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North American birds that start with S
Looking for North American birds that begin with S? Here are 58 of them in alphabetical order, from “Sabine's Gull” to “Swamp Sparrow”.
North American birds starting with S
- Sabine's Gull
- Sage Sparrow
- Sage Thrasher
- Saltmarsh Sparrow
- Sanderling
- Sandhill Cranealso Crane
- Sandwich Tern
- Savannah Sparrow
- Say's Phoebe
- Scaled Quail
- Scarlet Tanager
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Scott's Oriole
- Seaside Sparrow
- Sedge Wren
- Semipalmated Plover
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Shiny Cowbird
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Short-eared Owl
- Short-tailed Albatross
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Smith's Longspur
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Snail Kite
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Snowy Egret
- Snowy Owl
- Snowy Plover
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Song Sparrow
- Sooty Grouse
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sooty Tern
- Sora
- South Polar Skua
- Spectacled Eider
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Spotted Owl
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague's Pipit
- Spruce Grouse
- Steller's Eider
- Steller's Jay
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Summer Tanager
- Surf Scoter
- Surfbird
- Swainson's Hawk
- Swainson's Thrush
- Swainson's Warbler
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Swamp Sparrow
About this list
- S is the 3rd most common first letter in this list: 58 of the 635 North American birds (9%).
- Shortest: “Sora”. Longest: “Scissor-tailed Flycatcher”.
- 55 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many North American birds start with S?
- 58 of the 635 North American birds in Icillion start with S, for example Song Sparrow, Steller's Jay and Snowy Owl.
- What is the longest name among North American birds that start with S?
- The longest is “Scissor-tailed Flycatcher” and the shortest is “Sora”.
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