2-syllable Birds that start with E

List of 2-syllable Birds that start with E

1

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

A large North American sea eagle and the national bird of the United States, recovered from near-extinction to abundance over the past five decades.

2

Egret

Egretta and Ardea (genera)

A type of heron — typically all-white and slim — historically devastated by feather hunters for hat decoration in the early 1900s, now a major conservation success story whose protection helped found the modern environmental movement.

3

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Australia's largest native bird and second-largest in the world after the ostrich — a flightless 1.8 m tall ratite that runs up to 50 km/h, drinks daily, and once "lost" a war against Australian troops.