There are 108 birds that start with the letter L, from Laggar Falcon to Lucifer Hummingbird. 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: Laggar Falcon
Order: Falconiformes
Habitat: Open country
Scientific name: Falco jugger
Name: Lammergeier
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Mountains
Scientific name: Gypaetus barbatus
Name: Lanceolated Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests and shrublands
Scientific name: Locustella lanceolata
Name: Lapland Bunting
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tundra and open habitats
Scientific name: Calcarius lapponicus
Name: Lappet-faced Vulture
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Arid regions
Scientific name: Torgos tracheliotos
Name: Lark Bunting
Order: Emberizidae
Habitat: Calamospiza melanocorys
Scientific name: Great Plains of North America
Name: Lark Finch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Chondestes grammacus
Name: Lark Longspur
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tundra
Scientific name: Calcarius lapponicus
Name: Lark Mariposa Finch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Calamospiza melanocorys
Name: Lark Sparrow
Order: Passerellidae
Habitat: Chondestes grammacus
Scientific name: Open habitats in North America
Name: Laughing Dove
Order: Columbidae
Habitat: Spilopelia senegalensis
Scientific name: Africa and the Middle East
Name: Laughing Falcon
Order: Falconiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Herpetotheres cachinnans
Name: Laughing Gull
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal areas
Scientific name: Leucophaeus atricilla
Name: Lavender Waxbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savanna
Scientific name: Estrilda caerulescens
Name: Lavender-cheeked Waxbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas and grasslands
Scientific name: Estrilda caerulescens
Name: Lavender-mantled Hawk
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Leucopternis plumbeus
Name: Lawrencilla Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Piculus simplex
Name: Laysan Albatross
Order: Diomedeidae
Habitat: Phoebastria immutabilis
Scientific name: North Pacific Ocean
Name: Laysan Finch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Islands
Scientific name: Telespiza cantans
Name: Lazuli Bunting
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Shrublands and woodlands
Scientific name: Passerina amoena
Name: Lazuli Seedeater
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Scrublands
Scientific name: Sporophila azurescens
Name: Le Conte's Sparrow
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Ammodramus leconteii
Name: Leach's Storm Petrel
Order: Hydrobatidae
Habitat: Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Scientific name: Coastal regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific
Name: Leach's Storm-Petrel
Order: Procellariiformes
Habitat: Ocean
Scientific name: Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Name: Leaden Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests and woodlands
Scientific name: Myiagra rubecula
Name: Least Bell's Vireo
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Riparian
Scientific name: Vireo bellii pusillus
Name: Least Bittern
Order: Ardeidae
Habitat: Ixobrychus exilis
Scientific name: Wetlands in North and Central America
Name: Least Capuchinbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Perissocephalus tricolor
Name: Least Coucal
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Wetlands and grasslands
Scientific name: Centropus bengalensis
Name: Least Flycatcher
Order: Tyrannidae
Habitat: Empidonax minimus
Scientific name: Woodlands in North America
Name: Least Grebe
Order: Podicipedidae
Habitat: Tachybaptus dominicus
Scientific name: Freshwater lakes and ponds in the Americas
Name: Least Sandpiper
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Calidris minutilla
Scientific name: Wetlands and coastal areas worldwide
Name: Least Seedsnipe
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: High-altitude grasslands
Scientific name: Thinocorus rumicivorus
Name: Least Tern
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Sternula antillarum
Name: Least Whydah
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savanna
Scientific name: Vidua chalybeata
Name: Leathery Turtle
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Oceans
Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Name: Legitimate Partridge
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Alectoris legitima
Name: Lekking Antbird
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Rainforests
Scientific name: Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Name: Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Microeca flavigaster
Name: Lemon-chested Greenlet
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hylophilus thoracicus
Name: Lemon-rumped Tanager
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Ramphocelus icteronotus
Name: Lemon-rumped Warbler
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Setophaga.chrysoparia
Name: Leonard's Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Columba leonardina
Name: Lesser Adjutant
Order: Ciconiiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Leptoptilos javanicus
Name: Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests and scrublands
Scientific name: Loxigilla noctis
Name: Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests and woodlands
Scientific name: Myiarchus oberi
Name: Lesser Antillean Pewee
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Forests and woodlands
Scientific name: Contopus latirostris
Name: Lesser Crested Tern
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal areas
Scientific name: Thalasseus bengalensis
Name: Lesser Frigatebird
Order: Suliformes
Habitat: Tropical oceans
Scientific name: Fregata ariel
Name: Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Morococcyx erythropygus
Name: Lesser Kestrel
Order: Falconidae
Habitat: Falco naumanni
Scientific name: Open habitats in Europe and Asia
Name: Lesser Masked Weaver
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannas and grasslands
Scientific name: Ploceus intermedius
Name: Lesser Masked-Weaver
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Ploceus intermedius
Name: Lesser Moorhen
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Freshwater wetlands
Scientific name: Gallinula angulata
Name: Lesser Nighthawk
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Habitat: Open habitats
Scientific name: Chordeiles acutipennis
Name: Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Name: Lesser Scaup
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Aythya affinis
Scientific name: Lakes and ponds in North America
Name: Lesser Sooty Owl
Order: Strigiformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Tyto multipunctata
Name: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Dryobates minor
Name: Lesser Swamp-Hen
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Porphyrio indicus
Name: Lesser Thick-knee
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Open areas
Scientific name: Burhinus oedicnemus
Name: Lesser Whitethroat
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Scrublands and woodlands
Scientific name: Sylvia curruca
Name: Lesser Yellow-legs
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Tringa flavipes
Scientific name: Wetlands in North and South America
Name: Lesser Yellowlegs
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Tringa flavipes
Name: Lewis's Woodpecker
Order: Picidae
Habitat: Melanerpes lewis
Scientific name: Woodlands in western North America
Name: Likh Bustard
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Ardeotis indica
Name: Lilac Cuckoo
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Coua gigas
Name: Lilac Roller
Order: Coraciiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Coracias caudatus
Name: Lilac-breasted Roller
Order: Coraciidae
Habitat: Eurystomus glaucurus
Scientific name: Savannas and open woodlands in Africa
Name: Lilac-chested Cuckoo
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Chrysococcyx chloropygius
Name: Lilac-chinned Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hapalopsittaca amazonina
Name: Lilac-crowned Amazon
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Amazona finschi
Name: Lilac-crowned Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Amazona finschi
Name: Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Touit batavicus
Name: Lilac-winged Roller
Order: Coraciiformes
Habitat: Open areas
Scientific name: Coracias caudatus
Name: Lime Hawk-Cuckoo
Order: Cuculiformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hierococcyx flaviventris
Name: Lime Hawk-Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Various
Scientific name: Mimas tiliae
Name: Limpkin
Order: Aramidae
Habitat: Aramus guarauna
Scientific name: Wetlands in the Americas
Name: Lincoln's Sparrow
Order: Passerellidae
Habitat: Melospiza lincolnii
Scientific name: Moist grassy areas in North America
Name: Lins's Seedeater
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Sporophila simplex
Name: Little Auk
Order: Alcidae
Habitat: Alle alle
Scientific name: Coastal areas of the North Atlantic
Name: Little Bittern
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Freshwater wetlands
Scientific name: Ixobrychus minutus
Name: Little Blue Heron
Order: Ardeidae
Habitat: Egretta caerulea
Scientific name: Marshes and wetlands in the Americas
Name: Little Bunting
Order: Emberizidae
Habitat: Emberiza pusilla
Scientific name: Tundra and taiga in northern Eurasia
Name: Little Bustard
Order: Otididae
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Tetrax tetrax
Name: Little Cormorant
Order: Phalacrocoracidae
Habitat: Microcarbo niger
Scientific name: Freshwater lakes and rivers in Asia
Name: Little Crake
Order: Rallidae
Habitat: Zapornia parva
Scientific name: Marshes and wetlands in Eurasia
Name: Little Curlew
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Numenius minutus
Scientific name: Tundra in northern Asia
Name: Little Egret
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Wetlands and coastal areas
Scientific name: Egretta garzetta
Name: Little Gull
Order: Laridae
Habitat: Hydrocoloeus minutus
Scientific name: Coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere
Name: Little Heron
Order: Ardeidae
Habitat: Butorides striata
Scientific name: Wetlands in the Americas and Asia
Name: Little Owl
Order: Strigidae
Habitat: Athene noctua
Scientific name: Open habitats in Europe and Asia
Name: Little Sandpiper
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Calidris minutilla
Scientific name: Wetlands worldwide
Name: Little Shearwater
Order: Procellariidae
Habitat: Puffinus assimilis
Scientific name: Oceans worldwide
Name: Little Stint
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Calidris minuta
Scientific name: Wetlands worldwide
Name: Little Tern
Order: Sternidae
Habitat: Sternula albifrons
Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide
Name: Loggerhead Shrike
Order: Laniidae
Habitat: Lanius ludovicianus
Scientific name: Open habitats in North America
Name: Long-billed Curlew
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Numenius americanus
Scientific name: Wetlands and prairies in western North America
Name: Long-billed Dowitcher
Order: Scolopacidae
Habitat: Limnodromus scolopaceus
Scientific name: Wetlands in North America
Name: Long-crested Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Lophaetus occipitalis
Name: Long-eared Bunting
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Emberiza chrysophrys
Name: Long-eared Owl
Order: Strigidae
Habitat: Asio otus
Scientific name: Woodlands and forests in the Northern Hemisphere
Name: Long-tailed Duck
Order: Anatidae
Habitat: Clangula hyemalis
Scientific name: Coastal and inland waters in the Northern Hemisphere
Name: Long-tailed Jaeger
Order: Stercorariidae
Habitat: Stercorarius longicaudus
Scientific name: Tundra and coastal areas in the Northern Hemisphere
Name: Long-tailed Shrike
Order: Laniidae
Habitat: Lanius schach
Scientific name: Open habitats in Asia
Name: Loon
Order: Gaviidae
Habitat: Gavia spp.
Scientific name: Lakes and coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere
Name: Lori Parrot
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Glossopsitta pusilla
Name: Lucifer Hummingbird
Order: Apodiformes
Habitat: Deserts
Scientific name: Calothorax lucifer
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laggar Falcon | Falconiformes | Open country | Falco jugger |
| Lammergeier | Accipitriformes | Mountains | Gypaetus barbatus |
| Lanceolated Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests and shrublands | Locustella lanceolata |
| Lapland Bunting | Passeriformes | Tundra and open habitats | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Accipitriformes | Arid regions | Torgos tracheliotos |
| Lark Bunting | Emberizidae | Calamospiza melanocorys | Great Plains of North America |
| Lark Finch | Passeriformes | Grassland | Chondestes grammacus |
| Lark Longspur | Passeriformes | Tundra | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Lark Mariposa Finch | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Calamospiza melanocorys |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | Chondestes grammacus | Open habitats in North America |
| Laughing Dove | Columbidae | Spilopelia senegalensis | Africa and the Middle East |
| Laughing Falcon | Falconiformes | Forests | Herpetotheres cachinnans |
| Laughing Gull | Charadriiformes | Coastal areas | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| Lavender Waxbill | Passeriformes | Savanna | Estrilda caerulescens |
| Lavender-cheeked Waxbill | Passeriformes | Savannas and grasslands | Estrilda caerulescens |
| Lavender-mantled Hawk | Accipitriformes | Forests | Leucopternis plumbeus |
| Lawrencilla Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Piculus simplex |
| Laysan Albatross | Diomedeidae | Phoebastria immutabilis | North Pacific Ocean |
| Laysan Finch | Passeriformes | Islands | Telespiza cantans |
| Lazuli Bunting | Passeriformes | Shrublands and woodlands | Passerina amoena |
| Lazuli Seedeater | Passeriformes | Scrublands | Sporophila azurescens |
| Le Conte's Sparrow | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Ammodramus leconteii |
| Leach's Storm Petrel | Hydrobatidae | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | Coastal regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific |
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | Procellariiformes | Ocean | Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
| Leaden Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests and woodlands | Myiagra rubecula |
| Least Bell's Vireo | Passeriformes | Riparian | Vireo bellii pusillus |
| Least Bittern | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus exilis | Wetlands in North and Central America |
| Least Capuchinbird | Passeriformes | Tropical forests | Perissocephalus tricolor |
| Least Coucal | Cuculiformes | Wetlands and grasslands | Centropus bengalensis |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | Empidonax minimus | Woodlands in North America |
| Least Grebe | Podicipedidae | Tachybaptus dominicus | Freshwater lakes and ponds in the Americas |
| Least Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | Calidris minutilla | Wetlands and coastal areas worldwide |
| Least Seedsnipe | Charadriiformes | High-altitude grasslands | Thinocorus rumicivorus |
| Least Tern | Charadriiformes | Coastal | Sternula antillarum |
| Least Whydah | Passeriformes | Savanna | Vidua chalybeata |
| Leathery Turtle | Testudines | Oceans | Dermochelys coriacea |
| Legitimate Partridge | Galliformes | Forests | Alectoris legitima |
| Lekking Antbird | Passeriformes | Rainforests | Chiroxiphia lanceolata |
| Lemon-bellied Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests | Microeca flavigaster |
| Lemon-chested Greenlet | Passeriformes | Forests | Hylophilus thoracicus |
| Lemon-rumped Tanager | Passeriformes | Forests | Ramphocelus icteronotus |
| Lemon-rumped Warbler | Passeriformes | Forests | Setophaga.chrysoparia |
| Leonard's Pigeon | Columbiformes | Forests | Columba leonardina |
| Lesser Adjutant | Ciconiiformes | Wetlands | Leptoptilos javanicus |
| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch | Passeriformes | Forests and scrublands | Loxigilla noctis |
| Lesser Antillean Flycatcher | Passeriformes | Forests and woodlands | Myiarchus oberi |
| Lesser Antillean Pewee | Passeriformes | Forests and woodlands | Contopus latirostris |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Charadriiformes | Coastal areas | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| Lesser Frigatebird | Suliformes | Tropical oceans | Fregata ariel |
| Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Tropical forests | Morococcyx erythropygus |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falconidae | Falco naumanni | Open habitats in Europe and Asia |
| Lesser Masked Weaver | Passeriformes | Savannas and grasslands | Ploceus intermedius |
| Lesser Masked-Weaver | Passeriformes | Wetlands | Ploceus intermedius |
| Lesser Moorhen | Gruiformes | Freshwater wetlands | Gallinula angulata |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgiformes | Open habitats | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Galliformes | Grasslands | Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | Aythya affinis | Lakes and ponds in North America |
| Lesser Sooty Owl | Strigiformes | Tropical forests | Tyto multipunctata |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Piciformes | Forests | Dryobates minor |
| Lesser Swamp-Hen | Gruiformes | Wetlands | Porphyrio indicus |
| Lesser Thick-knee | Charadriiformes | Open areas | Burhinus oedicnemus |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Passeriformes | Scrublands and woodlands | Sylvia curruca |
| Lesser Yellow-legs | Scolopacidae | Tringa flavipes | Wetlands in North and South America |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Charadriiformes | Wetlands | Tringa flavipes |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Picidae | Melanerpes lewis | Woodlands in western North America |
| Likh Bustard | Gruiformes | Grasslands | Ardeotis indica |
| Lilac Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Forests | Coua gigas |
| Lilac Roller | Coraciiformes | Forests | Coracias caudatus |
| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coraciidae | Eurystomus glaucurus | Savannas and open woodlands in Africa |
| Lilac-chested Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Forests | Chrysococcyx chloropygius |
| Lilac-chinned Parrot | Psittaciformes | Forests | Hapalopsittaca amazonina |
| Lilac-crowned Amazon | Psittaciformes | Forests | Amazona finschi |
| Lilac-crowned Parrot | Psittaciformes | Tropical forests | Amazona finschi |
| Lilac-tailed Parrotlet | Psittaciformes | Forests | Touit batavicus |
| Lilac-winged Roller | Coraciiformes | Open areas | Coracias caudatus |
| Lime Hawk-Cuckoo | Cuculiformes | Forests | Hierococcyx flaviventris |
| Lime Hawk-Moth | Lepidoptera | Various | Mimas tiliae |
| Limpkin | Aramidae | Aramus guarauna | Wetlands in the Americas |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | Melospiza lincolnii | Moist grassy areas in North America |
| Lins's Seedeater | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Sporophila simplex |
| Little Auk | Alcidae | Alle alle | Coastal areas of the North Atlantic |
| Little Bittern | Pelecaniformes | Freshwater wetlands | Ixobrychus minutus |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | Egretta caerulea | Marshes and wetlands in the Americas |
| Little Bunting | Emberizidae | Emberiza pusilla | Tundra and taiga in northern Eurasia |
| Little Bustard | Otididae | Grasslands | Tetrax tetrax |
| Little Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo niger | Freshwater lakes and rivers in Asia |
| Little Crake | Rallidae | Zapornia parva | Marshes and wetlands in Eurasia |
| Little Curlew | Scolopacidae | Numenius minutus | Tundra in northern Asia |
| Little Egret | Pelecaniformes | Wetlands and coastal areas | Egretta garzetta |
| Little Gull | Laridae | Hydrocoloeus minutus | Coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere |
| Little Heron | Ardeidae | Butorides striata | Wetlands in the Americas and Asia |
| Little Owl | Strigidae | Athene noctua | Open habitats in Europe and Asia |
| Little Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | Calidris minutilla | Wetlands worldwide |
| Little Shearwater | Procellariidae | Puffinus assimilis | Oceans worldwide |
| Little Stint | Scolopacidae | Calidris minuta | Wetlands worldwide |
| Little Tern | Sternidae | Sternula albifrons | Coastal areas worldwide |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | Lanius ludovicianus | Open habitats in North America |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | Numenius americanus | Wetlands and prairies in western North America |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Scolopacidae | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Wetlands in North America |
| Long-crested Eagle | Accipitriformes | Forests | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| Long-eared Bunting | Passeriformes | Grasslands | Emberiza chrysophrys |
| Long-eared Owl | Strigidae | Asio otus | Woodlands and forests in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Long-tailed Duck | Anatidae | Clangula hyemalis | Coastal and inland waters in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius longicaudus | Tundra and coastal areas in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Laniidae | Lanius schach | Open habitats in Asia |
| Loon | Gaviidae | Gavia spp. | Lakes and coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Lori Parrot | Psittaciformes | Tropical forests | Glossopsitta pusilla |
| Lucifer Hummingbird | Apodiformes | Deserts | Calothorax lucifer |