BIRDS

Birds that start with V

2 birds starting with the letter V — each with origin, classification, and notes.

If you've been searching for birds that start with V, you'll find 2 detailed birds below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.

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VireoVulture

List of Birds That Start With V

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    Vireo

    Vireonidae (family)

    Small olive-green songbirds of American forests known for persistent singing — especially the red-eyed vireo, which holds the record for most songs sung in a day at over 22,000 individual songs.

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    Vulture

    Cathartes aura

    A widespread New World scavenger with a featherless red head and an extraordinary sense of smell — the only vulture that locates food primarily by odor.

About birds starting with V

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