Bird Types

There are hundreds of bird types in North America alone.  Here we have narrowed down the list to 14 major categories of bird types and a few examples of each.

Long-legged waders

Herons, Storks

Upright-perching water birds

Puffins

Duck-like birds

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Gull-like birds

Gulls, Albatross

Sandpiper-like birds

Sandpipers, Plovers, Stilts

Chicken-like marsh birds

Rails, Jacanas

Upland ground birds

Quails, Turkeys, Pheasants

Owls

True owls, Barn owls

Hawk-like birds

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Falcons, Vultures

Pigeon-like birds

Pigeons, Doves

Swallow-like birds

Swallows, Swifts

Tree-clinging birds

Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Creepers

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

Perching birds

Cardinals, Grosbeacks, Finches, Sparrows, Meadowlarks, Ravens, Crows