Black Birds with Yellow Beaks

Some birds are covered entirely, or at least most of their bodies are, with black plumage. If their beaks have a brighter color, like yellow, it creates a beautiful contrast in the bird’s appearance. This is part of the visual appeal of a black bird with a yellow beak.

Several types of birds display these colors. Some notable types include mynas, hornbills, and blackbirds. The pigment melanin is responsible for the black color of these birds’ plumage and is produced by them naturally. Meanwhile, the carotenoids ingested by the birds as part of their regular diet lead to the yellow color in their beaks.

List of Black Birds with Yellow Beaks

African Thrush
Alpine Chough
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Andean Coot
Asian Koel
Australian Pied Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Bateleur
Black Eagle
Black Hawk
Black Oystercatcher
Black Scoter
Black Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush
Common Blackbird
Common Moorhen
Common Myna
Common Starling
Double-crested Cormorant
Eurasian Blackbird
Evening Grosbeak
Golden-crested Myna
Golden-headed Manakin
Great Cormorant
Great Curassow
Great Hornbill
Hill Myna
Indian Blackbird
Javan Myna
Ross’s Turaco
Spotless Starling
Steller’s Sea Eagle
Toco Toucan
Verreaux’s Eagle
Yellow-billed Cacique
Yellow-billed Duck
Yellow-billed Hornbill
Yellow-billed Loon
Yellow-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-knobbed Curassow
Yellow-legged Thrush
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Yellow-throated Toucan
Yellow-winged Blackbird

FAQs

1. What is the most common black-colored bird with a yellow beak?

The Common Blackbird is a commonly seen bird with charcoal black plumage and an orangish-yellow beak. Other similar birds that are seen often include the Common Myna, the Common Starling, and the American Goldfinch

2. What is the rarest black-colored bird with a yellow beak?

The Toco Toucan and the Great Hornbill are some rare black-colored birds with yellow beaks.

3. Are there any crows with yellow beaks?

The Alpine Chough, or the Yellow-billed Chough, is a member of the crow family that has a yellow beak.