The following is a list of birds whose names begin with letter A. As you will find out in there brief description, these birds are drawn from various families as well as orders and represent a wide range of birds.

African Skimmer
It is among the most threatened birds of its small population that can make it easily become extinct.

Alcidae
This bird family has 23 species and some of the species have been confirmed to be extinct. An example is the great auk which was unable to fly.

Anhinga or Anhinga
This bird is also sometimes called water turkey, American Darter, Darter or the Snakebird

Anhinga Melanogaster
This is the scientific name for the Indian Darter or the Oriental Darter which is sometimes also called the Snakebird.

Anhinga Novaehollandiae
The local name for the bird is Australian Darter and belongs in the family Anhingidae. It mostly colonizes the Oceanic regions.

Anhinga Rufa
This is known non-scientifically as the African Darter and is also sometimes loosely referred to as Snakebird. It is a wader native to the Sub-Saharan region of Africa.

Anhingidae – Darters
This refers to a family of birds that includes birds such as snakebirds and darters which are mainly tropical water birds.

Anseranatidae –magpie goose
The Anseranatidae is the family in which the magpie goose is fund. Contrary to what many people believe, this bird is neither a goose nor a duck.

Apodidae – Swift
Swifts are a group of flightless birds that are very swift, as their name aptly shows. They have a trademark chattering call that announces their presence when still up in the sky.

Apertygidae
This is scientific name for birds that are commonly known as kiwis. It belongs to ratites, or a large group of flightless birds.

Apteryx Australis
The Brown kiwi has a very interesting way of life especially in the way in which it gets its food and survives in its environment.

Apertyx Hastii
This is also called the Great Spotted Kiwi locally and is native to New Zealand. It is to be mostly found in the snow-covered mountains.

Ardeidae
This family of birds has 22 species which include the Great Blue Heron. Also forming this group is the Snowy Egret and is most common in America.

Anatidae
This is a big family of birds whose members include ducks, swans, and geese among other members. However, the magpies goose is not included din this group any longer. The members of this family have a characteristic of water lifestyle which includes swimming, diving and generally spending their time on water surfaces

Apordiformes
These birds get their names from a Greek word pous which is to say ‘without foot.’ actually, they have small feet with legs that are very short. Most of the bird members in this group cannot walk, therefore being unable to escape quickly by walking and then flying if they land on thee surface of the ground.

Anseriformes
The order Anseriformes is composed of three major bird families which are Anhimidae, Anatidae and Anseranatidae. Anhimidae are the screamers, Anatidae includes the swans, geese and ducks while the Anseranatidae which is also known as the magpie goose

Apteryx Owenii
The little spotted kiwi is a bird belonging in the order Apterygiormes and in the family Apterygidae. They are fairly large birds that weigh between 9 and 13 kg.

The following is a list of birds whose names begin with letter B. As you will find out in there brief descriptions, these birds are drawn from various families as well as orders and represent a wide range of birds