Search State of the Nations' Birds

Bird On! is pleased to provide the complete text of all the species descriptions from The State of the Nations' Birds by Chris Mead.

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	Common Names Scientific Names	Contains Starts with
		Description of Species Format

The names of the following species start with L:

Lagopus lagopus (Red Grouse (Willow Ptarmigan))

Lagopus mutus (Ptarmigan (Rock Ptarmigan))

Lanius collurio (Red-Backed Shrike)

Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)

Larus cachinnans (Yellow-Legged Gull)

Larus canus (Common Gull (Mew Gull))

Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-Backed Gull)

Larus marinus (Great Black-Backed Gull)

Larus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)

Larus minutus (Little Gull)

Larus ridibundus (Black-Headed Gull)

Limosa limosa (Black-Tailed Godwit)

Locustella fluviatilis (River Warbler)

Locustella luscinioides (Savi's Warbler)

Locustella naevia (Grasshopper Warbler)

Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)

Loxia curvirostra (Crossbill (Common Crossbill))

Loxia pytyopsittacus (Parrot Crossbill)

Loxia scotica (Scottish Crossbill)

Lullula arborea (Woodlark (Wood Lark))

Luscinia megarhynchos (Nightingale (Common Nightingale))

Luscinia svecica (Bluethroat)