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North American birds that start with L
Looking for North American birds that begin with L? Here are 35 of them in alphabetical order, from “Ladder-backed Woodpecker” to “Lucy's Warbler”.
All 35 North American birds that start with L
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Lapland Longspur
- Lark Bunting
- Lark Sparrow
- Laughing Gull
- Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Laysan Albatross
- Lazuli Bunting
- Le Conte's Sparrow
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Least Auklet
- Least Bittern
- Least Flycatcher
- Least Sandpiper
- Least Storm-Petrel
- Least Tern
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Limpkin
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Little Blue Heron
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Long-billed Curlew
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Lucifer Hummingbird
- Lucy's Warbler
About this list
- L is the 7th most common first letter in this list: 35 of the 635 North American birds (6%).
- Shortest: “Limpkin”. Longest: “Lesser Black-backed Gull”.
- 34 names have more than one word.
Quick answers
- How many North American birds start with L?
- 35 of the 635 North American birds in Icillion start with L, for example Laughing Gull, Lincoln's Sparrow and Lark Sparrow.
- What is the longest name among North American birds that start with L?
- The longest is “Lesser Black-backed Gull” and the shortest is “Limpkin”.
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