There are 32 birds that start with the letter D, from Dalmatian Pelican to Dusky Parrot. 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: Dalmatian Pelican
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Coastal Waters
Scientific name: Pelecanus crispus
Name: Dapple-breasted Seedeater
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Sporophila schistacea
Name: Dapple-throat
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Modulatrix stictigula
Name: Dark-backed Weaver
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Ploceus bicolor
Name: Dark-faced Canastero
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Mountainous
Scientific name: Asthenes capitalis
Name: Dark-necked Tailorbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Orthotomus atrogularis
Name: Darter
Order: Anhingidae
Habitat: Anhinga anhinga
Scientific name: Freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps in the Americas
Name: Dartford Warbler
Order: Sylviidae
Habitat: Sylvia undata
Scientific name: Shrublands in southern Europe
Name: Darwin's Finch
Order: Thraupidae
Habitat: Geospiza
Scientific name: Galapagos Islands
Name: Daurian Partridge
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Perdix dauurica
Name: Dazza
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Malurus amabilis
Name: Demoiselle Crane
Order: Gruidae
Habitat: Grus virgo
Scientific name: Grasslands and wetlands in central Asia
Name: Desert Lark
Order: Alaudidae
Habitat: Ammomanes deserti
Scientific name: Deserts and semi-deserts in North Africa and the Middle East
Name: Desert Sparrow
Order: Passeridae
Habitat: Passer simplex
Scientific name: Deserts and semi-deserts in North Africa and the Middle East
Name: Diademed Sandgrouse
Order: Pterocliformes
Habitat: Deserts
Scientific name: Pterocles personatus
Name: Diademed Tanager
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Stephanophorus diadematus
Name: Diamond Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Geopelia cuneata
Name: Diederik Cuckoo
Order: Cuculidae
Habitat: Chrysococcyx caprius
Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands in sub-Saharan Africa
Name: Dodo
Order: Raphidae
Habitat: Raphus cucullatus
Scientific name: Forests of Mauritius, now extinct
Name: Doherty's Bushchat
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Saxicola dohertyae
Name: Dollarbird
Order: Coraciiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Eurystomus orientalis
Name: Domer
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hylodes nasus
Name: Double-crested Cormorant
Order: Phalacrocoracidae
Habitat: Phalacrocorax auritus
Scientific name: Near water bodies in North America
Name: Double-toothed Kite
Order: Accipitridae
Habitat: Harpagus bidentatus
Scientific name: Forests in Central and South America
Name: Dove
Order: Columbidae
Habitat: Columba
Scientific name: Worldwide
Name: Dovekie
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Alle alle
Name: Downy Woodpecker
Order: Picidae
Habitat: Dryobates pubescens
Scientific name: Forests and woodlands in North America
Name: Drab Diatropha
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Diatropura brunneiventris
Name: Dulit Frogmouth
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Batrachostomus harterti
Name: Dunlin
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Calidris alpina
Scientific name: Coastal areas and wetlands worldwide
Name: Dusky Lark
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Arid Regions
Scientific name: Melanocorypha fringillaria
Name: Dusky Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pionus fuscus
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecaniformes | Coastal Waters | Pelecanus crispus |
| Dapple-breasted Seedeater | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Sporophila schistacea |
| Dapple-throat | Passeriformes | Forests | Modulatrix stictigula |
| Dark-backed Weaver | Passeriformes | Wetlands | Ploceus bicolor |
| Dark-faced Canastero | Passeriformes | Mountainous | Asthenes capitalis |
| Dark-necked Tailorbird | Passeriformes | Forests | Orthotomus atrogularis |
| Darter | Anhingidae | Anhinga anhinga | Freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps in the Americas |
| Dartford Warbler | Sylviidae | Sylvia undata | Shrublands in southern Europe |
| Darwin's Finch | Thraupidae | Geospiza | Galapagos Islands |
| Daurian Partridge | Galliformes | Grasslands | Perdix dauurica |
| Dazza | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Malurus amabilis |
| Demoiselle Crane | Gruidae | Grus virgo | Grasslands and wetlands in central Asia |
| Desert Lark | Alaudidae | Ammomanes deserti | Deserts and semi-deserts in North Africa and the Middle East |
| Desert Sparrow | Passeridae | Passer simplex | Deserts and semi-deserts in North Africa and the Middle East |
| Diademed Sandgrouse | Pterocliformes | Deserts | Pterocles personatus |
| Diademed Tanager | Passeriformes | Forests | Stephanophorus diadematus |
| Diamond Dove | Columbiformes | Woodlands | Geopelia cuneata |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Cuculidae | Chrysococcyx caprius | Savannas and woodlands in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Dodo | Raphidae | Raphus cucullatus | Forests of Mauritius, now extinct |
| Doherty's Bushchat | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Saxicola dohertyae |
| Dollarbird | Coraciiformes | Forests | Eurystomus orientalis |
| Domer | Passeriformes | Forests | Hylodes nasus |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax auritus | Near water bodies in North America |
| Double-toothed Kite | Accipitridae | Harpagus bidentatus | Forests in Central and South America |
| Dove | Columbidae | Columba | Worldwide |
| Dovekie | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Alle alle |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | Dryobates pubescens | Forests and woodlands in North America |
| Drab Diatropha | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Diatropura brunneiventris |
| Dulit Frogmouth | Caprimulgiformes | Forests | Batrachostomus harterti |
| Dunlin | Scolopacidae | Calidris alpina | Coastal areas and wetlands worldwide |
| Dusky Lark | Passeriformes | Arid Regions | Melanocorypha fringillaria |
| Dusky Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Pionus fuscus |