
There are 116 birds that start with the letter V, from Vahl’s Gull to Vulturine Guineafowl. 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: Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Leptocoma brasiliana
Name: Vanellus Lapwing
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Grasslands and wetlands
Scientific name: Vanellus spp.
Name: Vanuatu Petrel
Order: Procellariiformes
Habitat: Pelagic
Scientific name: Pterodroma macgillivrayi
Name: Varied Sittella
Order: Neosittidae
Habitat: Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Scientific name: Open eucalyptus forests in Australia
Name: Variegated Laughingthrush
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Garrulax versicolor
Name: Variegated Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Lophopsittacus mauritianus
Name: Variegated Tinamou
Order: Tinamiformes
Habitat: Grasslands and forests
Scientific name: Crypturellus variegatus
Name: Vasco da Gama's Flowerpecker
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Dicaeum vascodasilvai
Name: Vaurie's Nightjar
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Habitat: Forested areas
Scientific name: Caprimulgus centralasicus
Name: Vaurie's Snowfinch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mountains
Scientific name: Montifringilla adamsi
Name: Vella Lavella White-eye
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Zosterops vellalavellae
Name: Velvet Asity
Order: Philepittidae
Habitat: Philepitta castanea
Scientific name: Rainforests of Madagascar
Name: Velvet Scoter
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Melanitta fusca
Scientific name: Coastal waters in northern Europe and eastern Siberia
Name: Velvet-browed Brilliant
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Name: Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Order: Sittidae
Habitat: Sitta frontalis
Scientific name: Forests in South and Southeast Asia
Name: Venezolana Flowerpiercer
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Diglossa venezolensis
Name: Venezuela Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Myiarchus venezuelensis
Name: Venezuelan Flowerpiercer
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Diglossa venezuelensis
Name: Venezuelan Nightjar
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Antrostomus parvulus
Name: Venezuelan Woodcreeper
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Name: Venus Flycatcher
Order: Monarchidae
Habitat: Monarcha leucotis
Scientific name: Forests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Name: Veraguano Woodcreeper
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Name: Verditer Flycatcher
Order: Muscicapidae
Habitat: Eumyias thalassinus
Scientific name: Forests and woodlands in Asia
Name: Vermilion Flycatcher
Order: Tyrannidae
Habitat: Pyrocephalus rubinus
Scientific name: Open woodlands and savannas in the Americas
Name: Vermilion Grosbeak
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands and savannas
Scientific name: Cardinalis phoeniceus
Name: Vermillion Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Open woodlands
Scientific name: Pyrocephalus rubinus
Name: Verreaux's Starling
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Lamprotornis purpureus
Name: Versicolored Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Basileuterus tristriatus
Name: Victoria's Riflebird
Order: Paradisaeidae
Habitat: Ptiloris victoriae
Scientific name: Rainforests of northeastern Australia
Name: Vieillot's Crested Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Myiarchus crinitus
Name: Violet Cuckoo
Order: Cuculidae
Habitat: Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Scientific name: Forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia
Name: Violet-backed Starling
Order: Sturnidae
Habitat: Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Scientific name: Woodlands and savannas in Africa
Name: Violet-breasted Brilliant
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Heliodoxa violiceps
Name: Violet-capped Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Goldmania violiceps
Name: Violet-capped Velvetbreast
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Name: Violet-capped Woodnymph
Order: Trochilidae
Habitat: Thalurania glaucopis
Scientific name: Forests in southeastern Brazil
Name: Violet-chested Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Name: Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Leucolia violiceps
Name: Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Order: Trochilidae
Habitat: Thalurania colombica
Scientific name: Forests in Central and northern South America
Name: Violet-eared Hummingbird
Order: Trochilidae
Habitat: Colibri coruscans
Scientific name: Montane forests in western South America
Name: Violet-eared Waxbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Uraeginthus granatinus
Name: Violet-fronted Brilliant
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Name: Violet-hooded Euphonia
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Euphoniaviolaceicollis
Name: Violet-tailed Sylph
Order: Trochilidae
Habitat: Aglaiocercus coelestis
Scientific name: Montane forests in northwestern South America
Name: Violet-throated Woodstar
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Calliphlox mitchellii
Name: Viridian Manakin
Order: Pipridae
Habitat: Chloropipo flavicapilla
Scientific name: Humid forests in northern South America
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Vahl's Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal areas | Larus vahli |
Vahl's Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Sylvia vahli |
Vaillant's Falcon | Falconiformes | Forests | Falco peregrinus |
Valais Partridge | Galliformes | Mountainous | Alectoris graeca |
Van Hasselt's Sunbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Leptocoma brasiliana |
Van Kampen's Swift | Apodiformes | Urban areas | Apus vankaempeni |
Van Rossem's Gull | Charadriiformes | Coasts | Larus belcheri |
Vanellus Lapwing | Charadriiformes | Grasslands and wetlands | Vanellus spp. |
Vanga | Passeriformes | Forests | Vangidae |
Vanga Shrike | Passeriformes | Forests | Leptopterus viridis |
Vanuatu Cuckoo-shrike | Passeriformes | Forests | Coracina caledonica |
Vanuatu Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Myiagra vanikorensis |
Vanuatu Honeyeater | Passeriformes | Forests | Glycifohia notabilis |
Vanuatu Kingfisher | Coraciiformes | Forests | Todirhamphus farquhari |
Vanuatu Kukila | Passeriformes | Forests | Aplonis striata |
Vanuatu Megapode | Galliformes | Forests | Megapodius layardi |
Vanuatu Passerine | Passeriformes | Forests | Erythrura regia |
Vanuatu Petrel | Procellariiformes | Pelagic | Pterodroma macgillivrayi |
Vanuatu Rail | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Gallirallus lafresnayanus |
Vanzolini's Curassow | Galliformes | Forests | Pauxi varzae |
Variable Hawk | Accipitriformes | Forests | Geranoaetus polyosoma |
Variable Oriole | Passeriformes | Forests | Icterus pyrrhopterus |
Varied Bunting | Passeriformes | Shrublands | Passerina versicolor |
Varied Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Forests | Cacomantis variolosus |
Varied Elaenia | Passeriformes | Forests | Elaenia varia |
Varied Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Psittacara leucophthalmus |
Varied Sittella | Neosittidae | Daphoenositta chrysoptera | Open eucalyptus forests in Australia |
Varied Solitaire | Passeriformes | Forests | Myadestes myadestinus |
Varied Swallowtail | Passeriformes | Forests | Urosphena squameiceps |
Varied Tit | Passeriformes | Forests | Poecile varius |
Variegated Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Empidonomus varius |
Variegated Laughingthrush | Passeriformes | Forests | Garrulax versicolor |
Variegated Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Lophopsittacus mauritianus |
Variegated Tinamou | Tinamiformes | Grasslands and forests | Crypturellus variegatus |
Vasco da Gama's Flowerpecker | Passeriformes | Forests | Dicaeum vascodasilvai |
Vaughan's Kite | Accipitriformes | Savannas | Gampsonyx swainsonii |
Vaurie's Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Cyornis vauriei |
Vaurie's Nightjar | Caprimulgiformes | Forested areas | Caprimulgus centralasicus |
Vaurie's Parrotbill | Passeriformes | Forests | Paradoxornis varius |
Vaurie's Rosefinch | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Carpodacus vauriei |
Vaurie's Snowfinch | Passeriformes | Mountains | Montifringilla adamsi |
Vaux's Swift | Apodiformes | Forests | Chaetura vauxi |
Veery | Passeriformes | Forests | Catharus fuscescens |
Veery Thrush | Passeriformes | Forests | Catharus fuscescens |
Vega Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal areas | Larus vegae |
Velasquez's Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Melanerpes velazquezi |
Velifera Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Larus velifera |
Vella Lavella White-eye | Passeriformes | Forests | Zosterops vellalavellae |
Velvet Asity | Philepittidae | Philepitta castanea | Rainforests of Madagascar |
Velvet Scoter | Anatidae | Melanitta fusca | Coastal waters in northern Europe and eastern Siberia |
Velvet-browed Brilliant | Apodiformes | Forest | Heliodoxa xanthogonys |
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sittidae | Sitta frontalis | Forests in South and Southeast Asia |
Velásquez's Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Melanerpes santacruzi |
Venetian Teal | Anseriformes | Wetlands | Anas formosa |
Venezolana Flowerpiercer | Passeriformes | Forests | Diglossa venezolensis |
Venezuela Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Myiarchus venezuelensis |
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer | Passeriformes | Forests | Diglossa venezuelensis |
Venezuelan Nightjar | Caprimulgiformes | Forests | Antrostomus parvulus |
Venezuelan Troupial | Passeriformes | Forests | Icterus icterus |
Venezuelan Woodcreeper | Passeriformes | Forests | Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger |
Veniliornis Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Veniliornis spp. |
Venus Flycatcher | Monarchidae | Monarcha leucotis | Forests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea |
Veraguano Woodcreeper | Passeriformes | Forests | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
Verdin | Passeriformes | Arid shrublands | Auriparus flaviceps |
Verdin Titmouse | Passeriformes | Scrublands | Auriparus flaviceps |
Verditer Flycatcher | Muscicapidae | Eumyias thalassinus | Forests and woodlands in Asia |
Vermilion Cardinal | Passeriformes | Forests | Cardinalis phoeniceus |
Vermilion Chat | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Oenanthe moesta |
Vermilion Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | Pyrocephalus rubinus | Open woodlands and savannas in the Americas |
Vermilion Grosbeak | Passeriformes | Grasslands and savannas | Cardinalis phoeniceus |
Vermilion Tanager | Passeriformes | Forests | Calochaetes coccineus |
Vermilion Wheatear | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Oenanthe picata |
Vermillion Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Open woodlands | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
Vernal Hanging Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forest | Loriculus vernalis |
Verreaux's Coua | Cuculiformes | Forests | Coua verreauxi |
Verreaux's Eagle | Accipitriformes | Mountains | Aquila verreauxii |
Verreaux's Eagle Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Bubo lacteus |
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Bubo lacteus |
Verreaux's Loerie | Musophagiformes | Forest | Tauraco verreauxi |
Verreaux's Owl | Strigiformes | Forest | Ninox verreauxi |
Verreaux's Sifaka | Primates | Forests | Propithecus verreauxi |
Verreaux's Starling | Passeriformes | Savannas | Lamprotornis purpureus |
Verreaux's Tragornis | Passeriformes | Forests | Parus verreauxi |
Versicolored Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Lybius versicolor |
Versicolored Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Basileuterus tristriatus |
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon | Columbiformes | Forests | Goura victoria |
Victoria's Riflebird | Paradisaeidae | Ptiloris victoriae | Rainforests of northeastern Australia |
Vieillot's Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Lybius vieilloti |
Vieillot's Crested Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Myiarchus crinitus |
Vieillot's Fireback | Galliformes | Forests | Lophura ignita |
Viet Nam Pheasant | Galliformes | Forests | Lophura hatinhensis |
Vinaceous Dove | Columbiformes | Forests | Streptopelia vinacea |
Violet Coorincha | Passeriformes | Forests | Iodopleura spadicina |
Violet Copsychus | Passeriformes | Forests | Copsychus ceylonensis |
Violet Cuckoo | Cuculidae | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | Forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia |
Violet Sabrewing | Apodiformes | Forests | Campylopterus hemileucurus |
Violet-backed Starling | Sturnidae | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Woodlands and savannas in Africa |
Violet-bellied Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Psilopogon langbianis |
Violet-bellied Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Forests | Juliamyia julie |
Violet-breasted Brilliant | Apodiformes | Forests | Heliodoxa violiceps |
Violet-capped Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Forests | Goldmania violiceps |
Violet-capped Velvetbreast | Apodiformes | Forests | Lafresnaya lafresnayi |
Violet-capped Woodnymph | Trochilidae | Thalurania glaucopis | Forests in southeastern Brazil |
Violet-chested Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Forests | Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
Violet-crowned Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Forests | Leucolia violiceps |
Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Trochilidae | Thalurania colombica | Forests in Central and northern South America |
Violet-eared Hummingbird | Trochilidae | Colibri coruscans | Montane forests in western South America |
Violet-eared Waxbill | Passeriformes | Savannas | Uraeginthus granatinus |
Violet-fronted Brilliant | Apodiformes | Forests | Heliodoxa leadbeateri |
Violet-headed Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Forests | Klais guimeti |
Violet-hooded Euphonia | Passeriformes | Forest | Euphoniaviolaceicollis |
Violet-tailed Sylph | Trochilidae | Aglaiocercus coelestis | Montane forests in northwestern South America |
Violet-throated Woodstar | Apodiformes | Forest | Calliphlox mitchellii |
Viridian Manakin | Pipridae | Chloropipo flavicapilla | Humid forests in northern South America |
Vogelkop Bowerbird | Passeriformes | Forest | Amblyornis inornatus |
Vulturine Guineafowl | Numididae | Acryllium vulturinum | Scrublands and savannas in East Africa |