List of birds that start with W

Name: Wagtail

Order: Motacillidae

Habitat: Motacilla

Scientific name: Grassy areas and near water

Name: Wallcreeper

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Rocky mountainous regions

Scientific name: Tichodroma muraria

Name: Walrus Puffin

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal and marine

Scientific name: Fratercula cirrhata

Name: Wandering Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceanic

Scientific name: Diomedea exulans

Name: Wandering Chipmunk

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dendroica palmarum

Name: Wandering Tattler

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Tringa incana

Name: Wandering Whistling-Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Dendrocygna arcuata

Name: Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Parulidae

Name: Warbler Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Certhidea olivacea

Name: Warbling Vireo

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deciduous forests

Scientific name: Vireo gilvus

Name: Warrumbungle Scrubwren

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Sericornis warrumbunglensis

Name: Watercock

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Freshwater marshes

Scientific name: Gallicrex cinerea

Name: Waterhen

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Freshwater wetlands

Scientific name: Amaurornis phoenicurus

Name: Wattled Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Bugeranus carunculatus

Name: Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Coracina strigata

Name: Wattled Curassow

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Crax globulosa

Name: Wattled Jacana

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Jacana jacana

Name: Wattled Starling

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Creatophora cinerea

Name: Waved Albatross

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Oceanic

Scientific name: Phoebastria irrorata

Name: Waxbill

Order: Estrildidae

Habitat: Estrilda

Scientific name: Savannas and scrublands in Africa

Name: Weaver

Order: Ploceidae

Habitat: Ploceus

Scientific name: Grasslands and savannas in Africa and Asia

Name: Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Order: Procellariiformes

Habitat: Pelagic ocean

Scientific name: Ardenna pacifica

Name: Welch's Cormorant

Order: Suliformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Name: Western Bluebird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Open Woodlands

Scientific name: Sialia mexicana

Name: Western Capercaillie

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Boreal Forests

Scientific name: Tetrao urogallus

Name: Western Crowned-Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Goura cristata

Name: Western Ground Parrot

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Coastal Scrub

Scientific name: Pezoporus flaviventris

Name: Western Marsh Harrier

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Circus aeruginosus

Name: Western Parotia

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Parotia sefilata

Name: Western Reef-Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Egretta gularis

Name: Western Scrub-Jay

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Scrublands and woodlands

Scientific name: Aphelocoma californica

Name: Western Snowy Plover

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Charadrius nivosus

Name: Western Swamphen

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Freshwater wetlands

Scientific name: Porphyrio porphyrio

Name: Western Tragopan

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Montane Forests

Scientific name: Tragopan melanocephalus

Name: Wetar Figbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Sphecotheres hypoleucus

Name: Whimbrel

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Numenius phaeopus

Scientific name: Coastal areas worldwide

Name: Whinchat

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands and scrublands

Scientific name: Saxicola rubetra

Name: Whiskered Auklet

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Marine

Scientific name: Aethia pygmaea

Name: Whiskered Pitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pitta kochi

Name: Whiskered Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Chlidonias hybrida

Name: White Cockatoo

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Cacatua alba

Name: White Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Grus leucogeranus

Name: White Eared-Pheasant

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Coniferous forests

Scientific name: Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Name: White Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Tropical Forests

Scientific name: Pseudastur albicollis

Name: White Stork

Order: Ciconiiformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ciconia ciconia

Name: White Tern

Order: Sternidae

Habitat: Gygis alba

Scientific name: Tropical oceans

Name: White Wagtail

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Open habitats

Scientific name: Motacilla alba

Name: White-backed Night Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Gorsachius leuconotus

Name: White-backed Vulture

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Open Woodlands

Scientific name: Gyps africanus

Name: White-backed Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Old-growth forests

Scientific name: Dendrocopos leucotos

Name: White-bellied Bustard

Order: Otidiformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Eupodotis senegalensis

Name: White-bellied Heron

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Freshwater wetlands

Scientific name: Ardea insignis

Name: White-bellied Robin

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Rainforests

Scientific name: Poecilodryas hypoleuca

Name: White-bellied Sea Eagle

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Haliaeetus leucogaster

Scientific name: Coastal areas in Southeast Asia

Name: White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Coastal habitats

Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucogaster

Name: White-bellied Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dryocopus javensis

Name: White-breasted Cormorant

Order: Suliformes

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax lucidus

Name: White-breasted Guineafowl

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Agelastes meleagrides

Name: White-browed Coucal

Order: Centropodidae

Habitat: Centropus superciliosus

Scientific name: Scrublands and grasslands in Africa

Name: White-browed Crake

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Freshwater marshes

Scientific name: Porzana cinerea

Name: White-browed Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Garrulax sannio

Name: White-browed Scrubwren

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Sericornis frontalis

Name: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Plocepasser mahali

Name: White-capped Fruit Dove

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Ptilinopus leocapillus

Name: White-capped Noddy

Order: Sternidae

Habitat: Anous minutus

Scientific name: Tropical oceans

Name: White-cheeked Bulbul

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands and shrublands

Scientific name: Pycnonotus leucogenys

Name: White-cheeked Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Sterna repressa

Name: White-chinned Petrel

Order: Procellariidae

Habitat: Procellaria aequinoctialis

Scientific name: Open oceans

Name: White-crested Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Garrulax leucolophus

Name: White-crowned Lapwing

Order: Vanellidae

Habitat: Vanellus albiceps

Scientific name: Wetlands in Africa

Name: White-crowned Shama

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Copsychus stricklandii

Name: White-eyed Buzzard

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Butastur teesa

Scientific name: Open woodlands in South Asia

Name: White-faced Heron

Order: Ardeidae

Habitat: Egretta novaehollandiae

Scientific name: Wetlands in Australia and New Zealand

Name: White-faced Whistling Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Dendrocygna viduata

Name: White-faced Whistling-Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Freshwater wetlands

Scientific name: Dendrocygna viduata

Name: White-fronted Goose

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Anser albifrons

Name: White-headed Duck

Order: Oxyurinae

Habitat: Oxyura leucocephala

Scientific name: Lakes and marshes in Eurasia

Name: White-headed Vulture

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Trigonoceps occipitalis

Name: White-headed Woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Mature coniferous forests

Scientific name: Picoides albolarvatus

Name: White-naped Crane

Order: Gruidae

Habitat: Antigone vipio

Scientific name: Grasslands and wetlands in East Asia

Name: White-necked Picathartes

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Rainforests

Scientific name: Picathartes gymnocephalus

Name: White-necked Rockfowl

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Picathartes gymnocephalus

Name: White-rumped Shama

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Copsychus malabaricus

Name: White-shouldered Ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Habitat: Wetlands and grasslands

Scientific name: Pseudibis davisoni

Name: White-tailed Eagle

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Haliaeetus albicilla

Scientific name: Coasts and large water bodies in the Northern Hemisphere

Name: White-tailed Tropicbird

Order: Phaethontiformes

Habitat: Pelagic

Scientific name: Phaethon lepturus

Name: White-throated Laughingthrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Garrulax albogularis

Name: White-throated Needletail

Order: Apodidae

Habitat: Hirundapus caudacutus

Scientific name: Forested areas in Asia

Name: White-winged Guan

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Penelope albipennis

Name: Whooping Crane

Order: Gruidae

Habitat: Grus americana

Scientific name: Wetlands in North America

Name: Whooping Swan

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Cygnus cygnus

Name: Widowbird

Order: Ploceidae

Habitat: Euplectes

Scientific name: Grasslands in Africa

Name: Wilderness Falcon

Order: Falconiformes

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Falco deiroleucus

Name: Willet

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Tringa semipalmata

Name: Willow Ptarmigan

Order: Phasianidae

Habitat: Lagopus lagopus

Scientific name: Tundra and boreal forests in the Northern Hemisphere

Name: Willow Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Phylloscopus trochilus

Name: Wilson's Plover

Order: Charadriiformes

Habitat: Coastal areas

Scientific name: Charadrius wilsonia

Name: Wonga Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Name: Wood Duck

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Forested wetlands

Scientific name: Aix sponsa

Name: Wood Sandpiper

Order: Scolopacidae

Habitat: Tringa glareola

Scientific name: Wetlands and bogs worldwide

Name: Wood Stork

Order: Ciconiidae

Habitat: Mycteria americana

Scientific name: Wetlands in the Americas

Name: Wood-Pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Columba palumbus

Name: Woodlark

Order: Alaudidae

Habitat: Lullula arborea

Scientific name: Open woodlands and heathlands in Europe

Name: Worm-eating Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deciduous forests

Scientific name: Helmitheros vermivorum

Name: Wreathed Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Rhyticeros undulatus

Name: Wren

Order: Troglodytidae

Habitat: Troglodytes

Scientific name: Various habitats worldwide

Name: Wryneck

Order: Picidae

Habitat: Jynx

Scientific name: Open woodlands and orchards in Eurasia