
There are 137 birds that start with the letter Y, from Yaffed Green Woodpecker to Yungas Pygmy Owl. 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: Yanachaga Antpitta
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Montane Forests
Scientific name: Grallaria yanachoensis
Name: Yangtze Finless Porpoise
Order: Cetacea
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
Name: Yellow Crane Hawk
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Geranospiza caerulescens
Name: Yellow-backed Tanager
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hemithraupis flavicollis
Name: Yellow-backed Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Chromacris flavinucha
Name: Yellow-bellied Bulbul
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Name: Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Dicaeum melanoxanthum
Name: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests
Scientific name: Empidonax flaviventris
Name: Yellow-bellied Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Poicephalus flavifrons
Name: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests
Scientific name: Sphyrapicus varius
Name: Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Coccopygia quartinia
Name: Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Order: Cuculidae
Habitat: Coccyzus americanus
Scientific name: Wooded areas, parks, and gardens in North America
Name: Yellow-billed Loon
Order: Gaviiformes
Habitat: Coastal waters and large lakes
Scientific name: Gavia adamsii
Name: Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Buphagus africanus
Name: Yellow-breasted Bunting
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands and farmlands
Scientific name: Emberiza aureola
Name: Yellow-breasted Chat
Order: Icteriidae
Habitat: Icteria virens
Scientific name: Shrubby areas, woodlands, and thickets in North America
Name: Yellow-breasted Sunbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Aethopyga seherias
Name: Yellow-browed Bunting
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Coniferous and mixed forests
Scientific name: Emberiza chrysophrys
Name: Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Temperate and subtropical forests
Scientific name: Phylloscopus inornatus
Name: Yellow-browed Trogon
Order: Trogoniformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Trogon mexicanus
Name: Yellow-browed Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Temperate and subtropical forests
Scientific name: Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Name: Yellow-capped Tit
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Machlolophus spilonotus
Name: Yellow-capped Weaver
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Ploceus flavocapillus
Name: Yellow-cheeked Tit
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Parus spilonotus
Name: Yellow-cheeked Tit-Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Leptopoecile flavostriata
Name: Yellow-cheeked Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Melanerpes chrysogenys
Name: Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Marshes
Scientific name: Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Name: Yellow-collared Macaw
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forest edges
Scientific name: Primolius auricollis
Name: Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cacatua sulphurea
Name: Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests
Scientific name: Euphonia luteicapilla
Name: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Order: Ardeidae
Habitat: Nyctanassa violacea
Scientific name: Wetlands, marshes, and mangroves in the Americas
Name: Yellow-crowned Parakeet
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cyanoramphus auriceps
Name: Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Melanerpes aurifrons
Name: Yellow-eared Hillstar
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Montane forests
Scientific name: Oreotrochilus flavescens
Name: Yellow-eared Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Montane forests
Scientific name: Ognorhynchus icterotis
Name: Yellow-eyed Barbet
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests
Scientific name: Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Name: Yellow-eyed Penguin
Order: Spheniscidae
Habitat: Megadyptes antipodes
Scientific name: Coastal areas in New Zealand
Name: Yellow-faced Bulbul
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Name: Yellow-faced Grassbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Shrublands
Scientific name: Schoenicola superciliaris
Name: Yellow-faced Grassquit
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands and scrublands
Scientific name: Tiaris olivaceus
Name: Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Order: Meliphagidae
Habitat: Caligavis chrysops
Scientific name: Forests, woodlands, and gardens in eastern Australia
Name: Yellow-faced Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Cloud forests
Scientific name: Heliothrix auritus
Name: Yellow-faced Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Alipiopsitta xanthops
Name: Yellow-faced Tyrannulet
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Zimmerius chrysops
Name: Yellow-footed Gull
Order: Laridae
Habitat: Larus livens
Scientific name: Coastal areas and landfills in western North America
Name: Yellow-fronted Barbet
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Name: Yellow-fronted Canary
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Crithagra mozambica
Name: Yellow-fronted Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Poicephalus flavifrons
Name: Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Name: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Melanerpes flavifrons
Name: Yellow-headed Blackbird
Order: Icteridae
Habitat: Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Scientific name: Marshes, fields, and agricultural areas in North America
Name: Yellow-headed Brush-Finch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Cloud forests
Scientific name: Atlapetes flaviceps
Name: Yellow-headed Caracara
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Open habitats
Scientific name: Milvago chimachima
Name: Yellow-headed Manakin
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Ceratopipra erythrocephala
Name: Yellow-headed Picathartes
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Picathartes gymnocephalus
Name: Yellow-headed Quetzal
Order: Trogoniformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pharomachrus auriceps
Name: Yellow-headed Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Teretistris fernandinae
Name: Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Chrysomus icterocephalus
Name: Yellow-legged Gull
Order: Laridae
Habitat: Larus michahellis
Scientific name: Coastal areas, landfills, and urban environments in Europe and North Africa
Name: Yellow-naped Parrot
Order: Psittacidae
Habitat: Amazona auropalliata
Scientific name: Tropical dry forests and woodlands in Central America
Name: Yellow-necked Francolin
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Pternistis leucoscepus
Name: Yellow-necked Mousebird
Order: Coliiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Urocolius macrourus
Name: Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Pternistis leucoscepus
Name: Yellow-nosed Albatross
Order: Procellariiformes
Habitat: Oceans
Scientific name: Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Name: Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Name: Yellow-rumped Seedeater
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Serinus xanthopygius
Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Order: Parulidae
Habitat: Setophaga coronata
Scientific name: Coniferous and mixed forests in North America
Name: Yellow-shafted Flicker
Order: Picidae
Habitat: Colaptes auratus
Scientific name: Forests, woodlands, and urban areas in North America
Name: Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mangroves
Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Name: Yellow-throated Brush-Finch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Atlapetes flavigularis
Name: Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Alcippe cinereiceps
Name: Yellow-throated HoneyEater
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Lichenostomus flav
Name: Yellow-throated Leafbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Chloropsis palawanensis
Name: Yellow-throated Vireo
Order: Vireonidae
Habitat: Vireo flavifrons
Scientific name: Deciduous and mixed forests in eastern North America
Name: Yellow-throated Warbler
Order: Parulidae
Habitat: Setophaga dominica
Scientific name: Forests and woodlands in eastern North America
Name: Yellow-vented Bulbul
Order: Pycnonotidae
Habitat: Pycnonotus goiavier
Scientific name: Urban areas, gardens, and forests in Southeast Asia
Name: Yellow-winged Tanager
Order: Thraupidae
Habitat: Thraupis abbas
Scientific name: Tropical and subtropical forests in Central and South America
Name: Ypecaha Rail
Order: Rallidae
Habitat: Aramides ypecaha
Scientific name: Wetlands, marshes, and grasslands in South America
Name: Yucatan Poorwill
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Habitat: Savannas
Scientific name: Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Yaffed Green Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Picus flavinucha |
Yamdena Hanging-Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Loriculus yamdena |
Yanachaga Antpitta | Passeriformes | Montane Forests | Grallaria yanachoensis |
Yangon Bulbul | Passeriformes | Urban Areas | Pycnonotus blanfordi |
Yangtze Finless Porpoise | Cetacea | Freshwater rivers | Neophocaena asiaeorientalis |
Yap Monarch | Passeriformes | Forests | Monarcha godeffroyi |
Yap Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Otus podarginus |
Yap White-eye | Passeriformes | Forests | Zosterops finschii |
Yapacana Antbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Cercomacra hopkei |
Yapock Bat | Chiroptera | Forests | Chiroderma villosum |
Yarrell's Curlew | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Numenius tenuirostris |
Yellow Bunting | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Emberiza sulphurata |
Yellow Crane Hawk | Accipitriformes | Forests | Geranospiza caerulescens |
Yellow Grosbeak | Passeriformes | Forests | Pheucticus chrysopeplus |
Yellow Oriole | Passeriformes | Forests | Icterus nigrogularis |
Yellow Wagtail | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Motacilla flava |
Yellow-backed Lory | Psittaciformes | Forests | Lorius chlorocercus |
Yellow-backed Tanager | Passeriformes | Forests | Hemithraupis flavicollis |
Yellow-backed Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Chromacris flavinucha |
Yellow-banded Dart Frog | Anura | Forests | Dendrobates leucomelas |
Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Passeriformes | Forests | Alophoixus phaeocephalus |
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker | Passeriformes | Forests | Dicaeum melanoxanthum |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Deciduous and mixed forests | Empidonax flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Poicephalus flavifrons |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Piciformes | Deciduous and mixed forests | Sphyrapicus varius |
Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Passeriformes | Savannas | Coccopygia quartinia |
Yellow-billed Babbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Turdoides affinis |
Yellow-billed Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Trachyphonus purpuratus |
Yellow-billed Cardinal | Passeriformes | Savannas | Paroaria capitata |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | Coccyzus americanus | Wooded areas, parks, and gardens in North America |
Yellow-billed Kite | Accipitriformes | Forests | Milvus aegyptius |
Yellow-billed Loon | Gaviiformes | Coastal waters and large lakes | Gavia adamsii |
Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Passeriformes | Savannas | Buphagus africanus |
Yellow-billed Shrike | Passeriformes | Savannas | Corvinella corvina |
Yellow-breasted Bunting | Passeriformes | Grasslands and farmlands | Emberiza aureola |
Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | Icteria virens | Shrubby areas, woodlands, and thickets in North America |
Yellow-breasted Sunbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Aethopyga seherias |
Yellow-browed Bunting | Passeriformes | Coniferous and mixed forests | Emberiza chrysophrys |
Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler | Passeriformes | Temperate and subtropical forests | Phylloscopus inornatus |
Yellow-browed Tit | Passeriformes | Forests | Sylviparus modestus |
Yellow-browed Trogon | Trogoniformes | Tropical forests | Trogon mexicanus |
Yellow-browed Warbler | Passeriformes | Temperate and subtropical forests | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
Yellow-browed Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Dendrocopos namiyei |
Yellow-capped Tit | Passeriformes | Temperate forests | Machlolophus spilonotus |
Yellow-capped Tyrannulet | Passeriformes | Forests | Ornithion inerme |
Yellow-capped Weaver | Passeriformes | Savannas | Ploceus flavocapillus |
Yellow-cheeked Tit | Passeriformes | Temperate forests | Parus spilonotus |
Yellow-cheeked Tit-Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Leptopoecile flavostriata |
Yellow-cheeked Trogon | Trogoniformes | Forests | Trogon flavinucha |
Yellow-cheeked Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Melanerpes chrysogenys |
Yellow-chinned Spinetail | Passeriformes | Marshes | Certhiaxis cinnamomeus |
Yellow-collared Macaw | Psittaciformes | Forest edges | Primolius auricollis |
Yellow-crested Cockatoo | Psittaciformes | Forests | Cacatua sulphurea |
Yellow-crowned Bishop | Passeriformes | Marshes | Euplectes afer |
Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Passeriformes | Tropical and subtropical forests | Euphonia luteicapilla |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | Nyctanassa violacea | Wetlands, marshes, and mangroves in the Americas |
Yellow-crowned Parakeet | Psittaciformes | Forests | Cyanoramphus auriceps |
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Melanerpes aurifrons |
Yellow-eared Hillstar | Apodiformes | Montane forests | Oreotrochilus flavescens |
Yellow-eared Parrot | Psittaciformes | Montane forests | Ognorhynchus icterotis |
Yellow-eyed Babbler | Passeriformes | Scrublands | Chrysomma sinense |
Yellow-eyed Barbet | Piciformes | Tropical and subtropical forests | Calorhamphus fuliginosus |
Yellow-eyed Junco | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Junco phaeonotus |
Yellow-eyed Penguin | Spheniscidae | Megadyptes antipodes | Coastal areas in New Zealand |
Yellow-faced Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Psilopogon flavifrons |
Yellow-faced Bulbul | Passeriformes | Forests | Pycnonotus xanthopygos |
Yellow-faced Grassbird | Passeriformes | Shrublands | Schoenicola superciliaris |
Yellow-faced Grassquit | Passeriformes | Grasslands and scrublands | Tiaris olivaceus |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Meliphagidae | Caligavis chrysops | Forests, woodlands, and gardens in eastern Australia |
Yellow-faced Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Cloud forests | Heliothrix auritus |
Yellow-faced Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Alipiopsitta xanthops |
Yellow-faced Parrotlet | Psittaciformes | Forests | Forpus xanthops |
Yellow-faced Siskin | Passeriformes | Forests | Spinus yarrellii |
Yellow-faced Tyrannulet | Passeriformes | Forests | Zimmerius chrysops |
Yellow-footed Antbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Myrmeciza flavipes |
Yellow-footed Gull | Laridae | Larus livens | Coastal areas and landfills in western North America |
Yellow-fronted Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Calorhamphus fuliginosus |
Yellow-fronted Canary | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Crithagra mozambica |
Yellow-fronted Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Poicephalus flavifrons |
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Piciformes | Forests | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Melanerpes flavifrons |
Yellow-headed Amazon | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona oratrix |
Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Marshes, fields, and agricultural areas in North America |
Yellow-headed Brush-Finch | Passeriformes | Cloud forests | Atlapetes flaviceps |
Yellow-headed Caracara | Accipitriformes | Open habitats | Milvago chimachima |
Yellow-headed Duck | Anseriformes | Wetlands | Dendrocygna fulva |
Yellow-headed Manakin | Passeriformes | Tropical forests | Ceratopipra erythrocephala |
Yellow-headed Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona oratrix |
Yellow-headed Parrotlet | Psittaciformes | Forests | Forpus xanthops |
Yellow-headed Picathartes | Passeriformes | Forests | Picathartes gymnocephalus |
Yellow-headed Quetzal | Trogoniformes | Forests | Pharomachrus auriceps |
Yellow-headed Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Teretistris fernandinae |
Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Passeriformes | Savannas | Chrysomus icterocephalus |
Yellow-knobbed Curassow | Galliformes | Forests | Crax daubentoni |
Yellow-legged Gull | Laridae | Larus michahellis | Coastal areas, landfills, and urban environments in Europe and North Africa |
Yellow-legged Thrush | Passeriformes | Forests | Turdus flavipes |
Yellow-lored Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona xantholora |
Yellow-lored Tit | Passeriformes | Forests | Machlolophus xanthogenys |
Yellow-mantled Weaver | Passeriformes | Forests | Ploceus tricolor |
Yellow-nape Amazon | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona auropalliata |
Yellow-naped Parrot | Psittacidae | Amazona auropalliata | Tropical dry forests and woodlands in Central America |
Yellow-necked Francolin | Galliformes | Grasslands | Pternistis leucoscepus |
Yellow-necked Mousebird | Coliiformes | Savannas | Urocolius macrourus |
Yellow-necked Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona arausiaca |
Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Galliformes | Savannas | Pternistis leucoscepus |
Yellow-nosed Albatross | Procellariiformes | Oceans | Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
Yellow-nosed Toucan | Piciformes | Forests | Ramphastos culminatus |
Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
Yellow-rumped Cacique | Passeriformes | Forests | Cacicus cela |
Yellow-rumped Seedeater | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Serinus xanthopygius |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Parulidae | Setophaga coronata | Coniferous and mixed forests in North America |
Yellow-rumpled Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Setophaga coronata |
Yellow-shafted Flicker | Picidae | Colaptes auratus | Forests, woodlands, and urban areas in North America |
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird | Passeriformes | Mangroves | Agelaius xanthomus |
Yellow-spotted Barbet | Piciformes | Forests | Capito punctatus |
Yellow-tailed Oriole | Passeriformes | Forests | Icterus mesomelas |
Yellow-throated Brush-Finch | Passeriformes | Forests | Atlapetes flavigularis |
Yellow-throated Fulvetta | Passeriformes | Forests | Alcippe cinereiceps |
Yellow-throated HoneyEater | Passeriformes | Forests | Lichenostomus flav |
Yellow-throated Leafbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Chloropsis palawanensis |
Yellow-throated Miner | Passeriformes | Savannas | Manorina flavigula |
Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | Vireo flavifrons | Deciduous and mixed forests in eastern North America |
Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | Setophaga dominica | Forests and woodlands in eastern North America |
Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus goiavier | Urban areas, gardens, and forests in Southeast Asia |
Yellow-winged Bat | Chiroptera | Forests | Lavia frons |
Yellow-winged Tanager | Thraupidae | Thraupis abbas | Tropical and subtropical forests in Central and South America |
Yellowthroat | Passeriformes | Wetlands | Geothlypis trichas |
Ypecaha Rail | Rallidae | Aramides ypecaha | Wetlands, marshes, and grasslands in South America |
Yucatan Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Myiarchus yucatanensis |
Yucatan Jacana | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Jacana spinosa |
Yucatan Jay | Passeriformes | Forests | Cyanocorax yucatanicus |
Yucatan Nightjar | Caprimulgiformes | Scrublands | Antrostomus badius |
Yucatan Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona xantholora |
Yucatan Poorwill | Caprimulgiformes | Savannas | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus |
Yucatan Wren | Passeriformes | Forests | Campylorhynchus yucatanicus |
Yungas Dove | Columbiformes | Montane forests | Leptotila megalura |
Yungas Pygmy Owl | Strigidae | Glaucidium bolivianum | Subtropical and montane forests in the Andes of South America |