Scientific Names of Birds


1. What is the scientific name of "American kestrel"?

Falco sparverius

2. What is the scientific name of "Anna’s hummingbird"?

Calypte anna

3. What is the scientific name of "Arctic skua"?

Stercorarius parasiticus

4. What is the scientific name of "Arctic tern"?

Sterna paradisaea

5. What is the scientific name of "Avocet"?

Recurvirostra avosetta

6. What is the scientific name of "Baillon’s crake"?

Porzana pusilla

7. What is the scientific name of "Barn owl"?

Tyto alba

8. What is the scientific name of "Barnacle goose"?

Branta leucopsis

9. What is the scientific name of "Bar-tailed godwit"?

Limosa lapponica

10. What is the scientific name of "Bean goose"?

Anser fabalis

11. What is the scientific name of "Bearded tit"?

Panurus biarmicus

12. What is the scientific name of "Bewick’s swan"?

Cygnus columbianus

13. What is the scientific name of "Bittern"?

Botaurus stellaris

14. What is the scientific name of "Black grouse"?

Tetrao tetrix

15. What is the scientific name of "Black guillemot"?

Cepphus grylle

16. What is the scientific name of "Black redstart"?

Phoenicurus ochruros

17. What is the scientific name of "Black tern"?

Chlidonias niger

18. What is the scientific name of "Blackbird"?

Turdus merula

19. What is the scientific name of "Blackcap"?

Sylvia atricapilla

20. What is the scientific name of "Black-headed gull"?

Larus ridibundus

21. What is the scientific name of "Black-necked grebe"?

Podiceps nigricollis

22. What is the scientific name of "Black-tailed godwit"?

Limosa limosa

23. What is the scientific name of "Black-throated diver"?

Gavia arctica

24. What is the scientific name of "Black-winged stilt"?

Himantopus himantopus

25. What is the scientific name of "Blue tit"?

Parus caeruleus

26. What is the scientific name of "Bluethroat"?

Luscinia svecica

27. What is the scientific name of "Brambling"?

Fringilla montifringilla

28. What is the scientific name of "Brent goose"?

Branta bernicla

29. What is the scientific name of "Bullfinch"?

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

30. What is the scientific name of "Buzzard"?

Buteo buteo

31. What is the scientific name of "Canada goose"?

Branta canadensis

32. What is the scientific name of "Capercaillie"?

Tetrao urogallus

33. What is the scientific name of "Carrion/hooded crow"?

Corvus corone

34. What is the scientific name of "Cetti’s warbler"?

Cettia cetti

35. What is the scientific name of "Chaffinch"?

Fringilla coelebs

36. What is the scientific name of "Chiffchaff"?

Phylloscopus collybita

37. What is the scientific name of "Chough"?

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

38. What is the scientific name of "Cirl bunting"?

Emberiza cirlus

39. What is the scientific name of "Coal tit"?

Parus ater

40. What is the scientific name of "Collared dove"?

Streptopelia decaocto