnorum | North America |
| Aleutian Cackling Goose | Anatidae | Branta hutchinsii leucopareia | Aleutian Islands |
| Aleutian Cackling Goose (already listed) | Anseriformes | Coastal | Branta hutchinsii leucopareia |
| Aleutian Tern | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Onychoprion aleuticus |
| Aleutian Whiskered Auklet | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Aethia pygmaea |
| Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacidae | Psittacula eupatria | Indian subcontinent |
| Alexandrine Parakeet (already listed) | Psittaciformes | Forests | Psittacula eupatria |
| Ali'i Butterfly | Lepidoptera | Forests | Hypolimnas alimena jacksoni |
| Alice's Lory | Psittaciformes | Forests | Oreopsittacus arfaki |
| Alkaline Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Phylloscopus schisticeps |
| Allen's Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Woodlands | Selasphorus sasin |
| Allenby's Babbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Stachyris roberti |
| Allied Shelduck | Anatidae | Tadorna tadornoides | Australia |
| Alligator Snapping Turtle | Chelydridae | Macrochelys temminckii | Southeastern United States |
| Alligator Snapping Turtle (already listed) | Testudines | Freshwater | Macrochelys temminckii |
| Allis Shad | Clupeiformes | Rivers | Alosa alosa |
| Aloe Cordonbleu | Estrildidae | Uraeginthus granatinus | Southern Africa |
| Aloe Cordonbleu (already listed) | Passeriformes | Savannas | Uraeginthus granatinus |
| Alpine Accentor | Passeriformes | Mountains | Prunella collaris |
| Alpine Chough | Passeriformes | Mountains | Pyrrhocorax graculus |
| Alpine Swallow | Passeriformes | Mountains | Delichon urbicum |
| Altamira Yellowthroat | Icteriidae | Geothlypis flavigula | Northeastern Mexico |
| Altamira Yellowthroat (already listed) | Passeriformes | Wetlands | Geothlypis flavigula |
| Amazonian Antpitta | Passeriformes | Forests | Hylopezus berlepschi |
| Amazonian Crested Eagle | Accipitriformes | Forests | Morphnus guianensis |
| Amazonian Parrotlet | Psittaciformes | Forests | Nannopsittaca dachilleae |
| Amazonian Royal Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Onychorhynchus coronatus |
| Amazonian Umbrellabird | Cotingidae | Cephalopterus ornatus | Amazon basin |
| Amazonian Umbrellabird (already listed) | Passeriformes | Forests | Cephalopterus ornatus |
| Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove | Columbiformes | Forests | Macropygia amboinensis |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | Recurvirostra americana | North America |
| American Avocet (already listed) | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Recurvirostra americana |
| American Bittern | Pelecaniformes | Wetlands | Botaurus lentiginosus |
| American Black Duck | Anseriformes | Wetlands | Anas rubripes |
| American Dipper | Passeriformes | Streams | Cinclus mexicanus |
| American Flamingo | Phoenicopteriformes | Coastal | Phoenicopterus ruber |
| American Golden Plover | Charadriiformes | Tundra | Pluvialis dominica |
| American Kestrel | Accipitriformes | Open Habitats | Falco sparverius |
| American Oystercatcher | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Haematopus palliatus |
| American Woodcock | Charadriiformes | Forests | Scolopax minor |
| Amethyst Starling | Passeriformes | Savannas | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| Anbangbang Whistler | Passeriformes | Forests | Pachycephala inornata |
| Andalusian Hemipode | Gruiformes | Grasslands | Turnix sylvatica |
| Andaman Coucal | Cuculiformes | Forests | Centropus andamanensis |
| Andaman Wood Pigeon | Columbiformes | Forests | Columba palumboides |
| Andean Cock-of-the-rock | Passeriformes | Forests | Rupicola peruviana |
| Andean Flamingo | Phoenicopteriformes | Wetlands | Phoenicoparrus andinus |