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British and Irish birds that start with A
Looking for British and Irish birds that begin with A? Here are 12 of them in alphabetical order, from “Alpine Accentor” to “Avocet”.
British and Irish birds that begin with A
- Alpine Accentor
- Alpine Swift
- American Bittern
- American Golden Plover
- American Robin
- American Wigeon
- Aquatic Warbler
- Arctic Redpoll
- Arctic Skua
- Arctic Ternalso Tern
- Arctic Warbler
- Avocet
About this list
- A is the 11th most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 401 British and Irish birds (3%).
- Shortest: “Avocet”. Longest: “American Golden Plover”.
- 11 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many British and Irish birds start with A?
- 12 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with A, for example Avocet, Arctic Tern and Arctic Skua.
- What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with A?
- The longest is “American Golden Plover” and the shortest is “Avocet”.
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