List of birds that start with T

There are 64 birds that start with the letter T, from Tachybaptus ruficollis to Turdoides squamiceps. 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

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Name: Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipedidae

Habitat: Tachybaptus ruficollis

Scientific name: Freshwater lakes and ponds worldwide

Tachycineta bicolor

Name: Tachycineta bicolor

Order: Hirundinidae

Habitat: Tachycineta bicolor

Scientific name: North America

Tadorna ferruginea

Name: Tadorna ferruginea

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Tadorna ferruginea

Scientific name: Wetlands in Eurasia

Tadorna tadorna

Name: Tadorna tadorna

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Tadorna tadorna

Scientific name: Coastal areas of Europe and Asia

Tanygnathus lucionensis

Name: Tanygnathus lucionensis

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Tanygnathus lucionensis

Scientific name: Philippines

Taragona cinereus

Name: Taragona cinereus

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Taragona cinereus

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Tarapaca kirbyi

Name: Tarapaca kirbyi

Order: Rhinocryptidae

Habitat: Tarapaca kirbyi

Scientific name: Chile

Tarsiger cyanurus

Name: Tarsiger cyanurus

Order: Muscicapidae

Habitat: Tarsiger cyanurus

Scientific name: Forests of Asia

Terpsiphone viridis

Name: Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Monarchidae

Habitat: Terpsiphone viridis

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tetrao urogallus

Name: Tetrao urogallus

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tetrao urogallus

Scientific name: Forests of Europe and Asia

Thalassarche cauta

Name: Thalassarche cauta

Order: Diomedeidae

Habitat: Thalassarche cauta

Scientific name: Southern oceans

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Name: Thalassarche chrysostoma

Order: Diomedeidae

Habitat: Thalassarche chrysostoma

Scientific name: Southern oceans

Thalassarche impavida

Name: Thalassarche impavida

Order: Diomedeidae

Habitat: Thalassarche impavida

Scientific name: Southern oceans

Thalassarche melanophris

Name: Thalassarche melanophris

Order: Diomedeidae

Habitat: Thalassarche melanophris

Scientific name: Southern oceans

Thalasseus bergii

Name: Thalasseus bergii

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Thalasseus bergii

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Name: Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Thalasseus sandvicensis

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Thalurania furcata

Name: Thalurania furcata

Order: Trochilidae

Habitat: Thalurania furcata

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Name: Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Order: Charadriidae

Habitat: Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Scientific name: New Zealand

Tiga javanensis

Name: Tiga javanensis

Order: Picidae

Habitat: Tiga javanensis

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Tinamotis pentlandii

Name: Tinamotis pentlandii

Order: Tinamidae

Habitat: Tinamotis pentlandii

Scientific name: Andes Mountains of South America

Tinamus guttatus

Name: Tinamus guttatus

Order: Tinamidae

Habitat: Tinamus guttatus

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Tinamus major

Name: Tinamus major

Order: Tinamidae

Habitat: Tinamus major

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Tockus alboterminatus

Name: Tockus alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus alboterminatus

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tockus bradfieldi

Name: Tockus bradfieldi

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus bradfieldi

Scientific name: Southern Africa

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Name: Tockus erythrorhynchus

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus erythrorhynchus

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tockus flavirostris

Name: Tockus flavirostris

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus flavirostris

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tockus hemprichii

Name: Tockus hemprichii

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus hemprichii

Scientific name: Northeast Africa

Tockus leucomelas

Name: Tockus leucomelas

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus leucomelas

Scientific name: Southern Africa

Tockus nasutus

Name: Tockus nasutus

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus nasutus

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tockus pallidirostris

Name: Tockus pallidirostris

Order: Bucerotidae

Habitat: Tockus pallidirostris

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Todus mexicanus

Name: Todus mexicanus

Order: Todidae

Habitat: Todus mexicanus

Scientific name: Puerto Rico

Todus subulatus

Name: Todus subulatus

Order: Todidae

Habitat: Todus subulatus

Scientific name: Hispaniola

Todus todus

Name: Todus todus

Order: Todidae

Habitat: Todus todus

Scientific name: Jamaica

Topaza pella

Name: Topaza pella

Order: Trochilidae

Habitat: Topaza pella

Scientific name: Tropical forests of northern South America

Totanus flavipes

Name: Totanus flavipes

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Totanus flavipes

Scientific name: North America and South America

Totanus glareola

Name: Totanus glareola

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Totanus glareola

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Totanus nebularia

Name: Totanus nebularia

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Totanus nebularia

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Name: Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Order: Lybiidae

Habitat: Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Name: Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Lybiidae

Habitat: Trachyphonus vaillantii

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tragopan blythii

Name: Tragopan blythii

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tragopan blythii

Scientific name: Northeast India and Myanmar

Tragopan caboti

Name: Tragopan caboti

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tragopan caboti

Scientific name: Southwest China

Tragopan melanocephalus

Name: Tragopan melanocephalus

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tragopan melanocephalus

Scientific name: Pakistan and India

Tragopan satyra

Name: Tragopan satyra

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tragopan satyra

Scientific name: Himalayas

Trichoglossus johnstoniae

Name: Trichoglossus johnstoniae

Order: Psittaculidae

Habitat: Trichoglossus johnstoniae

Scientific name: Indonesia

Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Name: Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Order: Psittaculidae

Habitat: Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Scientific name: Australia

Trichophoropsis tyrannus

Name: Trichophoropsis tyrannus

Order: Pycnonotidae

Habitat: Trichophoropsis tyrannus

Scientific name: Central Africa

Trichophorus barbatus

Name: Trichophorus barbatus

Order: Pycnonotidae

Habitat: Trichophorus barbatus

Scientific name: West and Central Africa

Tringa erythropus

Name: Tringa erythropus

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa erythropus

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Tringa glareola

Name: Tringa glareola

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa glareola

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Tringa hypoleucos

Name: Tringa hypoleucos

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa hypoleucos

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Tringa ochropus

Name: Tringa ochropus

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa ochropus

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Tringa stagnatilis

Name: Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa stagnatilis

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Tringa totanus

Name: Tringa totanus

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa totanus

Scientific name: Eurasia and Africa

Troglodytes aedon

Name: Troglodytes aedon

Order: Troglodytidae

Habitat: Troglodytes aedon

Scientific name: North and South America

Troglodytes pacificus

Name: Troglodytes pacificus

Order: Troglodytidae

Habitat: Troglodytes pacificus

Scientific name: North America

Trogon elegans

Name: Trogon elegans

Order: Trogonidae

Habitat: Trogon elegans

Scientific name: Mexico and Central America

Trogon melanocephalus

Name: Trogon melanocephalus

Order: Trogonidae

Habitat: Trogon melanocephalus

Scientific name: Mexico and Central America

Trogon violaceus

Name: Trogon violaceus

Order: Trogonidae

Habitat: Trogon violaceus

Scientific name: Central and South America

Turdoides affinis

Name: Turdoides affinis

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides affinis

Scientific name: South Asia

Turdoides caudatus

Name: Turdoides caudatus

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides caudatus

Scientific name: South Asia

Turdoides fulvus

Name: Turdoides fulvus

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides fulvus

Scientific name: Middle East and North Africa

Turdoides jardinei

Name: Turdoides jardinei

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides jardinei

Scientific name: Africa

Turdoides malcolmi

Name: Turdoides malcolmi

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides malcolmi

Scientific name: South Asia

Turdoides squamiceps

Name: Turdoides squamiceps

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Turdoides squamiceps

Scientific name: Middle East

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Tachybaptus ruficollisPodicipedidaeTachybaptus ruficollisFreshwater lakes and ponds worldwide
Tachycineta bicolorHirundinidaeTachycineta bicolorNorth America
Tadorna ferrugineaAnatidaeTadorna ferrugineaWetlands in Eurasia
Tadorna tadornaAnatidaeTadorna tadornaCoastal areas of Europe and Asia
Tanygnathus lucionensisPsittacidaeTanygnathus lucionensisPhilippines
Taragona cinereusAccipitridaeTaragona cinereusTropical forests of Central and South America
Tarapaca kirbyiRhinocryptidaeTarapaca kirbyiChile
Tarsiger cyanurusMuscicapidaeTarsiger cyanurusForests of Asia
Terpsiphone viridisMonarchidaeTerpsiphone viridisSub-Saharan Africa
Tetrao urogallusPhasianidaeTetrao urogallusForests of Europe and Asia
Thalassarche cautaDiomedeidaeThalassarche cautaSouthern oceans
Thalassarche chrysostomaDiomedeidaeThalassarche chrysostomaSouthern oceans
Thalassarche impavidaDiomedeidaeThalassarche impavidaSouthern oceans
Thalassarche melanophrisDiomedeidaeThalassarche melanophrisSouthern oceans
Thalasseus bergiiLaridaeThalasseus bergiiCoastal areas worldwide
Thalasseus sandvicensisLaridaeThalasseus sandvicensisCoastal areas worldwide
Thalurania furcataTrochilidaeThalurania furcataTropical forests of Central and South America
Thinornis novaeseelandiaeCharadriidaeThinornis novaeseelandiaeNew Zealand
Tiga javanensisPicidaeTiga javanensisForests of Southeast Asia
Tinamotis pentlandiiTinamidaeTinamotis pentlandiiAndes Mountains of South America
Tinamus guttatusTinamidaeTinamus guttatusTropical forests of South America
Tinamus majorTinamidaeTinamus majorTropical forests of Central and South America
Tockus alboterminatusBucerotidaeTockus alboterminatusSub-Saharan Africa
Tockus bradfieldiBucerotidaeTockus bradfieldiSouthern Africa
Tockus erythrorhynchusBucerotidaeTockus erythrorhynchusSub-Saharan Africa
Tockus flavirostrisBucerotidaeTockus flavirostrisSub-Saharan Africa
Tockus hemprichiiBucerotidaeTockus hemprichiiNortheast Africa
Tockus leucomelasBucerotidaeTockus leucomelasSouthern Africa
Tockus nasutusBucerotidaeTockus nasutusSub-Saharan Africa
Tockus pallidirostrisBucerotidaeTockus pallidirostrisSub-Saharan Africa
Todus mexicanusTodidaeTodus mexicanusPuerto Rico
Todus subulatusTodidaeTodus subulatusHispaniola
Todus todusTodidaeTodus todusJamaica
Topaza pellaTrochilidaeTopaza pellaTropical forests of northern South America
Totanus flavipesScolopacidaeTotanus flavipesNorth America and South America
Totanus glareolaScolopacidaeTotanus glareolaEurasia and Africa
Totanus nebulariaScolopacidaeTotanus nebulariaEurasia and Africa
Trachyphonus erythrocephalusLybiidaeTrachyphonus erythrocephalusSub-Saharan Africa
Trachyphonus vaillantiiLybiidaeTrachyphonus vaillantiiSub-Saharan Africa
Tragopan blythiiPhasianidaeTragopan blythiiNortheast India and Myanmar
Tragopan cabotiPhasianidaeTragopan cabotiSouthwest China
Tragopan melanocephalusPhasianidaeTragopan melanocephalusPakistan and India
Tragopan satyraPhasianidaeTragopan satyraHimalayas
Trichoglossus johnstoniaePsittaculidaeTrichoglossus johnstoniaeIndonesia
Trichoglossus rubritorquisPsittaculidaeTrichoglossus rubritorquisAustralia
Trichophoropsis tyrannusPycnonotidaeTrichophoropsis tyrannusCentral Africa
Trichophorus barbatusPycnonotidaeTrichophorus barbatusWest and Central Africa
Tringa erythropusScolopacidaeTringa erythropusEurasia and Africa
Tringa glareolaScolopacidaeTringa glareolaEurasia and Africa
Tringa hypoleucosScolopacidaeTringa hypoleucosEurasia and Africa
Tringa ochropusScolopacidaeTringa ochropusEurasia and Africa
Tringa stagnatilisScolopacidaeTringa stagnatilisEurasia and Africa
Tringa totanusScolopacidaeTringa totanusEurasia and Africa
Troglodytes aedonTroglodytidaeTroglodytes aedonNorth and South America
Troglodytes pacificusTroglodytidaeTroglodytes pacificusNorth America
Trogon elegansTrogonidaeTrogon elegansMexico and Central America
Trogon melanocephalusTrogonidaeTrogon melanocephalusMexico and Central America
Trogon violaceusTrogonidaeTrogon violaceusCentral and South America
Turdoides affinisLeiothrichidaeTurdoides affinisSouth Asia
Turdoides caudatusLeiothrichidaeTurdoides caudatusSouth Asia
Turdoides fulvusLeiothrichidaeTurdoides fulvusMiddle East and North Africa
Turdoides jardineiLeiothrichidaeTurdoides jardineiAfrica
Turdoides malcolmiLeiothrichidaeTurdoides malcolmiSouth Asia
Turdoides squamicepsLeiothrichidaeTurdoides squamicepsMiddle East

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