Krillion prompt · October 2, 2026
Name a type of living bird (general types; species names are grouped)
Krillion accepted 856 answers for this prompt in Dive #79. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gems and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 856 accepted answers, this prompt is about 2.0 times wider than a typical Krillion prompt (about 433).
- 682 answers (80%) are Deep Cuts and 115 are Rare, while 17 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
Auk +60 Tit +60 Coot +60
Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Hoatzin
Hoatzin chicks hatch with claws on their wings for climbing.
- Oilbird
Oilbirds navigate dark caves by echolocation and eat only fruit.
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- Accentor
- Adjutant
- Akalat
- Akepa
- Alauahio
- Alethe
- Amakihi
- Amazon parrot
- Ani
- Ant tanager
- Antbird
- Antpecker
- Antpipit
- Antpitta
- Antshrike
- Antthrush
- Antvireo
- Antwren
- Apalis
- Aracari
- Argus
- Asity
- Astrapia
- Attila
- Auklet
- Avadavat
- Babax
- Babbler
- Bamboo partridge
- Bamboo tyrant
- Banded pitta
- Barbet
- Barbtail
- Barbthroat
- Bare-eye
- Barred woodcreeper
- Barwing
- Batis
- Bay owl
- Baywing
- Baza
- Bean goose
- Bearded greenbul
- Beardless tyrannulet
- Becard
- Bellbird
- Bentbill
- Berryeater
- Berryhunter
- Berrypecker
- Bishop
- Black cockatoo
- Black hawk
- Black tit
- Black tyrant
- Black-capped babbler
- Blackcap
- Bleeding-heart
- Blossomcrown
- Blue flycatcher
- Blue magpie
- Blue pigeon
- Bluebill
- Bluebonnet
- Bluetail
- Boatbill
- Boobook
- Boubou
- Bristle tyrant
- Bristlebill
- Bristlebird
- Bristlefront
- Bristlehead
- Broadbill
- Bronze cuckoo
- Bronze-naped pigeon
- Bronzewing
- Brown dove
- Brownbul
- Brush cuckoo
- Brush warbler
- Brushfinch
- Brushturkey
- Buffalo weaver
- Bulbul
- Bush chat
- Bush lark
- Bush quail
- Bush robin
- Bush sparrow
- Bush tyrant
- Bush warbler
- Bush-hen
- Bushbird
- Bushshrike
- Bushtit
- Bustard
- Butcherbird
- Buttonquail
- Cacholote
- Cacique
- Cactus finch
- Caique
- Camaroptera
- Canary-flycatcher
- Canastero
- Capercaillie
- Caracara
- Casiornis
- Chachalaca
- Chanting goshawk
- Chat
- Chat-tanager
- Chat-tyrant
- Chatterer
- Chiffchaff
- Chlorophonia
- Chlorospingus
- Chough
- Cicadabird
- Cinclodes
- Cisticola
- Citril
- Cliff swallow
- Cnemoscopus
- Cochoa
- Cock-of-the-rock
- Collared dove
- Conebill
- Conure
- Cordon-bleu
- Corella
- Cotinga
- Coua
- Coucal
- Courser
- Crab-plover
- Crag martin
- Crake
- Crescentchest
- Crested guineafowl
- Crested tern
- Crested tinamou
- Crimsonwing
- Crocias
- Crombec
- Crowned crane
- Crowned pigeon
- Cuckoo-dove
- Cuckoo-hawk
- Cuckoo-roller
- Cuckooshrike
- Cupwing
- Curassow
- Currawong
- Cutia
- Dacnis
- Daggerbill
- Dapple-throat
- Dipper
- Diving petrel
- Dollarbird
- Donacobius
- Doradito
- Dotterel
- Double-collared sunbird
- Dowitcher
- Drongo
- Drongo-cuckoo
- Dwarf kingfisher
- Eagle owl
- Eared nightjar
- Eared pheasant
- Earthcreeper
- Eclectus
- Elachura
- Elaenia
- Elepaio
- Emerald dove
- Emerald-toucanet
- Emu-wren
- Emutail
- Eremomela
- Euphonia
- Fairy-bluebird
- Fairywren
- Falconet
- Fantail
- Fieldwren
- Fig parrot
- Figbird
- Finchbill
- Finfoot
- Fire-eye
- Fireback
- Firecrest
- Firecrown
- Firefinch
- Firetail
- Fiscal
- Fish eagle
- Fish owl
- Fishing owl
- Flameback
- Flatbill
- Florican
- Flowerpecker
- Flowerpiercer
- Flufftail
- Flycatcher-shrike
- Flyrobin
- Fody
- Foliage-gleaner
- Forest falcon
- Forest flycatcher
- Forest rail
- Forest robin
- Forktail
- Francolin
- Friarbird
- Fruit dove
- Fruitcrow
- Fruiteater
- Fulmar
- Fulvetta
- Gallinule
- Gallito
- Gerygone
- Giant honeyeater
- Giant petrel
- Gnatcatcher
- Gnateater
- Gnatwren
- Go-away-bird
- Godwit
- Golden bulbul
- Golden plover
- Golden weaver
- Goldeneye
- Goldenthroat
- Gonolek
- Grass finch
- Grass owl
- Grassbird
- Grasshopper warbler
- Grassquit
- Grasswren
- Green magpie
- Green pigeon
- Greenbul
- Greenlet
- Greenshank
- Grey hornbill
- Grey shrike
- Greytail
- Grosbeak-canary
- Ground cuckoo
- Ground dove
- Ground finch
- Ground hornbill
- Ground jay
- Ground robin
- Ground roller
- Ground sparrow
- Ground thrush
- Ground tyrant
- Ground warbler
- Guan
- Hamerkop
- Hanging parrot
- Harrier-hawk
- Hawk owl
- Hawk-cuckoo
- Hawk-eagle
- Heathwren
- Heleia
- Helmetcrest
- Helmetshrike
- Hemispingus
- Hill myna
- Hillstar
- Hobby
- Honey buzzard
- Honeybird
- Honeyguide
- Hoopoe-lark
- Hornero
- Houbara
- Huet-huet
- Hwamei
- Hylia
- Hyliota
- Hylocitrea
- Hypocolius
- Ibisbill
- Ifrita
- Illadopsis
- Imperial pigeon
- Inca finch
- Indigobird
- Inezia
- Iora
- Jacamar
- Jayshrike
- Jery
- Jewel-babbler
- Kagu
- King parrot
- Kingbird
- Kinglet
- Kiskadee
- Kittiwake
- Knot
- Koel
- Korhaan
- Lancebill
- Laniisoma
- Laughingthrush
- Leaf warbler
- Leafbird
- Leaftosser
- Leiothrix
- Limestone babbler
- Limpkin
- Liocichla
- Lizard cuckoo
- Logrunner
- Long-billed lark
- Long-tailed cuckoo
- Long-tailed woodcreeper
- Longbill
- Longclaw
- Longspur
- Lophorina
- Lory
- Magpie-jay
- Magpie-robin
- Malimbe
- Malkoha
- Manakin
- Manucode
- Marsh harrier
- Marshbird
- Masked owl
- Masked weaver
- Megapode
- Melampitta
- Melidectes
- Mesite
- Metaltail
- Minivet
- Minla
- Monal
- Monal-partridge
- Monarch
- Monjita
- Motmot
- Mountain greenbul
- Mountain pigeon
- Mountain toucan
- Mountain-gem
- Mourner
- Mouse-warbler
- Mousebird
- Mudnester
- Munia
- Murrelet
- Myiobius
- Myza
- Myzomela
- Native hen
- Needletail
- Newtonia
- Nicator
- Nightingale-thrush
- Nightingale-wren
- Nigrita
- Niltava
- Noddy
- Nothura
- Nunbird
- Nunlet
- Nutcracker
- Oliveback
- Openbill
- Oropendola
- Ovenbird
- Owlet-nightjar
- Painted-snipe
- Palm crow
- Palm swift
- Palm thrush
- Palm-tanager
- Palmchat
- Paradigalla
- Paradise flycatcher
- Paradise kingfisher
- Paradise whydah
- Paradise-crow
- Pardalote
- Parisoma
- Parotia
- Parrotbill
- Parrotfinch
- Parrotlet
- Parula
- Peacock-pheasant
- Peltops
- Penduline tit
- Peppershrike
- Pewee
- Phalarope
- Philentoma
- Piculet
- Pied babbler
- Pied fantail
- Piedtail
- Piha
- Pinktail
- Pintail
- Pionus
- Piping guan
- Pipit
- Piprites
- Pitohui
- Pitta
- Plains-wanderer
- Plantain-eater
- Plantcutter
- Ploughbill
- Plovercrest
- Plumeleteer
- Pochard
- Pond heron
- Poorwill
- Pratincole
- Prinia
- Prion
- Puffback
- Puffbird
- Puffleg
- Purpletuft
- Pygmy babbler
- Pygmy goose
- Pygmy owl
- Pygmy parrot
- Pygmy tyrant
- Pygmy woodpecker
- Pytilia
- Quail-dove
- Quail-thrush
- Quelea
- Racket-tail
- Rail-babbler
- Rayadito
- Recurvebill
- Red cotinga
- Red-billed hornbill
- Redshank
- Reed warbler
- Reedhaunter
- Reedling
- Reef heron
- Rhabdornis
- Riflebird
- Robin-chat
- Rock chat
- Rock thrush
- Rockfowl
- Rockjumper
- Rockwren
- Roller
- Rosefinch
- Rosy finch
- Rubythroat
- Rufous fantail
- Rufous warbler
- Sabrewing
- Saddleback
- Sage-grouse
- Saltator
- Sand plover
- Sandgrouse
- Sapayoa
- Satinbird
- Saw-wing
- Scaup
- Schiffornis
- Scimitar babbler
- Scimitarbill
- Scops owl
- Scoter
- Screamer
- Scrub flycatcher
- Scrub robin
- Scrub tyrant
- Scrubbird
- Scrubfowl
- Scrubwren
- Scythebill
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- Anhinga
- Auk
- Avocet
- Barn owl
- Bee-eater
- Bird-of-paradise
- Bittern
- Bobwhite
- Booby
- Bowerbird
- Bullfinch
- Bunting
- Cassowary
- Catbird
- Chaffinch
- Coot
- Cormorant
- Cowbird
- Crossbill
- Curlew
- Egret
- Eider
- Flicker
- Flycatcher
- Frigatebird
- Frogmouth
- Gannet
- Goldfinch
- Goshawk
- Grackle
- Grebe
- Greenfinch
- Grosbeak
- Grouse
- Guillemot
- Guinea fowl
- Harrier
- Honeycreeper
- Honeyeater
- Hoopoe
- Hornbill
- House martin
- Ibis
- Jacana
- Jackdaw
- Junco
- Junglefowl
- Kestrel
- Kite
- Kookaburra
- Lapwing
- Lark
- Linnet
- Loon
- Lorikeet
- Lovebird
- Lyrebird
- Martin
- Meadowlark
- Merganser
- Moorhen
- Murre
- Mynah
- Night heron
- Nighthawk
- Nightjar
- Nuthatch
- Oriole
- Osprey
- Oxpecker
- Oystercatcher
- Partridge
- Petrel
- Phoebe
- Plover
- Potoo
- Prairie-chicken
- Ptarmigan
- Quetzal
- Rail
- Redstart
- Rhea
- Rockhopper penguin
- Rosella
- Sandpiper
- Sapsucker
- Screech owl
- Scrub jay
- Sea eagle
- Secretarybird
- Shearwater
- Shoebill
- Shrike
- Skua
- Skylark
- Snipe
- Sparrowhawk
- Spoonbill
- Swift
- Tanager
- Teal
- Tern
- Thrasher
- Thrush
- Tit
- Titmouse
- Towhee
- Turtle dove
- Vireo
- Wagtail
- Warbler
- Waxwing
- Weaver
- Whip-poor-will
- Woodcock
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Albatross
- Blackbird
- Bluebird
- Buzzard
- Canary
- Cardinal
- Chickadee
- Cockatoo
- Condor
- Crane
- Cuckoo
- Dove
- Emu
- Falcon
- Flamingo
- Goose
- Heron
- Horned owl
- Jay
- Kingfisher
- Kiwi
- Macaw
- Magpie
- Mockingbird
- Nightingale
- Ostrich
- Parakeet
- Peacock
- Pelican
- Pheasant
- Puffin
- Quail
- Raven
- Roadrunner
- Starling
- Stork
- Swallow
- Toucan
- Vulture
- Wren
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Chicken
- Crow
- Duck
- Eagle
- Finch
- Hawk
- Hummingbird
- Owl
- Parrot
- Penguin
- Pigeon
- Robin
- Seagull
- Sparrow
- Swan
- Turkey
- Woodpecker