List of birds that start with S

There are 231 birds that start with the letter S, from Sabine’s Gull to Sâi. 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

Sabine's Gull

Name: Sabine's Gull

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal waters

Scientific name: Xema sabini

Saddle-billed Stork

Name: Saddle-billed Stork

Order: Ciconiidae

Habitat: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Scientific name: Sub-Saharan Africa

Saffron Finch

Name: Saffron Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Sicalis flaveola

Saffron-cowled Blackbird

Name: Saffron-cowled Blackbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Xanthopsar flavus

Sage Grouse

Name: Sage Grouse

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Centrocercus urophasianus

Scientific name: Sagebrush rangelands of western North America

Sage Sparrow

Name: Sage Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Amphispiza belli

Sage Thrasher

Name: Sage Thrasher

Order: Mimidae

Habitat: Oreoscoptes montanus

Scientific name: Sagebrush habitats of western North America

Saker Falcon

Name: Saker Falcon

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Falco cherrug

Sallé's Warbler

Name: Sallé's Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Sylvia sallei

Saltmarsh Sparrow

Name: Saltmarsh Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Saltmarshes

Scientific name: Ammospiza caudacuta

Salvadori's Duck

Name: Salvadori's Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Freshwater lakes

Scientific name: Salvadorina waigiuensis

Salvin's Albatross

Name: Salvin's Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Thalassarche salvini

Salvin's Hawk

Name: Salvin's Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Accipiter salvini

Samoan Fantail

Name: Samoan Fantail

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Rhipidura nebulosa

Samoan Starling

Name: Samoan Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Aplonis atrifusca

Sand Martin

Name: Sand Martin

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Riverbanks

Scientific name: Riparia riparia

Sanderling

Name: Sanderling

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Calidris alba

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Sandhill Crane

Name: Sandhill Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Antigone canadensis

Sandpiper Snipe

Name: Sandpiper Snipe

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Gallinago media

Sandwich Tern

Name: Sandwich Tern

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Thalasseus sandvicensis

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Santander Antpitta

Name: Santander Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Grallaria alvarezi

Sao Tome Fiscal

Name: Sao Tome Fiscal

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Lanius newtoni

Sao Tome Grosbeak

Name: Sao Tome Grosbeak

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Crithagra concolor

Sao Tome Sunbird

Name: Sao Tome Sunbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Anthreptes negotiensis

Sao Tome White-eye

Name: Sao Tome White-eye

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Zosterops feae

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Name: Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Order: Trochilidae

Habitat: Lepidopyga coeruleogularis

Scientific name: Tropical forests of northeastern South America

Sarasota Sparrow

Name: Sarasota Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Coastal scrub

Scientific name: Ammodramus mirabilis

Sarawak Bulbul

Name: Sarawak Bulbul

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pycnonotus sarawakensis

Sarus Crane

Name: Sarus Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Antigone antigone

Satin Bowerbird

Name: Satin Bowerbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Satin Flycatcher

Name: Satin Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Myiagra cyanoleuca

Sau Paulo Tyrannulet

Name: Sau Paulo Tyrannulet

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Atlantic forests

Scientific name: Phylloscartes paulista

Savannah Sparrow

Name: Savannah Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Passerculus sandwichensis

Savile's Bustard

Name: Savile's Bustard

Order: Otidiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Heterotetrax savileae

Saville's Albatross

Name: Saville's Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Thalassarche salvini

Scaled Quail

Name: Scaled Quail

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Callipepla squamata

Scaly Antpitta

Name: Scaly Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Cloud forests

Scientific name: Grallaria guatimalensis

Scaly Drongo

Name: Scaly Drongo

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dicrurus annectens

Scaly Pigeon

Name: Scaly Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Patagioenas speciosa

Scaly-breasted Partridge

Name: Scaly-breasted Partridge

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Arborophila chloropus

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Scaly-feathered Finch

Name: Scaly-feathered Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrublands

Scientific name: Sporopipes squamifrons

Scaly-fronted Honeyeater

Name: Scaly-fronted Honeyeater

Order: Meliphagidae

Habitat: Philedon citreogularis

Scientific name: Forests of New Guinea

Scaly-sided Merganser

Name: Scaly-sided Merganser

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Mergus squamatus

Scientific name: Freshwater lakes and rivers of eastern Asia

Scaly-throated Honeyeater

Name: Scaly-throated Honeyeater

Order: Meliphagidae

Habitat: Lichenostomus melanops

Scientific name: Forests of eastern Australia

Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Name: Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Order: Furnariidae

Habitat: Sclerurus guatemalensis

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Scaly-throated Mourner

Name: Scaly-throated Mourner

Order: Tityridae

Habitat: Schiffornis turdina

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Scarlet Ibis

Name: Scarlet Ibis

Order: Threskiornithidae

Habitat: Eudocimus ruber

Scientific name: Coastal mangroves and marshes of northern South America

Scarlet Macaw

Name: Scarlet Macaw

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Ara macao

Scientific name: Tropical rainforests in Central and South America

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker

Name: Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker

Order: Dicaeidae

Habitat: Prionochilus thoracicus

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Name: Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Order: Nectariniidae

Habitat: Chalcomitra senegalensis

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Name: Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Order: Icteridae

Habitat: Amblyramphus holosericeus

Scientific name: Wetlands of South America

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Name: Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Order: Thraupidae

Habitat: Ramphocelus passerinii

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central America

Scarlet-tailed Jacamar

Name: Scarlet-tailed Jacamar

Order: Galbulidae

Habitat: Galbula ruficauda

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Scarlet-throated Barbet

Name: Scarlet-throated Barbet

Order: Megalaimidae

Habitat: Psilopogon eximius

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Schach Shrike

Name: Schach Shrike

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Lanius schach

Schimper's Gazelle

Name: Schimper's Gazelle

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Gazella schimperi

Schlegel's Asity

Name: Schlegel's Asity

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Philepitta schlegeli

Schlegel's Petrel

Name: Schlegel's Petrel

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Pterodroma madeira

Schmidt's Bushshrike

Name: Schmidt's Bushshrike

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Laniarius schmidti

Schrenck's Bittern

Name: Schrenck's Bittern

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Ixobrychus eurhythmus

Scientific name: Wetlands of East Asia

Schrenck's Monal

Name: Schrenck's Monal

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Tetraophasis obscurus

Schrenk's Monal

Name: Schrenk's Monal

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Mountainous Forests

Scientific name: Lophophorus sclateri

Schrenk's Monal-Partridge

Name: Schrenk's Monal-Partridge

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Tetraophasis obscurus

Scimitar Babbler

Name: Scimitar Babbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pomatorhinus

Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper

Name: Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Drymornis bridgesii

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Name: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Open woodlands

Scientific name: Tyrannus forficatus

Sclater's Curassow

Name: Sclater's Curassow

Order: Cracidae

Habitat: Pauxi unicornis

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Sclater's Monal

Name: Sclater's Monal

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Tetraophasis szechenyii

Scientific name: Temperate forests of China

Sclater's Parrot

Name: Sclater's Parrot

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Pionus sclaterი

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Sclater's Vireo

Name: Sclater's Vireo

Order: Vireonidae

Habitat: Vireo sclateri

Scientific name: Pine-oak forests of Mexico

Scops Owl

Name: Scops Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Otus scops

Scotopic Nightjar

Name: Scotopic Nightjar

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nyctidromus albicollis

Screaming Piha

Name: Screaming Piha

Order: Cotingidae

Habitat: Lipaugus vociferans

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Scrubtit

Name: Scrubtit

Order: Acanthizidae

Habitat: Acanthornis magnus

Scientific name: Forests of Tasmania

Scálet Macaw

Name: Scálet Macaw

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ara macao

Scálet Minivet

Name: Scálet Minivet

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pericrocotus speciosus

Scálet-backed Flowerpecker

Name: Scálet-backed Flowerpecker

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dicaeum cruentatum

Scálet-breasted Lorikeet

Name: Scálet-breasted Lorikeet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Charmosyna pulchella

Scálet-chested Sunbird

Name: Scálet-chested Sunbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Chalcomitra senegalensis

Scálet-headed Manakin

Name: Scálet-headed Manakin

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pipra mentalis

Scálet-necked Tanager

Name: Scálet-necked Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tangara cyanocephala

Scálet-rumped Tanager

Name: Scálet-rumped Tanager

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ramphocelus carbo

Scálet-throated Barbet

Name: Scálet-throated Barbet

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pogoniulus pusillus

Scálet-tufted Sunbird

Name: Scálet-tufted Sunbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Aethopyga mystacalis

Seagull-billed Tern

Name: Seagull-billed Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Gelochelidon nilotica

Seagulls

Name: Seagulls

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Larus

Searight's Wheatear

Name: Searight's Wheatear

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Oenanthe seebohmi

Secretary Bird

Name: Secretary Bird

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Sagittarius serpentarius

Sedge Wren

Name: Sedge Wren

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Cistothorus platensis

Semipalmated Plover

Name: Semipalmated Plover

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Name: Semipalmated Sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Calidris pusilla

Seychelles Fody

Name: Seychelles Fody

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Foudia sechellarum

Seychelles Magpie-Robin

Name: Seychelles Magpie-Robin

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Copsychus sechellarum

Sharpe's Longclaw

Name: Sharpe's Longclaw

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Macronyx sharpei

Shelley's Auklet

Name: Shelley's Auklet

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Aethia cristatella

Shiny Cowbird

Name: Shiny Cowbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Molothrus bonariensis

Shoebill

Name: Shoebill

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Balaeniceps rex

Short-billed Dowitcher

Name: Short-billed Dowitcher

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Limnodromus griseus

Short-eared Owl

Name: Short-eared Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Asio flammeus

Short-toed Lark

Name: Short-toed Lark

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Calandrella brachydactyla

Shy Albatross

Name: Shy Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Thalassarche cauta

Siberian Accentor

Name: Siberian Accentor

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tundra

Scientific name: Prunella montanella

Siberian Crane

Name: Siberian Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Leucogeranus leucogeranus

Siberian Grouse

Name: Siberian Grouse

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Falcipennis falcipennis

Siberian Rubythroat

Name: Siberian Rubythroat

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tundra

Scientific name: Calliope calliope

Siberian Thrush

Name: Siberian Thrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Geokichla sibirica

Siberian Tit

Name: Siberian Tit

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Boreal Forests

Scientific name: Poecile cinctus

Sichuan Partridge

Name: Sichuan Partridge

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Arborophila rufipectus

Scientific name: Forests of China

Sickle-winged Guan

Name: Sickle-winged Guan

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Chamaepetes goudotii

Silky Flycatcher

Name: Silky Flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ptilogonys cinereus

Silky Starling

Name: Silky Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Aplonis cantoroides

Sillem's Mountain Finch

Name: Sillem's Mountain Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane

Scientific name: Leucosticte sillemi

Silver-beaked Tanager

Name: Silver-beaked Tanager

Order: Thraupidae

Habitat: Ramphocelus carbo

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Silver-breasted Broadbill

Name: Silver-breasted Broadbill

Order: Eurylaimidae

Habitat: Serilophus lunatus

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Silver-crowned Fritillary

Name: Silver-crowned Fritillary

Order: Nymphalidae

Habitat: Argynnis paphia

Scientific name: Grasslands and meadows of Europe and Asia

Silver-eared Mesia

Name: Silver-eared Mesia

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Leiothrix argentauris

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Silver-throated Bushshrike

Name: Silver-throated Bushshrike

Order: Tchagridae

Habitat: Teleophorus zeylonus

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Silvery Pigeon

Name: Silvery Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Columba argentina

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Name: Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bycanistes brevis

Sinai Rosefinch

Name: Sinai Rosefinch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Mountains

Scientific name: Carpodacus synoicus

Singing Honeyeater

Name: Singing Honeyeater

Order: Meliphagidae

Habitat: Gavicalis virescens

Scientific name: Shrublands and woodlands of Australia

Singing Quail

Name: Singing Quail

Order: Odontophoridae

Habitat: Dactylortyx thoracicus

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of Mexico and Central America

Sirocco

Name: Sirocco

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Strix chacoensis

Slaty Egret

Name: Slaty Egret

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Egretta vinaceigula

Scientific name: Wetlands of southern Africa

Slaty-backed Gull

Name: Slaty-backed Gull

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Larus schistisagus

Scientific name: Coastlines and islands of northeastern Asia

Slender-billed Curlew

Name: Slender-billed Curlew

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Numenius tenuirostris

Slender-billed Kite

Name: Slender-billed Kite

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Helicolestes hamatus

Scientific name: Tropical forests of South America

Slender-billed Parakeet

Name: Slender-billed Parakeet

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Enicognathus leptorhynchus

Scientific name: Temperate forests of Chile

Slender-billed Starling

Name: Slender-billed Starling

Order: Sturnidae

Habitat: Onychognathus tenuirostris

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Slender-billed Vulture

Name: Slender-billed Vulture

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Gyps tenuirostris

Scientific name: Forests and mountains of South Asia

Slender-tailed Meerkat

Name: Slender-tailed Meerkat

Order: Herpestidae

Habitat: Suricata suricatta

Scientific name: Savannas and deserts of southern Africa

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Name: Slender-tailed Nightjar

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Caprimulgus clarus

Smew

Name: Smew

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Mergellus albellus

Scientific name: Freshwater lakes and rivers of northern Eurasia

Smith's Longspur

Name: Smith's Longspur

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Calcarius pictus

Smyrna Kingfisher

Name: Smyrna Kingfisher

Order: Coraciiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis

Snail Kite

Name: Snail Kite

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Rostrhamus sociabilis

Scientific name: Wetlands of Central and South America

Snowy Cotinga

Name: Snowy Cotinga

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Carpodectes nitidus

Snowy Egret

Name: Snowy Egret

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Egretta thula

Scientific name: Wetlands of the Americas

Snowy Owl

Name: Snowy Owl

Order: Strigidae

Habitat: Bubo scandiacus

Scientific name: Arctic tundra of North America and Eurasia

Snowy Plover

Name: Snowy Plover

Order: Charadriidae

Habitat: Charadrius nivosus

Scientific name: Coastal areas of the Americas

Snowy-crowned Tern

Name: Snowy-crowned Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Sterna trudeaui

Sociable Lapwing

Name: Sociable Lapwing

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Vanellus gregarius

Socotra Bunting

Name: Socotra Bunting

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Emberiza socotrana

Socotra Buzzard

Name: Socotra Buzzard

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Arid habitats

Scientific name: Buteo socotraensis

Socotra Cisticola

Name: Socotra Cisticola

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Cisticola haesitatus

Socotra Starling

Name: Socotra Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrub

Scientific name: Onychognathus frater

Solitary Eagle

Name: Solitary Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Buteogallus solitarius

Solitary Sandpiper

Name: Solitary Sandpiper

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa solitaria

Scientific name: Wetlands of North America

Solitary Snipe

Name: Solitary Snipe

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Gallinago solitaria

Solomon Islands Cockatoo

Name: Solomon Islands Cockatoo

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cacatua ducorpsii

Somali Ostrich

Name: Somali Ostrich

Order: Struthioniformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Struthio molybdophanes

Sombre Tit

Name: Sombre Tit

Order: Paridae

Habitat: Poecile lugubris

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of Europe and Asia

Song Sparrow

Name: Song Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrublands

Scientific name: Melospiza melodia

Sooty Albatross

Name: Sooty Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceans

Scientific name: Phoebetria fusca

Sooty Falcon

Name: Sooty Falcon

Order: Falconiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Falco concolor

Sooty Grouse

Name: Sooty Grouse

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dendragapus fuliginosus

Sooty Shearwater

Name: Sooty Shearwater

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceans

Scientific name: Ardenna grisea

Sooty Tern

Name: Sooty Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Onychoprion fuscatus

Sora

Name: Sora

Order: Rallidae

Habitat: Porzana carolina

Scientific name: Wetlands of North America

South Polar Skua

Name: South Polar Skua

Order: Stercorariidae

Habitat: Stercorarius maccormicki

Scientific name: Coasts of Antarctica and subantarctic islands

Southern Bald Ibis

Name: Southern Bald Ibis

Order: Threskiornithidae

Habitat: Geronticus calvus

Scientific name: Grasslands and savannas of southern Africa

Southern Brown Kiwi

Name: Southern Brown Kiwi

Order: Apterygidae

Habitat: Apteryx australis

Scientific name: Forests of New Zealand

Southern Cassowary

Name: Southern Cassowary

Order: Casuariidae

Habitat: Casuarius casuarius

Scientific name: Rainforests of northeastern Australia

Southern Crowned Pigeon

Name: Southern Crowned Pigeon

Order: Columbidae

Habitat: Goura scheepmakeri

Scientific name: Lowland forests of New Guinea

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Name: Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Order: Nectariniidae

Habitat: Cinnyris chalybeus

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of southern Africa

Southern Ground Hornbill

Name: Southern Ground Hornbill

Order: Bucorvidae

Habitat: Bucorvus leadbeateri

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of southern Africa

Southern Lapwing

Name: Southern Lapwing

Order: Charadriidae

Habitat: Vanellus chilensis

Scientific name: Grasslands and wetlands of South America

Southern Masked Weaver

Name: Southern Masked Weaver

Order: Ploceidae

Habitat: Ploceus velatus

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Southern Merriam's Turkey

Name: Southern Merriam's Turkey

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Meleagris gallopavo intermedia

Scientific name: Woodlands of the American Southwest

Southern Pied Babbler

Name: Southern Pied Babbler

Order: Turdoides

Habitat: Turdoides hypoleucos

Scientific name: Shrublands and woodlands of southern Africa

Southern Pochard

Name: Southern Pochard

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Netta erythrophthalma

Scientific name: Wetlands of Africa and southern Asia

Southern Screamer

Name: Southern Screamer

Order: Anhimidae

Habitat: Chauna torquata

Scientific name: Wetlands of South America

Southern Silvery Grebe

Name: Southern Silvery Grebe

Order: Podicipedidae

Habitat: Podiceps occipitalis

Scientific name: Lakes and marshes of South America

Southern Sombre Woodpecker

Name: Southern Sombre Woodpecker

Order: Picidae

Habitat: Dryocopus schulzii

Scientific name: Forests of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina

Southern Tawny-flanked Prinia

Name: Southern Tawny-flanked Prinia

Order: Cisticolidae

Habitat: Prinia subflava

Scientific name: Scrublands and grasslands of Africa

Speckled Mousebird

Name: Speckled Mousebird

Order: Coliidae

Habitat: Colius striatus

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Speckled Pigeon

Name: Speckled Pigeon

Order: Columbidae

Habitat: Columba guinea

Scientific name: Varied habitats across Africa

Spectacled Owl

Name: Spectacled Owl

Order: Strigidae

Habitat: Pulsatrix perspicillata

Scientific name: Tropical forests of the Americas

Spectacled Thrush

Name: Spectacled Thrush

Order: Turdidae

Habitat: Turdus nudigenis

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of South America

Sphynx Vulture

Name: Sphynx Vulture

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Necrosyrtes monachus

Splendid Fairywren

Name: Splendid Fairywren

Order: Maluridae

Habitat: Malurus splendens

Scientific name: Shrublands of Australia

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Name: Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Calidris pygmaea

Spotted Barbet

Name: Spotted Barbet

Order: Megalaimidae

Habitat: Psilopogon straitus

Scientific name: Forests of Southeast Asia

Spotted Bowerbird

Name: Spotted Bowerbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Chlamydera maculata

Spotted Crake

Name: Spotted Crake

Order: Rallidae

Habitat: Porzana porzana

Scientific name: Wetlands of Eurasia

Spotted Flycatcher

Name: Spotted Flycatcher

Order: Muscicapidae

Habitat: Muscicapa striata

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of the Palearctic

Spotted Greenshank

Name: Spotted Greenshank

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa guttifer

Scientific name: Coastal wetlands of eastern Asia

Spotted Harrier

Name: Spotted Harrier

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Circus assimilis

Scientific name: Open habitats of Australia and southern Asia

Spotted Nutcracker

Name: Spotted Nutcracker

Order: Corvidae

Habitat: Nucifraga caryocatactes

Scientific name: Coniferous and mixed forests of Eurasia

Spotted Redshank

Name: Spotted Redshank

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa erythropus

Scientific name: Wetlands of Europe and Asia

Spotted Sandgrouse

Name: Spotted Sandgrouse

Order: Pteroclididae

Habitat: Pterocles senegallus

Scientific name: Deserts and semi-deserts of North Africa and Southwest Asia

Spotted Towhee

Name: Spotted Towhee

Order: Passerellidae

Habitat: Pipilo maculatus

Scientific name: Shrublands and woodlands of western North America

Spotted Wood-Owl

Name: Spotted Wood-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Strix seloputo

Spotted Wood-Quail

Name: Spotted Wood-Quail

Order: Odontophoridae

Habitat: Odontophorus guttatus

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Central and South America

Spotted Wood-Warbler

Name: Spotted Wood-Warbler

Order: Phylloscopidae

Habitat: Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Scientific name: Forests of Europe and Asia

Sprague's Pipit

Name: Sprague's Pipit

Order: Motacillidae

Habitat: Anthus spragueii

Scientific name: Grasslands of central North America

Startling Parrot

Name: Startling Parrot

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Polytelis anthopeplus

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of Australia

Steenbras

Name: Steenbras

Order: Sparidae

Habitat: Lithognathus mormyrus

Scientific name: Marine habitats of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Stejneger's Scoter

Name: Stejneger's Scoter

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Coasts

Scientific name: Melanitta stejnegeri

Steller's Eider

Name: Steller's Eider

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Polysticta stelleri

Scientific name: Coastal areas of the Arctic

Steller's Sea Eagle

Name: Steller's Sea Eagle

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Haliaeetus pelagicus

Scientific name: Coastal areas of northeastern Asia

Steller's Sea-Eagle

Name: Steller's Sea-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Haliaeetus pelagicus

Stilt Sandpiper

Name: Stilt Sandpiper

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Calidris himantopus

Scientific name: Wetlands of North America

Straited Heron

Name: Straited Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Butorides striata

Streaked Laughingthrush

Name: Streaked Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trochalopteron lineatum

Streaked Weaver

Name: Streaked Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ploceus manyar

Striated Caracara

Name: Striated Caracara

Order: Falconidae

Habitat: Phalcoboenus australis

Scientific name: Coastal areas of South America

Stripe-backed Bittern

Name: Stripe-backed Bittern

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ixobrychus involucris

Stripe-breasted Stork

Name: Stripe-breasted Stork

Order: Ciconiidae

Habitat: Ciconia episcopus

Scientific name: Wetlands of South and Southeast Asia

Stripe-headed Sparrow

Name: Stripe-headed Sparrow

Order: Passerellidae

Habitat: Peucaea ruficaunda

Scientific name: Scrublands of Mexico and Central America

Stripe-rumped Hummingbird

Name: Stripe-rumped Hummingbird

Order: Trochilidae

Habitat: Eupherusa eximia

Scientific name: Tropical forests of Mexico and Central America

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Name: Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Order: Phylloscopidae

Habitat: Phylloscopus griseolus

Scientific name: Forests of Central Asia

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Name: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cacatua galerita

Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo

Name: Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Carpococcyx viridis

Sunbittern

Name: Sunbittern

Order: Eurypygiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Eurypyga helias

Superb Fairy-wren

Name: Superb Fairy-wren

Order: Maluridae

Habitat: Malurus cyaneus

Scientific name: Shrublands and woodlands of eastern Australia

Superb Lyrebird

Name: Superb Lyrebird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Menura novaehollandiae

Superb Parrot

Name: Superb Parrot

Order: Psittacidae

Habitat: Polytelis swainsonii

Scientific name: Forests and woodlands of southeastern Australia

Superb Starling

Name: Superb Starling

Order: Sturnidae

Habitat: Lamprotornis superbus

Scientific name: Savannas and woodlands of Africa

Supple-billed Honeyeater

Name: Supple-billed Honeyeater

Order: Meliphagidae

Habitat: Melithreptus gularis

Scientific name: Forests of eastern Australia

Swallow-tailed Gull

Name: Swallow-tailed Gull

Order: Laridae

Habitat: Creagrus furcatus

Scientific name: Coasts of western South America

Swallow-tailed Kite

Name: Swallow-tailed Kite

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Elanoides forficatus

Scientific name: Forests and wetlands of the Americas

Swamp Sparrow

Name: Swamp Sparrow

Order: Passerellidae

Habitat: Melospiza georgiana

Scientific name: Wetlands of North America

Swan Goose

Name: Swan Goose

Order: Anatidae

Habitat: Anser cygnoides

Scientific name: Wetlands of Central and East Asia

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Name: Swinhoe's Pheasant

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Lophura swinhoii

Scientific name: Forests of Taiwan

Syr Darya Shelduck

Name: Syr Darya Shelduck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Tadorna ferruginea

Sán-chi Laughingthrush

Name: Sán-chi Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Garrulax sanchii

Sárdinian Warbler

Name: Sárdinian Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Sylvia melanocephala

Sáráng Crested Partridge

Name: Sáráng Crested Partridge

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Rollulus rouloul

Sávu Hawk-Owl

Name: Sávu Hawk-Owl

Order: Strigiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ninox spilonotus

Sâi

Name: Sâi

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Liocichla ripponi

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Sabine's GullCharadriiformesCoastal watersXema sabini
Saddle-billed StorkCiconiidaeEphippiorhynchus senegalensisSub-Saharan Africa
Saffron FinchPasseriformesGrasslandsSicalis flaveola
Saffron-cowled BlackbirdPasseriformesWetlandsXanthopsar flavus
Sage GrousePhasianidaeCentrocercus urophasianusSagebrush rangelands of western North America
Sage SparrowPasseriformesShrublandsAmphispiza belli
Sage ThrasherMimidaeOreoscoptes montanusSagebrush habitats of western North America
Saker FalconAccipitriformesOpen habitatsFalco cherrug
Sallé's WarblerPasseriformesTropical forestsSylvia sallei
Saltmarsh SparrowPasseriformesSaltmarshesAmmospiza caudacuta
Salvadori's DuckAnseriformesFreshwater lakesSalvadorina waigiuensis
Salvin's AlbatrossProcellariiformesPelagicThalassarche salvini
Salvin's HawkAccipitriformesForestsAccipiter salvini
Samoan FantailPasseriformesTropical forestsRhipidura nebulosa
Samoan StarlingPasseriformesTropical forestsAplonis atrifusca
Sand MartinPasseriformesRiverbanksRiparia riparia
SanderlingScolopacidaeCalidris albaCoastal areas worldwide
Sandhill CraneGruiformesWetlandsAntigone canadensis
Sandpiper SnipeCharadriiformesWetlandsGallinago media
Sandwich TernLaridaeThalasseus sandvicensisCoastal areas worldwide
Santander AntpittaPasseriformesMontane forestsGrallaria alvarezi
Sao Tome FiscalPasseriformesForestsLanius newtoni
Sao Tome GrosbeakPasseriformesTropical forestsCrithagra concolor
Sao Tome SunbirdPasseriformesTropical forestsAnthreptes negotiensis
Sao Tome White-eyePasseriformesTropical forestsZosterops feae
Sapphire-bellied HummingbirdTrochilidaeLepidopyga coeruleogularisTropical forests of northeastern South America
Sarasota SparrowPasseriformesCoastal scrubAmmodramus mirabilis
Sarawak BulbulPasseriformesForestsPycnonotus sarawakensis
Sarus CraneGruiformesWetlandsAntigone antigone
Satin BowerbirdPasseriformesForestsPtilonorhynchus violaceus
Satin FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsMyiagra cyanoleuca
Sau Paulo TyrannuletPasseriformesAtlantic forestsPhylloscartes paulista
Savannah SparrowPasseriformesGrasslandsPasserculus sandwichensis
Savile's BustardOtidiformesGrasslandsHeterotetrax savileae
Saville's AlbatrossProcellariiformesPelagicThalassarche salvini
Scaled QuailGalliformesDesertsCallipepla squamata
Scaly AntpittaPasseriformesCloud forestsGrallaria guatimalensis
Scaly DrongoPasseriformesForestsDicrurus annectens
Scaly PigeonColumbiformesForestsPatagioenas speciosa
Scaly-breasted PartridgePhasianidaeArborophila chloropusForests of Southeast Asia
Scaly-feathered FinchPasseriformesScrublandsSporopipes squamifrons
Scaly-fronted HoneyeaterMeliphagidaePhiledon citreogularisForests of New Guinea
Scaly-sided MerganserAnatidaeMergus squamatusFreshwater lakes and rivers of eastern Asia
Scaly-throated HoneyeaterMeliphagidaeLichenostomus melanopsForests of eastern Australia
Scaly-throated LeaftosserFurnariidaeSclerurus guatemalensisTropical forests of Central and South America
Scaly-throated MournerTityridaeSchiffornis turdinaTropical forests of Central and South America
Scarlet IbisThreskiornithidaeEudocimus ruberCoastal mangroves and marshes of northern South America
Scarlet MacawPsittacidaeAra macaoTropical rainforests in Central and South America
Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeidaePrionochilus thoracicusForests of Southeast Asia
Scarlet-chested SunbirdNectariniidaeChalcomitra senegalensisSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Scarlet-headed BlackbirdIcteridaeAmblyramphus holosericeusWetlands of South America
Scarlet-rumped TanagerThraupidaeRamphocelus passeriniiTropical forests of Central America
Scarlet-tailed JacamarGalbulidaeGalbula ruficaudaTropical forests of Central and South America
Scarlet-throated BarbetMegalaimidaePsilopogon eximiusForests of Southeast Asia
Schach ShrikePasseriformesShrublandsLanius schach
Schimper's GazelleArtiodactylaGrasslandsGazella schimperi
Schlegel's AsityPasseriformesForestsPhilepitta schlegeli
Schlegel's PetrelProcellariiformesPelagicPterodroma madeira
Schmidt's BushshrikePasseriformesShrublandsLaniarius schmidti
Schrenck's BitternArdeidaeIxobrychus eurhythmusWetlands of East Asia
Schrenck's MonalGalliformesMontane forestsTetraophasis obscurus
Schrenk's MonalGalliformesMountainous ForestsLophophorus sclateri
Schrenk's Monal-PartridgeGalliformesMontane forestsTetraophasis obscurus
Scimitar BabblerPasseriformesForestsPomatorhinus
Scimitar-billed WoodcreeperPasseriformesForestsDrymornis bridgesii
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherPasseriformesOpen woodlandsTyrannus forficatus
Sclater's CurassowCracidaePauxi unicornisTropical forests of South America
Sclater's MonalPhasianidaeTetraophasis szechenyiiTemperate forests of China
Sclater's ParrotPsittacidaePionus sclaterიTropical forests of South America
Sclater's VireoVireonidaeVireo sclateriPine-oak forests of Mexico
Scops OwlStrigiformesWoodlandsOtus scops
Scotopic NightjarCaprimulgiformesForestsNyctidromus albicollis
Screaming PihaCotingidaeLipaugus vociferansTropical forests of South America
ScrubtitAcanthizidaeAcanthornis magnusForests of Tasmania
Scálet MacawPsittaciformesForestsAra macao
Scálet MinivetPasseriformesForestsPericrocotus speciosus
Scálet-backed FlowerpeckerPasseriformesForestsDicaeum cruentatum
Scálet-breasted LorikeetPsittaciformesForestsCharmosyna pulchella
Scálet-chested SunbirdPasseriformesShrublandsChalcomitra senegalensis
Scálet-headed ManakinPasseriformesForestsPipra mentalis
Scálet-necked TanagerPasseriformesForestsTangara cyanocephala
Scálet-rumped TanagerPasseriformesForestsRamphocelus carbo
Scálet-throated BarbetPiciformesForestsPogoniulus pusillus
Scálet-tufted SunbirdPasseriformesShrublandsAethopyga mystacalis
Seagull-billed TernCharadriiformesCoastalGelochelidon nilotica
SeagullsCharadriiformesCoastalLarus
Searight's WheatearPasseriformesGrasslandsOenanthe seebohmi
Secretary BirdAccipitriformesSavannasSagittarius serpentarius
Sedge WrenPasseriformesWetlandsCistothorus platensis
Semipalmated PloverCharadriiformesCoastalCharadrius semipalmatus
Semipalmated SandpiperCharadriiformesCoastalCalidris pusilla
Seychelles FodyPasseriformesForestsFoudia sechellarum
Seychelles Magpie-RobinPasseriformesForestsCopsychus sechellarum
Sharpe's LongclawPasseriformesGrasslandsMacronyx sharpei
Shelley's AukletCharadriiformesCoastsAethia cristatella
Shiny CowbirdPasseriformesOpen habitatsMolothrus bonariensis
ShoebillPelecaniformesWetlandsBalaeniceps rex
Short-billed DowitcherCharadriiformesWetlandsLimnodromus griseus
Short-eared OwlStrigiformesOpen habitatsAsio flammeus
Short-toed LarkPasseriformesGrasslandsCalandrella brachydactyla
Shy AlbatrossProcellariiformesPelagicThalassarche cauta
Siberian AccentorPasseriformesTundraPrunella montanella
Siberian CraneGruiformesWetlandsLeucogeranus leucogeranus
Siberian GrouseGalliformesBoreal forestsFalcipennis falcipennis
Siberian RubythroatPasseriformesTundraCalliope calliope
Siberian ThrushPasseriformesForestsGeokichla sibirica
Siberian TitPasseriformesBoreal ForestsPoecile cinctus
Sichuan PartridgePhasianidaeArborophila rufipectusForests of China
Sickle-winged GuanGalliformesTropical forestsChamaepetes goudotii
Silky FlycatcherPasseriformesForestsPtilogonys cinereus
Silky StarlingPasseriformesForestsAplonis cantoroides
Sillem's Mountain FinchPasseriformesMontaneLeucosticte sillemi
Silver-beaked TanagerThraupidaeRamphocelus carboTropical forests of South America
Silver-breasted BroadbillEurylaimidaeSerilophus lunatusForests of Southeast Asia
Silver-crowned FritillaryNymphalidaeArgynnis paphiaGrasslands and meadows of Europe and Asia
Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrichidaeLeiothrix argentaurisForests of Southeast Asia
Silver-throated BushshrikeTchagridaeTeleophorus zeylonusSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Silvery PigeonColumbiformesForestsColumba argentina
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBucerotiformesForestsBycanistes brevis
Sinai RosefinchPasseriformesMountainsCarpodacus synoicus
Singing HoneyeaterMeliphagidaeGavicalis virescensShrublands and woodlands of Australia
Singing QuailOdontophoridaeDactylortyx thoracicusForests and woodlands of Mexico and Central America
SiroccoStrigiformesOpen habitatsStrix chacoensis
Slaty EgretArdeidaeEgretta vinaceigulaWetlands of southern Africa
Slaty-backed GullLaridaeLarus schistisagusCoastlines and islands of northeastern Asia
Slender-billed CurlewCharadriiformesCoastalNumenius tenuirostris
Slender-billed KiteAccipitridaeHelicolestes hamatusTropical forests of South America
Slender-billed ParakeetPsittacidaeEnicognathus leptorhynchusTemperate forests of Chile
Slender-billed StarlingSturnidaeOnychognathus tenuirostrisSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Slender-billed VultureAccipitridaeGyps tenuirostrisForests and mountains of South Asia
Slender-tailed MeerkatHerpestidaeSuricata suricattaSavannas and deserts of southern Africa
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgiformesForestsCaprimulgus clarus
SmewAnatidaeMergellus albellusFreshwater lakes and rivers of northern Eurasia
Smith's LongspurPasseriformesGrasslandsCalcarius pictus
Smyrna KingfisherCoraciiformesWetlandsHalcyon smyrnensis
Snail KiteAccipitridaeRostrhamus sociabilisWetlands of Central and South America
Snowy CotingaPasseriformesForestsCarpodectes nitidus
Snowy EgretArdeidaeEgretta thulaWetlands of the Americas
Snowy OwlStrigidaeBubo scandiacusArctic tundra of North America and Eurasia
Snowy PloverCharadriidaeCharadrius nivosusCoastal areas of the Americas
Snowy-crowned TernCharadriiformesCoastalSterna trudeaui
Sociable LapwingCharadriiformesGrasslandsVanellus gregarius
Socotra BuntingPasseriformesScrubEmberiza socotrana
Socotra BuzzardAccipitriformesArid habitatsButeo socotraensis
Socotra CisticolaPasseriformesScrubCisticola haesitatus
Socotra StarlingPasseriformesScrubOnychognathus frater
Solitary EagleAccipitriformesForestsButeogallus solitarius
Solitary SandpiperScolopacidaeTringa solitariaWetlands of North America
Solitary SnipeCharadriiformesWetlandsGallinago solitaria
Solomon Islands CockatooPsittaciformesForestsCacatua ducorpsii
Somali OstrichStruthioniformesDesertsStruthio molybdophanes
Sombre TitParidaePoecile lugubrisForests and woodlands of Europe and Asia
Song SparrowPasseriformesScrublandsMelospiza melodia
Sooty AlbatrossProcellariiformesOceansPhoebetria fusca
Sooty FalconFalconiformesCoastalFalco concolor
Sooty GrouseGalliformesForestsDendragapus fuliginosus
Sooty ShearwaterProcellariiformesOceansArdenna grisea
Sooty TernCharadriiformesCoastalOnychoprion fuscatus
SoraRallidaePorzana carolinaWetlands of North America
South Polar SkuaStercorariidaeStercorarius maccormickiCoasts of Antarctica and subantarctic islands
Southern Bald IbisThreskiornithidaeGeronticus calvusGrasslands and savannas of southern Africa
Southern Brown KiwiApterygidaeApteryx australisForests of New Zealand
Southern CassowaryCasuariidaeCasuarius casuariusRainforests of northeastern Australia
Southern Crowned PigeonColumbidaeGoura scheepmakeriLowland forests of New Guinea
Southern Double-collared SunbirdNectariniidaeCinnyris chalybeusSavannas and woodlands of southern Africa
Southern Ground HornbillBucorvidaeBucorvus leadbeateriSavannas and woodlands of southern Africa
Southern LapwingCharadriidaeVanellus chilensisGrasslands and wetlands of South America
Southern Masked WeaverPloceidaePloceus velatusSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Southern Merriam's TurkeyPhasianidaeMeleagris gallopavo intermediaWoodlands of the American Southwest
Southern Pied BabblerTurdoidesTurdoides hypoleucosShrublands and woodlands of southern Africa
Southern PochardAnatidaeNetta erythrophthalmaWetlands of Africa and southern Asia
Southern ScreamerAnhimidaeChauna torquataWetlands of South America
Southern Silvery GrebePodicipedidaePodiceps occipitalisLakes and marshes of South America
Southern Sombre WoodpeckerPicidaeDryocopus schulziiForests of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina
Southern Tawny-flanked PriniaCisticolidaePrinia subflavaScrublands and grasslands of Africa
Speckled MousebirdColiidaeColius striatusSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Speckled PigeonColumbidaeColumba guineaVaried habitats across Africa
Spectacled OwlStrigidaePulsatrix perspicillataTropical forests of the Americas
Spectacled ThrushTurdidaeTurdus nudigenisForests and woodlands of South America
Sphynx VultureAccipitriformesForestsNecrosyrtes monachus
Splendid FairywrenMaluridaeMalurus splendensShrublands of Australia
Spoon-billed SandpiperCharadriiformesCoastalCalidris pygmaea
Spotted BarbetMegalaimidaePsilopogon straitusForests of Southeast Asia
Spotted BowerbirdPasseriformesForestsChlamydera maculata
Spotted CrakeRallidaePorzana porzanaWetlands of Eurasia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapidaeMuscicapa striataForests and woodlands of the Palearctic
Spotted GreenshankScolopacidaeTringa guttiferCoastal wetlands of eastern Asia
Spotted HarrierAccipitridaeCircus assimilisOpen habitats of Australia and southern Asia
Spotted NutcrackerCorvidaeNucifraga caryocatactesConiferous and mixed forests of Eurasia
Spotted RedshankScolopacidaeTringa erythropusWetlands of Europe and Asia
Spotted SandgrousePteroclididaePterocles senegallusDeserts and semi-deserts of North Africa and Southwest Asia
Spotted TowheePasserellidaePipilo maculatusShrublands and woodlands of western North America
Spotted Wood-OwlStrigiformesForestsStrix seloputo
Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophoridaeOdontophorus guttatusTropical forests of Central and South America
Spotted Wood-WarblerPhylloscopidaePhylloscopus sibilatrixForests of Europe and Asia
Sprague's PipitMotacillidaeAnthus spragueiiGrasslands of central North America
Startling ParrotPsittacidaePolytelis anthopeplusForests and woodlands of Australia
SteenbrasSparidaeLithognathus mormyrusMarine habitats of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Stejneger's ScoterAnseriformesCoastsMelanitta stejnegeri
Steller's EiderAnatidaePolysticta stelleriCoastal areas of the Arctic
Steller's Sea EagleAccipitridaeHaliaeetus pelagicusCoastal areas of northeastern Asia
Steller's Sea-EagleAccipitriformesCoastalHaliaeetus pelagicus
Stilt SandpiperScolopacidaeCalidris himantopusWetlands of North America
Straited HeronPelecaniformesWetlandsButorides striata
Streaked LaughingthrushPasseriformesForestsTrochalopteron lineatum
Streaked WeaverPasseriformesWetlandsPloceus manyar
Striated CaracaraFalconidaePhalcoboenus australisCoastal areas of South America
Stripe-backed BitternPelecaniformesWetlandsIxobrychus involucris
Stripe-breasted StorkCiconiidaeCiconia episcopusWetlands of South and Southeast Asia
Stripe-headed SparrowPasserellidaePeucaea ruficaundaScrublands of Mexico and Central America
Stripe-rumped HummingbirdTrochilidaeEupherusa eximiaTropical forests of Mexico and Central America
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopidaePhylloscopus griseolusForests of Central Asia
Sulphur-crested CockatooPsittaciformesForestsCacatua galerita
Sumatran Ground-CuckooCuculiformesForestsCarpococcyx viridis
SunbitternEurypygiformesWetlandsEurypyga helias
Superb Fairy-wrenMaluridaeMalurus cyaneusShrublands and woodlands of eastern Australia
Superb LyrebirdPasseriformesForestsMenura novaehollandiae
Superb ParrotPsittacidaePolytelis swainsoniiForests and woodlands of southeastern Australia
Superb StarlingSturnidaeLamprotornis superbusSavannas and woodlands of Africa
Supple-billed HoneyeaterMeliphagidaeMelithreptus gularisForests of eastern Australia
Swallow-tailed GullLaridaeCreagrus furcatusCoasts of western South America
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridaeElanoides forficatusForests and wetlands of the Americas
Swamp SparrowPasserellidaeMelospiza georgianaWetlands of North America
Swan GooseAnatidaeAnser cygnoidesWetlands of Central and East Asia
Swinhoe's PheasantPhasianidaeLophura swinhoiiForests of Taiwan
Syr Darya ShelduckAnseriformesWetlandsTadorna ferruginea
Sán-chi LaughingthrushPasseriformesForestsGarrulax sanchii
Sárdinian WarblerPasseriformesShrublandsSylvia melanocephala
Sáráng Crested PartridgeGalliformesForestsRollulus rouloul
Sávu Hawk-OwlStrigiformesForestsNinox spilonotus
SâiPasseriformesForestsLiocichla ripponi

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