List of birds that start with K

There are 80 birds that start with the letter K, from Kaaturo Pigeon to Kori Bustard. 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

Kaaturo Pigeon

Name: Kaaturo Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Columba janthina

Kadavu Flycatcher

Name: Kadavu Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Myiagra vanikorensis

Kaempfer's Woodpecker

Name: Kaempfer's Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Celeus obrieni

Kaffir Rail

Name: Kaffir Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Rallus caerulescens

Kagoshima Woodpecker

Name: Kagoshima Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dendrocopos leucotos

Kagu

Name: Kagu

Order: Rhynochetidae

Habitat: Rhynochetos jubatus

Scientific name: New Caledonia

Kagu Rail

Name: Kagu Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Rhynochetos jubatus

Kahoku Nuthatch

Name: Kahoku Nuthatch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Sitta roseilia

Kahr's Shrike

Name: Kahr's Shrike

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Lanius karpowi

Kai Coucal

Name: Kai Coucal

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Centropus spilopterus

Kaifeng Sparrow

Name: Kaifeng Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Passer kaifengensis

Kakapo

Name: Kakapo

Order: Strigopidae

Habitat: Strigops habroptilus

Scientific name: New Zealand

Kaleeton Warbler

Name: Kaleeton Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Acrocephalus kaletone

Kalibangan Weaver

Name: Kalibangan Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Ploceus kalinbangensis

Kalij Pheasant

Name: Kalij Pheasant

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Lophura leucomelanos

Scientific name: Himalayas

Kalka

Name: Kalka

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Kamao

Name: Kamao

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Myadestes myadestinus

Kamchatka Gull

Name: Kamchatka Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastlines

Scientific name: Larus kamtschatschensis

Kamchatka Mew Gull

Name: Kamchatka Mew Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Larus canus

Kamchatka Tern

Name: Kamchatka Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastlines

Scientific name: Sterna camtschatica

Kanak Flycatcher

Name: Kanak Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ficedula kaiensis

Kangaroo Bush-quail

Name: Kangaroo Bush-quail

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Perdicula asiatica

Kangaroo Rat

Name: Kangaroo Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Dipodomys

Kangu Bobwhite

Name: Kangu Bobwhite

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Colinus nigrogularis

Kansu Leaf Warbler

Name: Kansu Leaf Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Phylloscopus kansuensis

Kaolin Whitestart

Name: Kaolin Whitestart

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Myioborus leucoblepharus

Karafuto Tit

Name: Karafuto Tit

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Coniferous forests

Scientific name: Poecile sachalinensis

Karakul Sparrow

Name: Karakul Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Passer ammodendri

Karez Bunting

Name: Karez Bunting

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Emberiza kareliensis

Kargil Snowfinch

Name: Kargil Snowfinch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: High-altitude

Scientific name: Montifringilla adamsi

Kargil Sparrow

Name: Kargil Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Passer rufidorsalis

Karimunjawa Myna

Name: Karimunjawa Myna

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Acridotheres javanicus

Karluk Gull

Name: Karluk Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Larus glaucescens

Karoo Chat

Name: Karoo Chat

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Cercomela schlegelii

Karoo Prinia

Name: Karoo Prinia

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Prinia maculosa

Karra Kookaburra

Name: Karra Kookaburra

Order: Coraciiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dacelo leachii

Karroo Lark

Name: Karroo Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Certhilauda subcoronata

Kasai Lark

Name: Kasai Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mirafra angolensis

Kassenyi Masked Weaver

Name: Kassenyi Masked Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ploceus castaneiceps

Kassina Frog

Name: Kassina Frog

Order: Anura

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Kassina

Katanga Masked Weaver

Name: Katanga Masked Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Ploceus katangae

Kathmandu Scops Owl

Name: Kathmandu Scops Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Otus sunia

Kauai Oo

Name: Kauai Oo

Order: Meliphagidae

Habitat: Moho braccatus

Scientific name: Hawaii

Kauaua Finch

Name: Kauaua Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Telespiza cantans

Kaufmann's Myna

Name: Kaufmann's Myna

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Acridotheres kaufmanni

Keel-billed Toucan

Name: Keel-billed Toucan

Order: Ramphastidae

Habitat: Ramphastos sulfuratus

Scientific name: Central America

Keeled Screamer

Name: Keeled Screamer

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Chauna torquata

Keeled-billed Hornbill

Name: Keeled-billed Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ceratogymna elata

Kelp Gull

Name: Kelp Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastlines

Scientific name: Larus dominicanus

Kennet's Warbler

Name: Kennet's Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phylloscopus kennicotti

Kenrick's Starling

Name: Kenrick's Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Lamprotornis kenricki

Kentish Plover

Name: Kentish Plover

Order: Charadriidae

Habitat: Charadrius alexandrinus

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Kerguelen Petrel

Name: Kerguelen Petrel

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Open oceans

Scientific name: Aphrodroma brevirostris

Kerguelen Shag

Name: Kerguelen Shag

Order: Suliformes

Habitat: Coastlines

Scientific name: Leucocarbo verrucosus

Kerkenna Lark

Name: Kerkenna Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Ramphocoris clotbey

Kerstin's Lark

Name: Kerstin's Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Calendulauda fringillaris

Kessler's Thrush

Name: Kessler's Thrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Turdus kessleri

Kestrel

Name: Kestrel

Order: Falconidae

Habitat: Falco spp.

Scientific name: Worldwide

Kettlitz's Lark

Name: Kettlitz's Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Ammomanes cincturus

Ketupa Owl

Name: Ketupa Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ketupa

Khampa Partridge

Name: Khampa Partridge

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Mountains

Scientific name: Perdix hodgsoniae

Khoibu Scops Owl

Name: Khoibu Scops Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Otus khoibuensis

Kiang

Name: Kiang

Order: Perissodactyla

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Equus kiang

King Cormorant

Name: King Cormorant

Order: Phalacrocoracidae

Habitat: Leucocarbo atriceps

Scientific name: Southern South America

King Eider

Name: King Eider

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Somateria spectabilis

Scientific name: Arctic regions

King Vulture

Name: King Vulture

Order: Cathartidae

Habitat: Sarcoramphus papa

Scientific name: Central and South America

Kingfisher

Name: Kingfisher

Order: Alcedinidae

Habitat: Alcedo spp.

Scientific name: Worldwide

Kiritimati Warbler

Name: Kiritimati Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Acrocephalus aequinoctialis

Kittiwake

Name: Kittiwake

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Rissa spp.

Scientific name: Coastal regions in the Northern Hemisphere

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Name: Kittlitz's Murrelet

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Brachyramphus brevirostris

Kiwi

Name: Kiwi

Order: Apterygiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Apteryx

Klamath Rail

Name: Klamath Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Rallus crepitans

Klaus's Warbler

Name: Klaus's Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phylloscopus claudiae

Knob-billed Duck

Name: Knob-billed Duck

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Sarkidiornis melanotos

Scientific name: Africa and South Asia

Knoblock's Babbler

Name: Knoblock's Babbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Stachyris kewliae

Kokako

Name: Kokako

Order: Callaeidae

Habitat: Callaeas cinereus

Scientific name: New Zealand

Koklass Pheasant

Name: Koklass Pheasant

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pucrasia macrolopha

Kookaburra

Name: Kookaburra

Order: Halcyonidae

Habitat: Dacelo spp.

Scientific name: Australia and New Guinea

Kordofan Lark

Name: Kordofan Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mirafra cordofanica

Kori Bustard

Name: Kori Bustard

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Ardeotis kori

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Kaaturo PigeonColumbiformesForestColumba janthina
Kadavu FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsMyiagra vanikorensis
Kaempfer's WoodpeckerPiciformesTropical forestsCeleus obrieni
Kaffir RailGruiformesWetlandsRallus caerulescens
Kagoshima WoodpeckerPiciformesForestsDendrocopos leucotos
KaguRhynochetidaeRhynochetos jubatusNew Caledonia
Kagu RailGruiformesTropical forestsRhynochetos jubatus
Kahoku NuthatchPasseriformesForestsSitta roseilia
Kahr's ShrikePasseriformesShrublandsLanius karpowi
Kai CoucalCuculiformesTropical forestsCentropus spilopterus
Kaifeng SparrowPasseriformesGrasslandsPasser kaifengensis
KakapoStrigopidaeStrigops habroptilusNew Zealand
Kaleeton WarblerPasseriformesGrasslandsAcrocephalus kaletone
Kalibangan WeaverPasseriformesWoodlandsPloceus kalinbangensis
Kalij PheasantPhasianidaeLophura leucomelanosHimalayas
KalkaPasseriformesForestsChloropsis cochinchinensis
KamaoPasseriformesForestsMyadestes myadestinus
Kamchatka GullCharadriiformesCoastlinesLarus kamtschatschensis
Kamchatka Mew GullCharadriiformesCoastsLarus canus
Kamchatka TernCharadriiformesCoastlinesSterna camtschatica
Kanak FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsFicedula kaiensis
Kangaroo Bush-quailGalliformesGrasslandsPerdicula asiatica
Kangaroo RatRodentiaDesertsDipodomys
Kangu BobwhiteGalliformesGrasslandsColinus nigrogularis
Kansu Leaf WarblerPasseriformesMontane forestsPhylloscopus kansuensis
Kaolin WhitestartPasseriformesForestsMyioborus leucoblepharus
Karafuto TitPasseriformesConiferous forestsPoecile sachalinensis
Karakul SparrowPasseriformesGrasslandsPasser ammodendri
Karez BuntingPasseriformesDesertsEmberiza kareliensis
Kargil SnowfinchPasseriformesHigh-altitudeMontifringilla adamsi
Kargil SparrowPasseriformesGrasslandsPasser rufidorsalis
Karimunjawa MynaPasseriformesTropical forestsAcridotheres javanicus
Karluk GullCharadriiformesCoastsLarus glaucescens
Karoo ChatPasseriformesShrublandsCercomela schlegelii
Karoo PriniaPasseriformesShrublandsPrinia maculosa
Karra KookaburraCoraciiformesForestsDacelo leachii
Karroo LarkPasseriformesDesertsCerthilauda subcoronata
Kasai LarkPasseriformesGrasslandsMirafra angolensis
Kassenyi Masked WeaverPasseriformesWetlandsPloceus castaneiceps
Kassina FrogAnuraWetlandsKassina
Katanga Masked WeaverPasseriformesWoodlandsPloceus katangae
Kathmandu Scops OwlStrigiformesForestsOtus sunia
Kauai OoMeliphagidaeMoho braccatusHawaii
Kauaua FinchPasseriformesForestsTelespiza cantans
Kaufmann's MynaPasseriformesForestsAcridotheres kaufmanni
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastidaeRamphastos sulfuratusCentral America
Keeled ScreamerAnseriformesWetlandsChauna torquata
Keeled-billed HornbillBucerotiformesForestsCeratogymna elata
Kelp GullCharadriiformesCoastlinesLarus dominicanus
Kennet's WarblerPasseriformesForestsPhylloscopus kennicotti
Kenrick's StarlingPasseriformesForestsLamprotornis kenricki
Kentish PloverCharadriidaeCharadrius alexandrinusCoastal areas worldwide
Kerguelen PetrelProcellariiformesOpen oceansAphrodroma brevirostris
Kerguelen ShagSuliformesCoastlinesLeucocarbo verrucosus
Kerkenna LarkPasseriformesDesertsRamphocoris clotbey
Kerstin's LarkPasseriformesGrasslandsCalendulauda fringillaris
Kessler's ThrushPasseriformesTropical forestsTurdus kessleri
KestrelFalconidaeFalco spp.Worldwide
Kettlitz's LarkPasseriformesDesertsAmmomanes cincturus
Ketupa OwlStrigiformesForestsKetupa
Khampa PartridgeGalliformesMountainsPerdix hodgsoniae
Khoibu Scops OwlStrigiformesForestsOtus khoibuensis
KiangPerissodactylaGrasslandsEquus kiang
King CormorantPhalacrocoracidaeLeucocarbo atricepsSouthern South America
King EiderAnatidaeSomateria spectabilisArctic regions
King VultureCathartidaeSarcoramphus papaCentral and South America
KingfisherAlcedinidaeAlcedo spp.Worldwide
Kiritimati WarblerPasseriformesForestsAcrocephalus aequinoctialis
KittiwakeLaridaeRissa spp.Coastal regions in the Northern Hemisphere
Kittlitz's MurreletCharadriiformesCoastsBrachyramphus brevirostris
KiwiApterygiformesForestsApteryx
Klamath RailGruiformesWetlandsRallus crepitans
Klaus's WarblerPasseriformesForestsPhylloscopus claudiae
Knob-billed DuckAnatidaeSarkidiornis melanotosAfrica and South Asia
Knoblock's BabblerPasseriformesForestsStachyris kewliae
KokakoCallaeidaeCallaeas cinereusNew Zealand
Koklass PheasantGalliformesForestsPucrasia macrolopha
KookaburraHalcyonidaeDacelo spp.Australia and New Guinea
Kordofan LarkPasseriformesGrasslandsMirafra cordofanica
Kori BustardGruiformesGrasslandsArdeotis kori

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