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North American birds that start with C
Looking for North American birds that begin with C? Here are 64 of them in alphabetical order, from “Cackling Goose” to “Curve-billed Thrasher”.
North American birds starting with C
- Cackling Goose
- Cactus Wren
- California Condoralso Condor
- California Gull
- California Quailalso Quail
- California Thrasher
- California Towhee
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Canada Goose
- Canada Jayalso Gray Jay, Grey Jay, Whisky Jack, Whiskey Jack
- Canada Warbler
- Canvasback
- Canyon Wren
- Cape May Warbler
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Caspian Tern
- Cassin's Auklet
- Cassin's Finch
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Cassin's Sparrow
- Cassin's Vireo
- Cattle Egret
- Cedar Waxwingalso Waxwing
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Chukar
- Cinnamon Teal
- Clapper Rail
- Clark's Grebe
- Clark's Nutcracker
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Colima Warbler
- Common Black Hawk
- Common Eider
- Common Gallinule
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Gracklealso Grackle
- Common Ground Dove
- Common Loonalso Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Murre
- Common Nighthawkalso Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- Common Poorwill
- Common Ravenalso Raven
- Common Redpoll
- Common Tern
- Common Yellowthroat
- Connecticut Warbler
- Cooper's Hawk
- Cordilleran Flycatcher
- Cory's Shearwater
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Couch's Kingbird
- Crested Auklet
- Crested Caracaraalso Caracara
- Curve-billed Thrasher
About this list
- C is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 64 of the 635 North American birds (10%).
- Shortest: “Chukar”. Longest: “Chestnut-collared Longspur”.
- 61 names have more than one word.
- 9 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many North American birds start with C?
- 64 of the 635 North American birds in Icillion start with C, for example Canada Goose, Chipping Sparrow and Common Grackle.
- What is the longest name among North American birds that start with C?
- The longest is “Chestnut-collared Longspur” and the shortest is “Chukar”.
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