How many North American birds start with R?

50 of the 635 North American birds in Icillion start with R, for example Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-tailed Hawk and Rock Pigeon.

What is the longest name among North American birds that start with R?

The longest is “Ruby-throated Hummingbird” and the shortest is “Redhead”.

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Looking for North American birds that begin with R? Here are 50 of them in alphabetical order, from “Razorbill” to “Rusty Blackbird”.

R is the 4th most common first letter in this list: 50 of the 635 North American birds (8%).
Shortest: “Redhead”. Longest: “Ruby-throated Hummingbird”.
48 names have more than one word.
5 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many North American birds start with R?: 50 of the 635 North American birds in Icillion start with R, for example Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-tailed Hawk and Rock Pigeon.
What is the longest name among North American birds that start with R?: The longest is “Ruby-throated Hummingbird” and the shortest is “Redhead”.

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