List of birds that start with I

There are 95 birds that start with the letter I, from Iago Sparrow to Izu Thrush. 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

Iago Sparrow

Name: Iago Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grassland and Scrub

Scientific name: Passer iagoensis

Iberian Avocet

Name: Iberian Avocet

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Recurvirostra avosetta

Iberian Green Woodpecker

Name: Iberian Green Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Picus sharpei

Iberian Magpie

Name: Iberian Magpie

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands and scrublands

Scientific name: Cyanopica cooki

Iberian Nuthatch

Name: Iberian Nuthatch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Sitta europaea

Iberian Rock Thrush

Name: Iberian Rock Thrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Rocky areas

Scientific name: Monticola monticola

Ibisbill

Name: Ibisbill

Order: Ibisbillidae

Habitat: Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Scientific name: Rocky riverbanks in Central Asia

Ibizan Heron

Name: Ibizan Heron

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Egretta garzetta

Scientific name: Coastal wetlands in the Mediterranean

Ibon

Name: Ibon

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Sarcops calvus

Icelandic Gyrfalcon

Name: Icelandic Gyrfalcon

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tundra and mountainous areas

Scientific name: Falco rusticolus islandus

Icterian Vireo

Name: Icterian Vireo

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Vireo gilvus

Icterine Warbler

Name: Icterine Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Hippolais icterina

Icterini

Name: Icterini

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Icterini

Icterus Oriole

Name: Icterus Oriole

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Icterus

Iheringi Tyrannulet

Name: Iheringi Tyrannulet

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Phylloscartes iheringi

Iiwi

Name: Iiwi

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Drepanis coccinea

Ila Parakeet

Name: Ila Parakeet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pionopsitta haematotis

Ilex Tanager

Name: Ilex Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Chlorospingus flavigularis

Illadopsis

Name: Illadopsis

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Illadopsis spp.

Illadopsis Babbler

Name: Illadopsis Babbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Illadopsis

Imbabura Antpitta

Name: Imbabura Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Grallaria melodia

Imberi Falcon

Name: Imberi Falcon

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Grasslands and open areas

Scientific name: Falco imberbis

Imitator Hawk

Name: Imitator Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Accipiter imitator

Imitator Hawk-Cuckoo

Name: Imitator Hawk-Cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Hierococcyx imitator

Imperial Cormorant

Name: Imperial Cormorant

Order: Suliformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax atriceps

Imperial Duck

Name: Imperial Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Dendrocygna imperialis

Imperial Parrot

Name: Imperial Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Amazona imperialis

Imperial Parrotlet

Name: Imperial Parrotlet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Nannopsittaca dachilleae

Imperial Shag

Name: Imperial Shag

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax atriceps

Impérilan Eagle

Name: Impérilan Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Mountains

Scientific name: Aquila imperialis

Inaccessible Bunting

Name: Inaccessible Bunting

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Emberiza goslingi

Inaccessible Island Rail

Name: Inaccessible Island Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Atlantisia rogersi

Inagua Woodstar

Name: Inagua Woodstar

Order: Apodiformes

Habitat: Dry forests and scrublands

Scientific name: Calliphlox evelynae

Inca Dove

Name: Inca Dove

Order: Columbidae

Habitat: Columbina inca

Scientific name: Open habitats, urban areas in the southwestern US and Mexico

Inca Tern

Name: Inca Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Larosterna inca

Inconspicuous Wren

Name: Inconspicuous Wren

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Pheugopedius inornatus

Indian Broad-billed Roller

Name: Indian Broad-billed Roller

Order: Coraciiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Eurystomus orientalis

Indian Broadbill

Name: Indian Broadbill

Order: Eurylaimiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Psarisomus dalhousiae

Indian Bush Lark

Name: Indian Bush Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mirafra affinis

Indian Bustard

Name: Indian Bustard

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Grasslands and savannas

Scientific name: Ardeotis nigriceps

Indian Cormorant

Name: Indian Cormorant

Order: Suliformes

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Indian Coucal

Name: Indian Coucal

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Woodlands and thickets

Scientific name: Centropus sinensis

Indian Courser

Name: Indian Courser

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Cursorius coromandelicus

Indian Cuckoo

Name: Indian Cuckoo

Order: Cuculidae

Habitat: Cuculus micropterus

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands in South Asia

Indian Eagle

Name: Indian Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests and mountains

Scientific name: Aquila heliacal

Indian Eagle-Owl

Name: Indian Eagle-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests and Grasslands

Scientific name: Bubo bengalensis

Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet

Name: Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet

Order: Apodiformes

Habitat: Caves

Scientific name: Aerodramus unicolor

Indian Fairy Bluebird

Name: Indian Fairy Bluebird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Irena puella

Indian Fil-tailed Woodpecker

Name: Indian Fil-tailed Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dinopium benghalense

Indian Flycatcher

Name: Indian Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Culicicapa ceylonensis

Indian Freetail Bat

Name: Indian Freetail Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Caves and Buildings

Scientific name: Chaerephon plicatus

Indian Gray Hornbill

Name: Indian Gray Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ocyceros birostris

Indian House Crow

Name: Indian House Crow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Urban Areas

Scientific name: Corvus splendens

Indian Jungle Nightjar

Name: Indian Jungle Nightjar

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Caprimulgus indicus

Indian Nightjar

Name: Indian Nightjar

Order: Caprimulgidae

Habitat: Caprimulgus asiaticus

Scientific name: Open habitats in the Indian Subcontinent

Indian Nuthatch

Name: Indian Nuthatch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Sitta castanea

Indian Peafowl

Name: Indian Peafowl

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests and Grasslands

Scientific name: Pavo cristatus

Indian Pigeon

Name: Indian Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests and Woodlands

Scientific name: Columba elphinstonii

Indian Pitta

Name: Indian Pitta

Order: Pittidae

Habitat: Pitta brachyura

Scientific name: Forests in the Indian Subcontinent

Indian Pond Heron

Name: Indian Pond Heron

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Ardeola grayii

Scientific name: Wetlands in the Indian Subcontinent

Indian Prairie Warbler

Name: Indian Prairie Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Sylvia inornata

Indian Roller

Name: Indian Roller

Order: Coraciiformes

Habitat: Open Woodlands

Scientific name: Coracias benghalensis

Indian Silverbill

Name: Indian Silverbill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Euodice malabarica

Indian Skimmer

Name: Indian Skimmer

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Rynchops albicollis

Indian Spotted Eagle

Name: Indian Spotted Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Clanga hastata

Indian Treepie

Name: Indian Treepie

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Dendrocitta vagabunda

Indian Vulture

Name: Indian Vulture

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Gyps indicus

Scientific name: Forests and grasslands in the Indian Subcontinent

Indigobird

Name: Indigobird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Vidua

Indochina Barbet

Name: Indochina Barbet

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Psilopogon annamensis

Indochinese Green Magpie

Name: Indochinese Green Magpie

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cissa hypoleuca

Indrawa Parrot

Name: Indrawa Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Geoffroyus geoffroyi

Intermediate Egret

Name: Intermediate Egret

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Egretta intermedia

Intermediate Heron

Name: Intermediate Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Mesophoyx intermedia

Intermediate Sparrowhawk

Name: Intermediate Sparrowhawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Accipiter nisus

Internal Nighthawk

Name: Internal Nighthawk

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Semi-open

Scientific name: Chordeiles internus

Iquitos Antbird

Name: Iquitos Antbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Myrmoborus lugubris

Irania

Name: Irania

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Irania gutturalis

Iraqi Babbler

Name: Iraqi Babbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Desert

Scientific name: Turdoides altirostris

Irenidae

Name: Irenidae

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Irenidae spp.

Irenidae Laughingthrush

Name: Irenidae Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Lanthocincla cinereus

Iridescent Hummingbird

Name: Iridescent Hummingbird

Order: Apodiformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Sternoclyta cyanopectus

Iridescent Starling

Name: Iridescent Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Lamprotornis iris

Iridosornis Tanager

Name: Iridosornis Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Dubusia spp.

Irrawaddy Bulbul

Name: Irrawaddy Bulbul

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pycnonotus lower

Irrawaddy Drongo

Name: Irrawaddy Drongo

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Dicrurus annectans

Isabelline Shrike

Name: Isabelline Shrike

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Lanius isabellinus

Isabelline Wheatear

Name: Isabelline Wheatear

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Oenanthe isabellina

Island Canary

Name: Island Canary

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Islands

Scientific name: Serinus canaria

Island Cisticola

Name: Island Cisticola

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Islands

Scientific name: Cisticola carolinae

Island Flycatcher

Name: Island Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Islands

Scientific name: Eumyias additus

Island Rail

Name: Island Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Islands

Scientific name: Dryolimnas aldabranus

Itelea Parrotfinch

Name: Itelea Parrotfinch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Erythrura itelea

Ivory Gull

Name: Ivory Gull

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Pagophila eburnea

Scientific name: Coastal regions of the Arctic

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Name: Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Order: Picidae

Habitat: Campephilus principalis

Scientific name: Old-growth forests in the southeastern US

Izu Thrush

Name: Izu Thrush

Order: Turdidae

Habitat: Turdus celaenops

Scientific name: Forests in Japan

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Iago SparrowPasseriformesGrassland and ScrubPasser iagoensis
Iberian AvocetCharadriiformesWetlandsRecurvirostra avosetta
Iberian Green WoodpeckerPiciformesForestsPicus sharpei
Iberian MagpiePasseriformesWoodlands and scrublandsCyanopica cooki
Iberian NuthatchPasseriformesForestsSitta europaea
Iberian Rock ThrushPasseriformesRocky areasMonticola monticola
IbisbillIbisbillidaeIbidorhyncha struthersiiRocky riverbanks in Central Asia
Ibizan HeronArdeidaeEgretta garzettaCoastal wetlands in the Mediterranean
IbonPasseriformesForestsSarcops calvus
Icelandic GyrfalconAccipitriformesTundra and mountainous areasFalco rusticolus islandus
Icterian VireoPasseriformesWoodlandsVireo gilvus
Icterine WarblerPasseriformesWoodlandHippolais icterina
IcteriniPasseriformesVariousIcterini
Icterus OriolePasseriformesVariousIcterus
Iheringi TyrannuletPasseriformesTropical forestsPhylloscartes iheringi
IiwiPasseriformesForestsDrepanis coccinea
Ila ParakeetPsittaciformesForestsPionopsitta haematotis
Ilex TanagerPasseriformesForestsChlorospingus flavigularis
IlladopsisPasseriformesTropical forestsIlladopsis spp.
Illadopsis BabblerPasseriformesForestsIlladopsis
Imbabura AntpittaPasseriformesMontane forestsGrallaria melodia
Imberi FalconAccipitriformesGrasslands and open areasFalco imberbis
Imitator HawkAccipitriformesForestsAccipiter imitator
Imitator Hawk-CuckooCuculiformesForestsHierococcyx imitator
Imperial CormorantSuliformesCoastal areasPhalacrocorax atriceps
Imperial DuckAnseriformesWetlandsDendrocygna imperialis
Imperial ParrotPsittaciformesMontane forestsAmazona imperialis
Imperial ParrotletPsittaciformesTropical forestsNannopsittaca dachilleae
Imperial ShagPelecaniformesCoastalPhalacrocorax atriceps
Impérilan EagleAccipitriformesMountainsAquila imperialis
Inaccessible BuntingPasseriformesGrasslandEmberiza goslingi
Inaccessible Island RailGruiformesWetlandsAtlantisia rogersi
Inagua WoodstarApodiformesDry forests and scrublandsCalliphlox evelynae
Inca DoveColumbidaeColumbina incaOpen habitats, urban areas in the southwestern US and Mexico
Inca TernCharadriiformesCoastalLarosterna inca
Inconspicuous WrenPasseriformesForestPheugopedius inornatus
Indian Broad-billed RollerCoraciiformesForestsEurystomus orientalis
Indian BroadbillEurylaimiformesTropical forestsPsarisomus dalhousiae
Indian Bush LarkPasseriformesGrasslandsMirafra affinis
Indian BustardGruiformesGrasslands and savannasArdeotis nigriceps
Indian CormorantSuliformesAquaticPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Indian CoucalCuculiformesWoodlands and thicketsCentropus sinensis
Indian CourserCharadriiformesGrasslandsCursorius coromandelicus
Indian CuckooCuculidaeCuculus micropterusForests and woodlands in South Asia
Indian EagleAccipitriformesForests and mountainsAquila heliacal
Indian Eagle-OwlStrigiformesForests and GrasslandsBubo bengalensis
Indian Edible-nest SwiftletApodiformesCavesAerodramus unicolor
Indian Fairy BluebirdPasseriformesForestsIrena puella
Indian Fil-tailed WoodpeckerPiciformesForestsDinopium benghalense
Indian FlycatcherPasseriformesForests and woodlandsCulicicapa ceylonensis
Indian Freetail BatChiropteraCaves and BuildingsChaerephon plicatus
Indian Gray HornbillBucerotiformesForestsOcyceros birostris
Indian House CrowPasseriformesUrban AreasCorvus splendens
Indian Jungle NightjarCaprimulgiformesForestsCaprimulgus indicus
Indian NightjarCaprimulgidaeCaprimulgus asiaticusOpen habitats in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian NuthatchPasseriformesForestsSitta castanea
Indian PeafowlGalliformesForests and GrasslandsPavo cristatus
Indian PigeonColumbiformesForests and WoodlandsColumba elphinstonii
Indian PittaPittidaePitta brachyuraForests in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian Pond HeronArdeidaeArdeola grayiiWetlands in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian Prairie WarblerPasseriformesGrasslandsSylvia inornata
Indian RollerCoraciiformesOpen WoodlandsCoracias benghalensis
Indian SilverbillPasseriformesOpen habitatsEuodice malabarica
Indian SkimmerCharadriiformesWetlandsRynchops albicollis
Indian Spotted EagleAccipitriformesForestsClanga hastata
Indian TreepiePasseriformesForests and woodlandsDendrocitta vagabunda
Indian VultureAccipitridaeGyps indicusForests and grasslands in the Indian Subcontinent
IndigobirdPasseriformesSavannasVidua
Indochina BarbetPiciformesForestsPsilopogon annamensis
Indochinese Green MagpiePasseriformesForestsCissa hypoleuca
Indrawa ParrotPsittaciformesForestsGeoffroyus geoffroyi
Intermediate EgretPelecaniformesWetlandsEgretta intermedia
Intermediate HeronPelecaniformesWetlandsMesophoyx intermedia
Intermediate SparrowhawkAccipitriformesForestsAccipiter nisus
Internal NighthawkCaprimulgiformesSemi-openChordeiles internus
Iquitos AntbirdPasseriformesTropical forestsMyrmoborus lugubris
IraniaPasseriformesWoodlandsIrania gutturalis
Iraqi BabblerPasseriformesDesertTurdoides altirostris
IrenidaePasseriformesForestsIrenidae spp.
Irenidae LaughingthrushPasseriformesForestLanthocincla cinereus
Iridescent HummingbirdApodiformesForestSternoclyta cyanopectus
Iridescent StarlingPasseriformesSavannasLamprotornis iris
Iridosornis TanagerPasseriformesMontane forestsDubusia spp.
Irrawaddy BulbulPasseriformesForestsPycnonotus lower
Irrawaddy DrongoPasseriformesForestDicrurus annectans
Isabelline ShrikePasseriformesGrasslandLanius isabellinus
Isabelline WheatearPasseriformesDesertsOenanthe isabellina
Island CanaryPasseriformesIslandsSerinus canaria
Island CisticolaPasseriformesIslandsCisticola carolinae
Island FlycatcherPasseriformesIslandsEumyias additus
Island RailGruiformesIslandsDryolimnas aldabranus
Itelea ParrotfinchPasseriformesForestErythrura itelea
Ivory GullLaridaePagophila eburneaCoastal regions of the Arctic
Ivory-billed WoodpeckerPicidaeCampephilus principalisOld-growth forests in the southeastern US
Izu ThrushTurdidaeTurdus celaenopsForests in Japan

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