The birds whose names begin with letter D are listed below and are also drawn form different families, species and orders. These birds therefore have totally different characteristics in terms of habitats, breeding and the kind of food that they feed on

Dapple-throat

The Dapple-throat (Modulatrix orostruthus) is a species of birds that belong in the family Muscicapidae and is most commonly found in Tanzania and Mozambique. Like most members of this family, its most preferred habitats are subtropical or tropical wet montane forests. It faces the threat of loss of habitat as man continues relentlessly to clear forests.

Dalmatian Pelican

It is scientifically called Pelecanus crispus and belongs in the pelican family. Its breeding is intercontinental, starting from Europe, through Asia to China mostly in swamps and shallow lakes. They breed in nests which are careless heap of vegetation.

Damar Flycatcher

Like the Dalmatian Pelican, the Damar Flycatcher, scientifically called Ficedula henrici also belongs in the Musciscapadae family and is to be found mostly in Indonesia. It also has a penchant for subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and also faces the threat of habitat loss. After being discovered that its population was not that bad after all, it was removed from the “Vulnerable” to “near threatened” in 2007.

Damara Tern

It belongs in the Sternidae family and its scientific name is Sternly balaenarum During the breading season, they are likely to be seen in South Africa, Angola and Namibia while when not breeding, they are known to migrate northwards to Benin, Cameroon, Congo DRC, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana and Liberia.

IUCN categorizes it as Near Threatened because of its modest population. Should its decline continue unabated, then it may have to be up listed to the ‘Vulnerable’ category.

Dark m brown honey-eater

The fact that this bird species has a restricted range does not necessarily mean that it has less population and therefore vulnerable. It occupies an area of <20,000 km2 in total coupled with a declining range size and population.

Dark-necked Tailorbird

This bird belongs in this song bird species. Initially, it used to be categorized under the Old World warbler but today it is placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is most common in Bangladesh, china, India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam among other Asian countries. It also inhabits subtropical or tropical lowland forests and also mangrove forest.

Dove

Doves measure roughly 9 inches or 23 cm. They are light fawn and have pinkish breasts with black rings that are found around their necks. They have eyes that are yellow with orange beaks while their legs are pink in color. Generally, the male companions are paler than their female counterparts although the degree of their color variation differs. The domesticated form of this bird species is an African collared dove which is scientifically referred to as S. roseogrisa

Diamond dove

These types of bird s enjoy staying in areas that have plenty of water although they should be partially or lightly arid and are most common in Central, North and West Australia. A trace of them has also been spotted in Southern Australian gardens and parks when the climate for the central Australia is very drier. They are Australia’s smallest pigeons together with the Peaceful Dove.