List of birds that start with Z

There are 44 birds that start with the letter Z, from Zamarrito Antpitta to Zuni Sparrow. 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

Zamarrito Antpitta

Name: Zamarrito Antpitta

Order: Grallariidae

Habitat: Grallaria zapataensis

Scientific name: Tropical montane forests in Colombia

Zambezi Indigobird

Name: Zambezi Indigobird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savanna

Scientific name: Vidua willardi

Zambia Barbet

Name: Zambia Barbet

Order: Lybiidae

Habitat: Lybius chaplini

Scientific name: Woodlands and savannas in Zambia

Zambian Barbet

Name: Zambian Barbet

Order: Piciformes

Habitat: Savanna Woodland

Scientific name: Lybius chaplini

Zambian Black Flycatcher

Name: Zambian Black Flycatcher

Order: Muscicapidae

Habitat: Melaenornis figulinus

Scientific name: Woodlands and savannas in Zambia

Zambian Hornbill

Name: Zambian Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Savanna Woodland

Scientific name: Lophoceros rufirostris

Zambian Mousebird

Name: Zambian Mousebird

Order: Coliiformes

Habitat: Savanna Woodland

Scientific name: Colius endivieri

Zanate Mexicano

Name: Zanate Mexicano

Order: Icteridae

Habitat: Quiscalus mexicanus

Scientific name: Urban areas and agricultural land in Mexico

Zandamarsh Warbler

Name: Zandamarsh Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Marshes

Scientific name: Acrocephalus imerinensis

Zang's Bunting

Name: Zang's Bunting

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate Grassland

Scientific name: Emberiza zanguebarica

Zanzibar Bishop

Name: Zanzibar Bishop

Order: Ploceidae

Habitat: Euplectes nigroventris

Scientific name: Grasslands and marshes in Tanzania

Zanzibar Buff-spotted Flufftail

Name: Zanzibar Buff-spotted Flufftail

Order: Gruiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Sarothrura insularis

Zanzibar Dwarf Galago

Name: Zanzibar Dwarf Galago

Order: Galagidae

Habitat: Paragalago zanzibaricus

Scientific name: Coastal forests in Tanzania

Zanzibar Red Colobus

Name: Zanzibar Red Colobus

Order: Colobidae

Habitat: Piliocolobus kirkii

Scientific name: Coastal forests in Tanzania

Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul

Name: Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul

Order: Pycnonotidae

Habitat: Andropadus importunus pembae

Scientific name: Coastal forests in Tanzania

Zapata Quail

Name: Zapata Quail

Order: Galliformes

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Coturnicops noveboracensis

Zapata Sparrow

Name: Zapata Sparrow

Order: Passerellidae

Habitat: Torreornis inexpectata

Scientific name: Wetlands and grasslands in Cuba

Zappey's Flycatcher

Name: Zappey's Flycatcher

Order: Muscicapidae

Habitat: Cyanoptila cumatilis

Scientific name: Forests in eastern China

Zarcero Conebill

Name: Zarcero Conebill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Conirostrum leucogenys

Zarephath Sparrow

Name: Zarephath Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zarhynchus zaraphatensis

Zarudny's Scrub Warbler

Name: Zarudny's Scrub Warbler

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Scotocerca inquieta

Zebra Finch

Name: Zebra Finch

Order: Estrildidae

Habitat: Taeniopygia guttata

Scientific name: Savannas, grasslands, and scrublands in Australia

Zebra Waxbill

Name: Zebra Waxbill

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Amandava subflava

Zeledon's Antbird

Name: Zeledon's Antbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Rainforest

Scientific name: Hafferia zeledoni

Zeledón's Antpitta

Name: Zeledón's Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Grallaria zeledoni

Zenker's Hornbill

Name: Zenker's Hornbill

Order: Bucerotiformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bycanistes albotibialis

Zent Antbird

Name: Zent Antbird

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cercomacroides fuscicauda

Zerengetti Fiscal

Name: Zerengetti Fiscal

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Savanna

Scientific name: Lanius dorsalis

Zheng's Laughingthrush

Name: Zheng's Laughingthrush

Order: Leiothrichidae

Habitat: Garrulax zhengii

Scientific name: Montane forests in China

Zimmer's Hawk

Name: Zimmer's Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Accipiter zimmermanni

Zimmer's Tapaculo

Name: Zimmer's Tapaculo

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Scytalopus zimmeri

Zimmer's Woodcreeper

Name: Zimmer's Woodcreeper

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Tropical Rainforest

Scientific name: Dendroplex kienerii

Zimmermann's Bunting

Name: Zimmermann's Bunting

Order: Emberizidae

Habitat: Emberiza zimmermanni

Scientific name: Dry open habitats in Israel and surrounding regions

Zinc-bellied Finch

Name: Zinc-bellied Finch

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Porphyrospiza cyanella

Zircon-rumped Parrotlet

Name: Zircon-rumped Parrotlet

Order: Psittaciformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Forpus olympus

Zitting Cisticola

Name: Zitting Cisticola

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate Grassland

Scientific name: Cisticola juncidis

Zona-crowned Bristle Tyrant

Name: Zona-crowned Bristle Tyrant

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Phylloscartes parkeri

Zona-tailed Hawk

Name: Zona-tailed Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Buteo albonotatus

Zone-tailed Hawk

Name: Zone-tailed Hawk

Order: Accipitridae

Habitat: Buteo albonotatus

Scientific name: Woodlands, savannas, and canyons in the southwestern United States and Mexico

Zoothera Mountain Thrush

Name: Zoothera Mountain Thrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zoothera mollissima

Zoothera Thrush

Name: Zoothera Thrush

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Temperate Forest

Scientific name: Zoothera spp.

Zosterops Tit

Name: Zosterops Tit

Order: Zosteropidae

Habitat: Stiphrornis erythrothorax

Scientific name: Forests in central Africa

Zouga Goose

Name: Zouga Goose

Order: Anseriformes

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Nettapus auritus

Zuni Sparrow

Name: Zuni Sparrow

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Semi-Desert

Scientific name: Spizella breweri utahensis

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Zamarrito AntpittaGrallariidaeGrallaria zapataensisTropical montane forests in Colombia
Zambezi IndigobirdPasseriformesSavannaVidua willardi
Zambia BarbetLybiidaeLybius chapliniWoodlands and savannas in Zambia
Zambian BarbetPiciformesSavanna WoodlandLybius chaplini
Zambian Black FlycatcherMuscicapidaeMelaenornis figulinusWoodlands and savannas in Zambia
Zambian HornbillBucerotiformesSavanna WoodlandLophoceros rufirostris
Zambian MousebirdColiiformesSavanna WoodlandColius endivieri
Zanate MexicanoIcteridaeQuiscalus mexicanusUrban areas and agricultural land in Mexico
Zandamarsh WarblerPasseriformesMarshesAcrocephalus imerinensis
Zang's BuntingPasseriformesTemperate GrasslandEmberiza zanguebarica
Zanzibar BishopPloceidaeEuplectes nigroventrisGrasslands and marshes in Tanzania
Zanzibar Buff-spotted FlufftailGruiformesForestsSarothrura insularis
Zanzibar Dwarf GalagoGalagidaeParagalago zanzibaricusCoastal forests in Tanzania
Zanzibar Red ColobusColobidaePiliocolobus kirkiiCoastal forests in Tanzania
Zanzibar Sombre GreenbulPycnonotidaeAndropadus importunus pembaeCoastal forests in Tanzania
Zapata QuailGalliformesWetlandsCoturnicops noveboracensis
Zapata SparrowPasserellidaeTorreornis inexpectataWetlands and grasslands in Cuba
Zappey's FlycatcherMuscicapidaeCyanoptila cumatilisForests in eastern China
Zarcero ConebillPasseriformesForestsConirostrum leucogenys
Zarephath SparrowPasseriformesGrasslandsZarhynchus zaraphatensis
Zarudny's Scrub WarblerPasseriformesDesertsScotocerca inquieta
Zebra FinchEstrildidaeTaeniopygia guttataSavannas, grasslands, and scrublands in Australia
Zebra WaxbillPasseriformesSavannasAmandava subflava
Zeledon's AntbirdPasseriformesTropical RainforestHafferia zeledoni
Zeledón's AntpittaPasseriformesForestsGrallaria zeledoni
Zenker's HornbillBucerotiformesForestsBycanistes albotibialis
Zent AntbirdPasseriformesForestsCercomacroides fuscicauda
Zerengetti FiscalPasseriformesSavannaLanius dorsalis
Zheng's LaughingthrushLeiothrichidaeGarrulax zhengiiMontane forests in China
Zimmer's HawkAccipitriformesForestsAccipiter zimmermanni
Zimmer's TapaculoPasseriformesForestsScytalopus zimmeri
Zimmer's WoodcreeperPasseriformesTropical RainforestDendroplex kienerii
Zimmermann's BuntingEmberizidaeEmberiza zimmermanniDry open habitats in Israel and surrounding regions
Zinc-bellied FinchPasseriformesGrasslandsPorphyrospiza cyanella
Zircon-rumped ParrotletPsittaciformesForestsForpus olympus
Zitting CisticolaPasseriformesTemperate GrasslandCisticola juncidis
Zona-crowned Bristle TyrantPasseriformesForestsPhylloscartes parkeri
Zona-tailed HawkAccipitriformesForestsButeo albonotatus
Zone-tailed HawkAccipitridaeButeo albonotatusWoodlands, savannas, and canyons in the southwestern United States and Mexico
Zoothera Mountain ThrushPasseriformesForestsZoothera mollissima
Zoothera ThrushPasseriformesTemperate ForestZoothera spp.
Zosterops TitZosteropidaeStiphrornis erythrothoraxForests in central Africa
Zouga GooseAnseriformesWetlandNettapus auritus
Zuni SparrowPasseriformesSemi-DesertSpizella breweri utahensis

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