List of birds that start with P

There are 175 birds that start with the letter P, from Pacific Golden Plover to Purple-crowned Lorikeet. 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

Pacific Golden Plover

Name: Pacific Golden Plover

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Kittiwake

Name: Pacific Kittiwake

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Rissa brevirostris

Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo

Name: Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Urodynamis taitensis

Pacific Reef Heron

Name: Pacific Reef Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Egretta sacra

Pacific Swift

Name: Pacific Swift

Order: Apodiformes

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Apus pacificus

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Name: Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Empidonax difficilis

Painted Bunting

Name: Painted Bunting

Order: Cardinalidae

Habitat: Passerina ciris

Scientific name: Shrublands and woodlands of the southeastern United States

Painted Buntings

Name: Painted Buntings

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Passerina ciris

Painted Crakes

Name: Painted Crakes

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Porzana versicolor

Painted Crested Flycatcher

Name: Painted Crested Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Onychorhynchus coronatus

Painted Quail-Dove

Name: Painted Quail-Dove

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Zentrygon linearis

Painted Redstart

Name: Painted Redstart

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Myioborus pictus

Painted Snipe

Name: Painted Snipe

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Rostratula benghalensis

Palawan Hornbill

Name: Palawan Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Anthracoceros marchei

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Name: Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Polyplectron napoleonis

Palawan Scops Owl

Name: Palawan Scops Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Otus fuliginosus

Palawan Scops-Owl

Name: Palawan Scops-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Otus fuliginosus

Pale-backed Pigeon

Name: Pale-backed Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Columba leuconota

Pale-billed Woodcreeper

Name: Pale-billed Woodcreeper

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xiphorhynchus flavigaster

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Name: Pale-billed Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Campephilus guatemalensis

Pale-capped Pigeon

Name: Pale-capped Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Columba punicea

Pale-crested Woodpecker

Name: Pale-crested Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Celeus lugubris

Pale-footed Bush-Warbler

Name: Pale-footed Bush-Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Urosphena pallidipes

Pale-fronted Hispaniolan Hawk

Name: Pale-fronted Hispaniolan Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Accipiter striatus venator

Pale-headed Brush-Finch

Name: Pale-headed Brush-Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Atlapetes pallidiceps

Pale-headed Bulbul

Name: Pale-headed Bulbul

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Ixos pallidus

Pale-headed Munia

Name: Pale-headed Munia

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Lonchura pallida

Pale-headed Parrot

Name: Pale-headed Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pionus senilis

Pale-headed Rosefinch

Name: Pale-headed Rosefinch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Carpodacus versilicus

Pale-legged Hornero

Name: Pale-legged Hornero

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Furnarius leucopus

Pale-mantled Solitary Eagle

Name: Pale-mantled Solitary Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Buteogallus meridionalis

Pale-rumped Sandpiper

Name: Pale-rumped Sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Calidris fuscicollis

Pale-rumped Spinetail

Name: Pale-rumped Spinetail

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Synallaxis albescens

Pale-vented Hawk

Name: Pale-vented Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea

Pale-vented Pigeon

Name: Pale-vented Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Patagioenas cayennensis

Palila

Name: Palila

Order: Fringillidae

Habitat: Loxioides bailleui

Scientific name: Dry forests of the Hawaiian Islands

Pallas's Cat

Name: Pallas's Cat

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Otocolobus manul

Pallas's Fish Eagle

Name: Pallas's Fish Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Pallas's Fish-Eagle

Name: Pallas's Fish-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Pallas's Gull

Name: Pallas's Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Pallas's Reed Bunting

Name: Pallas's Reed Bunting

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Emberiza pallasi

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Name: Pallas's Sandgrouse

Order: Pteroclidiformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Pallas's Warbler

Name: Pallas's Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phylloscopus proregulus

Palm Cockatoo

Name: Palm Cockatoo

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Probosciger aterrimus

Palm Dove

Name: Palm Dove

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Urban and suburban areas

Scientific name: Streptopelia senegalensis

Palm Tanager

Name: Palm Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta

Palm-nut Vulture

Name: Palm-nut Vulture

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Gypohierax angolensis

Palmchat

Name: Palmchat

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dulus dominicus

Palmerita

Name: Palmerita

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Phaenicophilus palmarum

Palouse Scrub Jay

Name: Palouse Scrub Jay

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Aphelocoma californica

Pampas Meadowlark

Name: Pampas Meadowlark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Leistes defilippii

Pampas Pipit

Name: Pampas Pipit

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Anthus chacoensis

Panamanian Conebill

Name: Panamanian Conebill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Conirostrum panamense

Panbudi's Owl

Name: Panbudi's Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Strix butleri

Pandan Leaf Warbler

Name: Pandan Leaf Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phylloscopus billitonis

Papuan Boobook

Name: Papuan Boobook

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ninox theomacha

Papuan Eagle

Name: Papuan Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Harpyopsis novaeguineae

Papuan Eagle-Owl

Name: Papuan Eagle-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bubo intercedens

Papuan Frogmouth

Name: Papuan Frogmouth

Order: Podargiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Podargus papuensis

Papuan Harpy Eagle

Name: Papuan Harpy Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Harpyopsis novaeguineae

Papuan Hawk-Owl

Name: Papuan Hawk-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ninox theomacha

Papuan Hornbill

Name: Papuan Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Rhyticeros plicatus

Papuan Lorikeet

Name: Papuan Lorikeet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Charmosyna papou

Papuan Pitta

Name: Papuan Pitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Erythropitta macklotii

Papuan Scrubfowl

Name: Papuan Scrubfowl

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Megapodius decollatus

Papuan Woodcock

Name: Papuan Woodcock

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Scolopax rosenbergii

Papyrus Gonolek

Name: Papyrus Gonolek

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Laniarius mufumbiri

Parachute Toadlet

Name: Parachute Toadlet

Order: Anura

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nectophryne sundana

Paradise Flycatcher

Name: Paradise Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Terpsiphone

Paradise Parrot

Name: Paradise Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Psephotus pulcherrimus

Paradisornis

Name: Paradisornis

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Paradisornis rudolfi

Paradoxornis

Name: Paradoxornis

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Paradoxornis

Paraguayan Antpitta

Name: Paraguayan Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Grallaria chthonia

Paraguayan Seedeater

Name: Paraguayan Seedeater

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Sporophila hypoxantha

Paranaense Hawk

Name: Paranaense Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Leucopternis mediatus

Parasitic Jaeger

Name: Parasitic Jaeger

Order: Stercorariidae

Habitat: Stercorarius parasiticus

Scientific name: Arctic and subarctic regions

Pare Cliffs Owl

Name: Pare Cliffs Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Asio stygius

Parkes's Weaver

Name: Parkes's Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Ploceus parkes

Parrot Auk

Name: Parrot Auk

Order: Alcidae

Habitat: Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Scientific name: Coastal waters of western North America

Parrot Crossbill

Name: Parrot Crossbill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Coniferous forests

Scientific name: Loxia pytyopsittacus

Parrot Finch

Name: Parrot Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Erythrura psittacea

Parrotlet

Name: Parrotlet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Forpus

Parson's Chameleon

Name: Parson's Chameleon

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Calumma parsonii

Partridge Koel

Name: Partridge Koel

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Centropus parensis

Partridge Pigeon

Name: Partridge Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Geophaps smithii

Parula Warbler

Name: Parula Warbler

Order: Parulidae

Habitat: Setophaga americana

Scientific name: Deciduous forests of eastern North America

Parus

Name: Parus

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Parus

Passerini's Tanager

Name: Passerini's Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ramphocelus passerinii

Paubrasilia Hawk-Eagle

Name: Paubrasilia Hawk-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Morphnarchus princeps

Pauraque

Name: Pauraque

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nyctidromus albicollis

Pavonine Cuckoo

Name: Pavonine Cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dromococcyx pavoninus

Peale's Falcon

Name: Peale's Falcon

Order: Falconiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Falco peregrini

Peale's Petrel

Name: Peale's Petrel

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Pterodroma lessonii

Pearl Kite

Name: Pearl Kite

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Gampsonyx swainsonii

Pecho de Plata

Name: Pecho de Plata

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Leistes militaris

Pechora Pipit

Name: Pechora Pipit

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tundra

Scientific name: Anthus gustavi

Peck's Skipper

Name: Peck's Skipper

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Polites peckius

Pectoral Sandpiper

Name: Pectoral Sandpiper

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Calidris melanotos

Scientific name: Tundra and wetlands across North America

Pelagic Cormorant

Name: Pelagic Cormorant

Order: Phalacrocoracidae

Habitat: Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Scientific name: Coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean

Pelagic Shearwater

Name: Pelagic Shearwater

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceans

Scientific name: Ardenna tenuirostris

Pelew Reed Warbler

Name: Pelew Reed Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Acrocephalus syrinx

Pelican Ibis

Name: Pelican Ibis

Order: Threskiornithidae

Habitat: Platalea leucorodia

Scientific name: Wetlands and coastal areas across Eurasia

Pelzeln's Tauhou

Name: Pelzeln's Tauhou

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenicus gilviventris

Penang Hill Bulbul

Name: Penang Hill Bulbul

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pycnonotus penangensis

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Name: Pennant-winged Nightjar

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Peregrine Falcon

Name: Peregrine Falcon

Order: Falconiformes

Habitat: Cliffs

Scientific name: Falco peregrinus

Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl

Name: Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Glaucidium mooreorum

Peruvian Diving Petrel

Name: Peruvian Diving Petrel

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceans

Scientific name: Pelecanoides garnotii

Peruvian Inca-Finch

Name: Peruvian Inca-Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Incaspiza pulchra

Peruvian Marshwren

Name: Peruvian Marshwren

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Cistothorus platensis

Peruvian Pigeon

Name: Peruvian Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Patagioenas oenops

Peruvian Plantation Tyrant

Name: Peruvian Plantation Tyrant

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Myiozetetes similis

Peruvian Plantcutter

Name: Peruvian Plantcutter

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phytotoma raimondii

Peruvian Pygmy-Owl

Name: Peruvian Pygmy-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Glaucidium peruanum

Peruvian Screech-Owl

Name: Peruvian Screech-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Megascops roboratus

Peruvian Tern

Name: Peruvian Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Sterna lorata

Peruvian Thick-knee

Name: Peruvian Thick-knee

Order: Burhinidae

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Burhinus superciliaris

Phainopepla

Name: Phainopepla

Order: Ptilogonatidae

Habitat: Phainopepla nitens

Scientific name: Deserts and oak woodlands of the southwestern United States and Mexico

Philippine Cockatoo

Name: Philippine Cockatoo

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Cacatua haematuropygia

Philippine Duck

Name: Philippine Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Anas luzonica

Philippine Eagle

Name: Philippine Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Pithecophaga jefferyi

Philippine Eagle-Owl

Name: Philippine Eagle-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Bubo philippensis

Philippine Frogmouth

Name: Philippine Frogmouth

Order: Podargiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Batrachostomus septimus

Philippine Hanging Parrot

Name: Philippine Hanging Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Loriculus philippensis

Philippine Hawk Owl

Name: Philippine Hawk Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Ninox philippensis

Philippine Hawk-Eagle

Name: Philippine Hawk-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nisaetus philippensis

Philippine Hawk-Owl

Name: Philippine Hawk-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ninox philippensis

Philippine Jungle Flycatcher

Name: Philippine Jungle Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Выстоин

Philippine Serpent-Eagle

Name: Philippine Serpent-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Spilornis holospilus

Philippine Trogon

Name: Philippine Trogon

Order: Trogoniformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Harpactes ardens

Phobos Dove

Name: Phobos Dove

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ectopistes phobos

Phoebe

Name: Phoebe

Order: Tyrannidae

Habitat: Sayornis phoebe

Scientific name: Open woodlands and human-made structures in North America

Phoebe Snipe

Name: Phoebe Snipe

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Gallinago solitaria

Picui Ground Dove

Name: Picui Ground Dove

Order: Columbidae

Habitat: Columbina picui

Scientific name: Open habitats in South America

Picui Ground-Dove

Name: Picui Ground-Dove

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Columbina picui

Pied Harrier

Name: Pied Harrier

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Circus melanoleucos

Pied Lapwing

Name: Pied Lapwing

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Vanellus cayanus

Pied Monarch

Name: Pied Monarch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Arses kaupi

Pied Oystercatcher

Name: Pied Oystercatcher

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Haematopus longirostris

Pine Grosbeak

Name: Pine Grosbeak

Order: Fringillidae

Habitat: Pinicola enucleator

Scientific name: Coniferous forests of North America and Eurasia

Pine Siskin

Name: Pine Siskin

Order: Fringillidae

Habitat: Spinus pinus

Scientific name: Coniferous and mixed forests of North America

Pink-billed Parrotbill

Name: Pink-billed Parrotbill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Paradoxornis flavirostris

Pink-footed Goose

Name: Pink-footed Goose

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Anser brachyrhynchus

Scientific name: Tundra and Arctic regions of Eurasia

Pink-headed Duck

Name: Pink-headed Duck

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Scientific name: Freshwater wetlands of northeastern India and Bangladesh

Pink-necked Green Pigeon

Name: Pink-necked Green Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Treron vernans

Pintail

Name: Pintail

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Anas acuta

Scientific name: Wetlands and open habitats across the Northern Hemisphere

Pinus Warbler

Name: Pinus Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Coniferous forests

Scientific name: Setophaga pinus

Piping Plover

Name: Piping Plover

Order: Charadriidae

Habitat: Charadrius melodus

Scientific name: Sandy beaches and coastal areas of North America

Pitcairn Reed-Warbler

Name: Pitcairn Reed-Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Acrocephalus vaughani

Pitta

Name: Pitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pitta

Planalto Chiricote

Name: Planalto Chiricote

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Tapera naevia

Planalto Hermit

Name: Planalto Hermit

Order: Apodiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phaethornis pretrei

Planalto Tyrannulet

Name: Planalto Tyrannulet

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Phyllomyias fasciatus

Plebejus Argus

Name: Plebejus Argus

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Plebejus argus

Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler

Name: Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Locustella pleskei

Plumbeous Kite

Name: Plumbeous Kite

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forest

Scientific name: Ictinia plumbea

Plumbeous Vireo

Name: Plumbeous Vireo

Order: Vireonidae

Habitat: Vireo plumbeus

Scientific name: Montane forests of western North America

Pocketed Owl

Name: Pocketed Owl

Order: Strigidae

Habitat: Strix seloputo

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Southeast Asia

Pohnpei Lorikeet

Name: Pohnpei Lorikeet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Trichoglossus euteles

Pohnpei Monarch

Name: Pohnpei Monarch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Metabolus rugensis

Pohnpei Starling

Name: Pohnpei Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Aplonis pelzelni

Pomacentrid

Name: Pomacentrid

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Marine

Scientific name: Pomacentridae

Pomarine Jaeger

Name: Pomarine Jaeger

Order: Stercorariidae

Habitat: Stercorarius pomarinus

Scientific name: Arctic and subarctic regions

Porcupine

Name: Porcupine

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Erethizontidae

Porcupine Coucal

Name: Porcupine Coucal

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Centropus steerii

Prairie Falcon

Name: Prairie Falcon

Order: Falconidae

Habitat: Falco mexicanus

Scientific name: Open habitats and grasslands of western North America

Princess Stephanie's Astrapia

Name: Princess Stephanie's Astrapia

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Astrapia stephaniae

Prion

Name: Prion

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Pachyptila

Przewalski's Finch

Name: Przewalski's Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Urocynchramus pylzowi

Puffin

Name: Puffin

Order: Alcidae

Habitat: Fratercula arctica

Scientific name: Coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean

Punta Culebras Nighthawk

Name: Punta Culebras Nighthawk

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Chordeiles pusillus

Purple Gallinule

Name: Purple Gallinule

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Porphyrio martinicus

Purple Heron

Name: Purple Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ardea purpurea

Purple Sandpiper

Name: Purple Sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Calidris maritima

Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Name: Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Glossopsitta porphyrocephala

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Pacific Golden PloverCharadriiformesCoastalPluvialis fulva
Pacific KittiwakeCharadriiformesCoastalRissa brevirostris
Pacific Long-tailed CuckooCuculiformesTropical ForestUrodynamis taitensis
Pacific Reef HeronPelecaniformesCoastalEgretta sacra
Pacific SwiftApodiformesUrbanApus pacificus
Pacific-slope FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsEmpidonax difficilis
Painted BuntingCardinalidaePasserina cirisShrublands and woodlands of the southeastern United States
Painted BuntingsPasseriformesScrubPasserina ciris
Painted CrakesGruiformesWetlandsPorzana versicolor
Painted Crested FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsOnychorhynchus coronatus
Painted Quail-DoveColumbiformesTropical ForestZentrygon linearis
Painted RedstartPasseriformesForestsMyioborus pictus
Painted SnipeCharadriiformesWetlandsRostratula benghalensis
Palawan HornbillBucerotiformesTropical ForestAnthracoceros marchei
Palawan Peacock-PheasantGalliformesForestsPolyplectron napoleonis
Palawan Scops OwlStrigiformesTropical forestsOtus fuliginosus
Palawan Scops-OwlStrigiformesTropical forestsOtus fuliginosus
Pale-backed PigeonColumbiformesTropical forestsColumba leuconota
Pale-billed WoodcreeperPasseriformesForestsXiphorhynchus flavigaster
Pale-billed WoodpeckerPiciformesTropical ForestCampephilus guatemalensis
Pale-capped PigeonColumbiformesTropical forestsColumba punicea
Pale-crested WoodpeckerPiciformesTropical forestsCeleus lugubris
Pale-footed Bush-WarblerPasseriformesShrublandsUrosphena pallidipes
Pale-fronted Hispaniolan HawkAccipitriformesTropical forestsAccipiter striatus venator
Pale-headed Brush-FinchPasseriformesShrublandsAtlapetes pallidiceps
Pale-headed BulbulPasseriformesTropical ForestIxos pallidus
Pale-headed MuniaPasseriformesGrasslandsLonchura pallida
Pale-headed ParrotPsittaciformesTropical forestsPionus senilis
Pale-headed RosefinchPasseriformesTemperate forestsCarpodacus versilicus
Pale-legged HorneroPasseriformesGrasslandsFurnarius leucopus
Pale-mantled Solitary EagleAccipitriformesTropical forestsButeogallus meridionalis
Pale-rumped SandpiperCharadriiformesWetlandsCalidris fuscicollis
Pale-rumped SpinetailPasseriformesShrublandsSynallaxis albescens
Pale-vented HawkAccipitriformesTropical forestsCryptoleucopteryx plumbea
Pale-vented PigeonColumbiformesTropical ForestPatagioenas cayennensis
PalilaFringillidaeLoxioides bailleuiDry forests of the Hawaiian Islands
Pallas's CatCarnivoraGrasslandsOtocolobus manul
Pallas's Fish EagleAccipitriformesWetlandsHaliaeetus leucoryphus
Pallas's Fish-EagleAccipitriformesWetlandsHaliaeetus leucoryphus
Pallas's GullCharadriiformesCoastsIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Pallas's Reed BuntingPasseriformesWetlandsEmberiza pallasi
Pallas's SandgrousePteroclidiformesDesertsSyrrhaptes paradoxus
Pallas's WarblerPasseriformesForestsPhylloscopus proregulus
Palm CockatooPsittaciformesTropical ForestProbosciger aterrimus
Palm DoveColumbiformesUrban and suburban areasStreptopelia senegalensis
Palm TanagerPasseriformesForestsPhlogothraupis sanguinolenta
Palm-nut VultureAccipitriformesForestsGypohierax angolensis
PalmchatPasseriformesForestsDulus dominicus
PalmeritaPasseriformesTropical ForestPhaenicophilus palmarum
Palouse Scrub JayPasseriformesForestsAphelocoma californica
Pampas MeadowlarkPasseriformesGrasslandsLeistes defilippii
Pampas PipitPasseriformesGrasslandsAnthus chacoensis
Panamanian ConebillPasseriformesForestsConirostrum panamense
Panbudi's OwlStrigiformesForestsStrix butleri
Pandan Leaf WarblerPasseriformesForestsPhylloscopus billitonis
Papuan BoobookStrigiformesForestsNinox theomacha
Papuan EagleAccipitriformesTropical ForestHarpyopsis novaeguineae
Papuan Eagle-OwlStrigiformesForestsBubo intercedens
Papuan FrogmouthPodargiformesForestsPodargus papuensis
Papuan Harpy EagleAccipitriformesTropical ForestHarpyopsis novaeguineae
Papuan Hawk-OwlStrigiformesForestsNinox theomacha
Papuan HornbillBucerotiformesForestsRhyticeros plicatus
Papuan LorikeetPsittaciformesTropical forestsCharmosyna papou
Papuan PittaPasseriformesTropical ForestErythropitta macklotii
Papuan ScrubfowlGalliformesForestsMegapodius decollatus
Papuan WoodcockScolopacidaeForestsScolopax rosenbergii
Papyrus GonolekPasseriformesWetlandsLaniarius mufumbiri
Parachute ToadletAnuraForestsNectophryne sundana
Paradise FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsTerpsiphone
Paradise ParrotPsittaciformesScrubPsephotus pulcherrimus
ParadisornisPasseriformesForestsParadisornis rudolfi
ParadoxornisPasseriformesTemperate forestsParadoxornis
Paraguayan AntpittaPasseriformesForestsGrallaria chthonia
Paraguayan SeedeaterPasseriformesGrasslandsSporophila hypoxantha
Paranaense HawkAccipitriformesForestsLeucopternis mediatus
Parasitic JaegerStercorariidaeStercorarius parasiticusArctic and subarctic regions
Pare Cliffs OwlStrigiformesTropical forestsAsio stygius
Parkes's WeaverPasseriformesGrasslandsPloceus parkes
Parrot AukAlcidaePtychoramphus aleuticusCoastal waters of western North America
Parrot CrossbillPasseriformesConiferous forestsLoxia pytyopsittacus
Parrot FinchPasseriformesForestsErythrura psittacea
ParrotletPsittaciformesForestsForpus
Parson's ChameleonSquamataForestsCalumma parsonii
Partridge KoelCuculiformesTropical forestsCentropus parensis
Partridge PigeonColumbiformesForestsGeophaps smithii
Parula WarblerParulidaeSetophaga americanaDeciduous forests of eastern North America
ParusPasseriformesTemperate forestsParus
Passerini's TanagerPasseriformesForestsRamphocelus passerinii
Paubrasilia Hawk-EagleAccipitriformesForestsMorphnarchus princeps
PauraqueCaprimulgiformesForestsNyctidromus albicollis
Pavonine CuckooCuculiformesForestsDromococcyx pavoninus
Peale's FalconFalconiformesTropical forestsFalco peregrini
Peale's PetrelProcellariiformesPelagicPterodroma lessonii
Pearl KiteAccipitriformesSavannasGampsonyx swainsonii
Pecho de PlataPasseriformesForestsLeistes militaris
Pechora PipitPasseriformesTundraAnthus gustavi
Peck's SkipperLepidopteraGrasslandsPolites peckius
Pectoral SandpiperScolopacidaeCalidris melanotosTundra and wetlands across North America
Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocorax pelagicusCoastal waters of the Pacific Ocean
Pelagic ShearwaterProcellariiformesOceansArdenna tenuirostris
Pelew Reed WarblerPasseriformesTropical forestsAcrocephalus syrinx
Pelican IbisThreskiornithidaePlatalea leucorodiaWetlands and coastal areas across Eurasia
Pelzeln's TauhouPasseriformesForestsXenicus gilviventris
Penang Hill BulbulPasseriformesForestsPycnonotus penangensis
Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgiformesSavannasMacrodipteryx vexillarius
Peregrine FalconFalconiformesCliffsFalco peregrinus
Pernambuco Pygmy-OwlStrigiformesTropical forestsGlaucidium mooreorum
Peruvian Diving PetrelProcellariiformesOceansPelecanoides garnotii
Peruvian Inca-FinchPasseriformesForestsIncaspiza pulchra
Peruvian MarshwrenPasseriformesWetlandsCistothorus platensis
Peruvian PigeonColumbiformesForestsPatagioenas oenops
Peruvian Plantation TyrantPasseriformesTropical ForestMyiozetetes similis
Peruvian PlantcutterPasseriformesForestsPhytotoma raimondii
Peruvian Pygmy-OwlStrigiformesForestsGlaucidium peruanum
Peruvian Screech-OwlStrigiformesForestsMegascops roboratus
Peruvian TernCharadriiformesCoastalSterna lorata
Peruvian Thick-kneeBurhinidaeGrasslandsBurhinus superciliaris
PhainopeplaPtilogonatidaePhainopepla nitensDeserts and oak woodlands of the southwestern United States and Mexico
Philippine CockatooPsittaciformesTropical ForestCacatua haematuropygia
Philippine DuckAnseriformesWetlandsAnas luzonica
Philippine EagleAccipitriformesTropical ForestPithecophaga jefferyi
Philippine Eagle-OwlStrigiformesTropical forestsBubo philippensis
Philippine FrogmouthPodargiformesForestsBatrachostomus septimus
Philippine Hanging ParrotPsittaciformesForestsLoriculus philippensis
Philippine Hawk OwlStrigiformesTropical ForestNinox philippensis
Philippine Hawk-EagleAccipitriformesForestsNisaetus philippensis
Philippine Hawk-OwlStrigiformesForestsNinox philippensis
Philippine Jungle FlycatcherPasseriformesTropical forestsВыстоин
Philippine Serpent-EagleAccipitriformesForestsSpilornis holospilus
Philippine TrogonTrogoniformesForestsHarpactes ardens
Phobos DoveColumbiformesForestsEctopistes phobos
PhoebeTyrannidaeSayornis phoebeOpen woodlands and human-made structures in North America
Phoebe SnipeScolopacidaeWetlandsGallinago solitaria
Picui Ground DoveColumbidaeColumbina picuiOpen habitats in South America
Picui Ground-DoveColumbiformesGrasslandsColumbina picui
Pied HarrierAccipitriformesGrasslandsCircus melanoleucos
Pied LapwingCharadriiformesWetlandsVanellus cayanus
Pied MonarchPasseriformesForestsArses kaupi
Pied OystercatcherCharadriiformesCoastalHaematopus longirostris
Pine GrosbeakFringillidaePinicola enucleatorConiferous forests of North America and Eurasia
Pine SiskinFringillidaeSpinus pinusConiferous and mixed forests of North America
Pink-billed ParrotbillPasseriformesScrubParadoxornis flavirostris
Pink-footed GooseAnatidaeAnser brachyrhynchusTundra and Arctic regions of Eurasia
Pink-headed DuckAnatidaeRhodonessa caryophyllaceaFreshwater wetlands of northeastern India and Bangladesh
Pink-necked Green PigeonColumbiformesForestsTreron vernans
PintailAnatidaeAnas acutaWetlands and open habitats across the Northern Hemisphere
Pinus WarblerPasseriformesConiferous forestsSetophaga pinus
Piping PloverCharadriidaeCharadrius melodusSandy beaches and coastal areas of North America
Pitcairn Reed-WarblerPasseriformesWetlandsAcrocephalus vaughani
PittaPasseriformesForestsPitta
Planalto ChiricoteCuculiformesSavannasTapera naevia
Planalto HermitApodiformesForestsPhaethornis pretrei
Planalto TyrannuletPasseriformesScrubPhyllomyias fasciatus
Plebejus ArgusLepidopteraGrasslandsPlebejus argus
Pleske's Grasshopper WarblerPasseriformesGrasslandsLocustella pleskei
Plumbeous KiteAccipitriformesTropical ForestIctinia plumbea
Plumbeous VireoVireonidaeVireo plumbeusMontane forests of western North America
Pocketed OwlStrigidaeStrix seloputoTropical forests of Southeast Asia
Pohnpei LorikeetPsittaciformesTropical forestsTrichoglossus euteles
Pohnpei MonarchPasseriformesTropical forestsMetabolus rugensis
Pohnpei StarlingPasseriformesTropical forestsAplonis pelzelni
PomacentridPerciformesMarinePomacentridae
Pomarine JaegerStercorariidaeStercorarius pomarinusArctic and subarctic regions
PorcupineRodentiaForestsErethizontidae
Porcupine CoucalCuculiformesTropical forestsCentropus steerii
Prairie FalconFalconidaeFalco mexicanusOpen habitats and grasslands of western North America
Princess Stephanie's AstrapiaPasseriformesForestsAstrapia stephaniae
PrionProcellariiformesPelagicPachyptila
Przewalski's FinchPasseriformesTemperate forestsUrocynchramus pylzowi
PuffinAlcidaeFratercula arcticaCoastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean
Punta Culebras NighthawkCaprimulgiformesTropical forestsChordeiles pusillus
Purple GallinuleGruiformesWetlandsPorphyrio martinicus
Purple HeronPelecaniformesWetlandsArdea purpurea
Purple SandpiperCharadriiformesCoastalCalidris maritima
Purple-crowned LorikeetPsittaciformesForestsGlossopsitta porphyrocephala

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