
There are 62 birds that start with the letter H, from Hainan Partridge to Hutton’s Vireo. 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: Hainan Partridge
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest
Scientific name: Arborophila hainana
Name: Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest
Scientific name: Polyplectron katsumatae
Name: Hainan Spiny Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Acanthosaura hainanensis
Name: Hainan Treepie
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Dendrocitta bayleyi
Name: Hainan Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Phylloscopus hainanus
Name: Halmahera Cuckoo-Shrike
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Coracina parvula
Name: Halmahera Cuckooshrike
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Coracina parvula
Name: Halmahera Sparrowhawk
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Scientific name: Accipiter henicogrammus
Name: Hamerkop
Order: Scopidae
Habitat: Scopus umbretta
Scientific name: Wetlands, lakes, and rivers in Africa
Name: Harlequin Duck
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Coastal waters
Scientific name: Histrionicus histrionicus
Name: Harlequin Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest
Scientific name: Doricha eliza
Name: Harpy Eagle
Order: Accipitridae
Habitat: Harpia harpyja
Scientific name: Tropical rainforests in Central and South America
Name: Harrier Hawk
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Grasslands and open areas
Scientific name: Parabuteo unicinctus
Name: Hartlaub's Duck
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Wetlands (inland)
Scientific name: Pteronetta hartlaubii
Name: Hawaiian Gallinule
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis
Name: Hawaiian Moorhen
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis
Name: Hawaiian Petrel
Order: Procellariiformes
Habitat: Oceans
Scientific name: Pterodroma sandwichensis
Name: Hawfinch
Order: Fringillidae
Habitat: Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Scientific name: Deciduous and mixed forests in Europe and Asia
Name: Hazel Grouse
Order: Phasianidae
Habitat: Tetrastes bonasia
Scientific name: Coniferous and mixed forests in Europe and Asia
Name: Heck's Grasshopper Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Locustella heckenwaelderi
Name: Helmeted Guineafowl
Order: Numididae
Habitat: Numida meleagris
Scientific name: Open woodlands and savannas in Africa
Name: Himalayan Monal
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Mountainous forests
Scientific name: Lophophorus impejanus
Name: Hoary Redpoll
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tundra and boreal forests
Scientific name: Acanthis hornemanni
Name: Hoatzin
Order: Opisthocomidae
Habitat: Opisthocomus hoazin
Scientific name: Wetlands and riverine forests in South America
Name: Hooded Merganser
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Lophodytes cucullatus
Scientific name: Freshwater lakes, rivers, and wooded wetlands in North America
Name: Hooded Vulture
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Grassland and Savanna
Scientific name: Necrosyrtes monachus
Name: Hoopoe
Order: Upupidae
Habitat: Upupa epops
Scientific name: Open woodland, grassland, and urban areas in Europe, Asia, and Africa
Name: Horned Lark
Order: Alaudidae
Habitat: Eremophila alpestris
Scientific name: Open habitats like fields, prairies, and tundra in North America and Eurasia
Name: House Sparrow
Order: Passeridae
Habitat: Passer domesticus
Scientific name: Urban and suburban areas worldwide
Name: Huon Astrapia
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tropical Montane Forest
Scientific name: Astrapia huonensis
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Hainan Partridge | Galliformes | Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest | Arborophila hainana |
Hainan Peacock-Pheasant | Galliformes | Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest | Polyplectron katsumatae |
Hainan Spiny Lizard | Squamata | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Acanthosaura hainanensis |
Hainan Treepie | Passeriformes | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Dendrocitta bayleyi |
Hainan Warbler | Passeriformes | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Phylloscopus hainanus |
Halmahera Cuckoo-Shrike | Passeriformes | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Coracina parvula |
Halmahera Cuckooshrike | Passeriformes | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Coracina parvula |
Halmahera Sparrowhawk | Accipitriformes | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest | Accipiter henicogrammus |
Hamerkop | Scopidae | Scopus umbretta | Wetlands, lakes, and rivers in Africa |
Harcourt's Bustard | Gruiformes | Grasslands | Heterotetrax harcourti |
Harlequin Duck | Anseriformes | Coastal waters | Histrionicus histrionicus |
Harlequin Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest | Doricha eliza |
Harlequin Quail | Galliformes | Grasslands | Cyrtonyx ocellatus |
Harpy Eagle | Accipitridae | Harpia harpyja | Tropical rainforests in Central and South America |
Harpy Snake-Eagle | Accipitriformes | Forests | Morphnarchus princeps |
Harrier Hawk | Accipitriformes | Grasslands and open areas | Parabuteo unicinctus |
Hartlaub's Bustard | Gruiformes | Grasslands | Lissotis hartlaubii |
Hartlaub's Duck | Anseriformes | Wetlands (inland) | Pteronetta hartlaubii |
Hawaiian Coot | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Fulica alai |
Hawaiian Gallinule | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis |
Hawaiian Goose | Anseriformes | Grasslands | Branta sandvicensis |
Hawaiian Hawk | Accipitriformes | Forests | Buteo solitarius |
Hawaiian Honeycreeper | Passeriformes | Forests | Drepanididae |
Hawaiian Moorhen | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis |
Hawaiian Nene | Anseriformes | Grasslands | Branta sandvicensis |
Hawaiian Petrel | Procellariiformes | Oceans | Pterodroma sandwichensis |
Hawaiian Quail | Galliformes | Grasslands | Callipepla californica |
Hawfinch | Fringillidae | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | Deciduous and mixed forests in Europe and Asia |
Hawk Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Forests | Hierococcyx |
Hawk Owl | Strigiformes | Forests | Surnia ulula |
Hawk-Eagle | Accipitriformes | Forests | Spizaetus |
Hazel Grouse | Phasianidae | Tetrastes bonasia | Coniferous and mixed forests in Europe and Asia |
Heck's Grasshopper Warbler | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Locustella heckenwaelderi |
Heck's Nightjar | Caprimulgiformes | Forests | Caprimulgus hecki |
Helmeted Guineafowl | Numididae | Numida meleagris | Open woodlands and savannas in Africa |
Helmeted Manakin | Passeriformes | Forests | Antilophia galeata |
Hepatic Tanager | Passeriformes | Forests | Piranga flava |
Hermit Thrush | Passeriformes | Forests | Catharus guttatus |
Heron Hawk | Accipitriformes | Wetlands | Parabuteo unicinctus |
Highland Guan | Galliformes | Forests | Penelopina nigra |
Himalayan Monal | Galliformes | Mountainous forests | Lophophorus impejanus |
Hispaniolan Amazon | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona ventralis |
Hispaniolan Cock | Galliformes | Forests | Temnotrogon rabo |
Hoary Redpoll | Passeriformes | Tundra and boreal forests | Acanthis hornemanni |
Hoatzin | Opisthocomidae | Opisthocomus hoazin | Wetlands and riverine forests in South America |
Hobart's Shearwater | Procellariiformes | Ocean | Puffinus heinrothi |
Hominid Buzzard | Accipitriformes | Forests | Butastur liventer |
Hooded Crane | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Grus monacha |
Hooded Merganser | Anatidae | Lophodytes cucullatus | Freshwater lakes, rivers, and wooded wetlands in North America |
Hooded Vulture | Accipitriformes | Grassland and Savanna | Necrosyrtes monachus |
Hooded Warbler | Passeriformes | Deciduous Forest | Setophaga citrina |
Hoopoe | Upupidae | Upupa epops | Open woodland, grassland, and urban areas in Europe, Asia, and Africa |
Horned Guan | Galliformes | Forests | Oreophasis derbianus |
Horned Lark | Alaudidae | Eremophila alpestris | Open habitats like fields, prairies, and tundra in North America and Eurasia |
Horned Screamer | Anseriformes | Wetlands | Anhima cornuta |
Horned Sungem | Apodiformes | Forests | Heliactin cornuta |
Horned Trogan | Trogoniformes | Forests | Harpactes |
Horned Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Dryocopus galeatus |
House Sparrow | Passeridae | Passer domesticus | Urban and suburban areas worldwide |
Hume's Ground Jay | Passeriformes | Grassland | Pseudopodoces humilis |
Huon Astrapia | Passeriformes | Tropical Montane Forest | Astrapia huonensis |
Hutton's Vireo | Passeriformes | Coniferous and Mixed Forests | Vireo huttoni |