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Explore bird species around the world by region or search for a cool bird you're interested in. See distribution maps, photos, info and Birda user sightings. If it is up there, it is in here!

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African & Green Broadbills
African & New World Parrots
African Barbets
Albatrosses
Anhingas, Darters
Austral Storm Petrels
Barn Owls
Bee-eaters
Bulbuls
Buntings
Bushshrikes
Bustards
Buttonquail
Caracaras, Falcons
Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cisticolas & Allies
Cormorants, Shags
Coursers, Pratincoles
Crab-plover
Cranes
Crombecs, African Warblers
Crows, Jays
Cuckoos
Cuckooshrikes
Dapple-throat & Allies
Drongos
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Egyptian Plover
Fairy Flycatchers
Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Finches, Euphonias
Finfoots
Flamingos
Flufftails
Frigatebirds
Gannets, Boobies
Grassbirds & Allies
Grebes
Ground Babblers
Ground Hornbills
Guineafowl
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Hamerkop
Herons, Bitterns
Honeyguides
Hoopoes
Hornbills
Hylias
Hyliotas
Ibises, Spoonbills
Indigobirds, Whydahs
Jacanas
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Laughingthrushes & Allies
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Monarchs
Mousebirds
New World Quail
Nicators
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Old World Parrots
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Ospreys
Ostriches
Owls
Oxpeckers
Oystercatchers
Painted-snipes
Pelicans
Penduline Tits
Penguins
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Pheasants & Allies
Pigeons, Doves
Pittas
Plovers
Rails, Crakes & Coots
Reed Warblers & Allies
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers, Snipes
Secretarybird
Shoebill
Shrikes
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Sugarbirds
Sunbirds
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Sylviid Babblers
Thrushes
Tits, Chickadees
Treecreepers
Trogons
Tropicbirds
Turacos
Typical Broadbills
Vangas & Allies
Wagtails, Pipits
Wattle-eyes, Batises
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Weavers, Widowbirds
White-eyes
Wood Hoopoes
Woodpeckers
Yellow Flycatchers

Bamboo Warbler

Locustella alfredi

Barratt's Warbler

Bradypterus barratti

Cinnamon Bracken Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Evergreen Forest Warbler

Bradypterus lopezi

Fan-tailed Grassbird

Catriscus brevirostris
A photo of a Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Grauer's Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus graueri

Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala
A photo of a River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)

River Warbler

Locustella fluviatilis
A photo of a Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)

Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioides

White-winged Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis
A photo of a Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis
A photo of a Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus
A photo of a Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Mountain Illadopsis

Illadopsis pyrrhoptera

Pale-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis rufipennis

Puvel's Illadopsis

Illadopsis puveli

Scaly-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis albipectus

Spotted Thrush-Babbler

Illadopsis turdina

Tanzanian Illadopsis

Illadopsis distans

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus
A photo of a Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) , male

Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri
A photo of a Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)

Crested Guineafowl

Guttera pucherani
A photo of a Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Vulturine Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum
A photo of a African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris)

African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris
A photo of a Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea
A photo of a Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus
A photo of a Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana
A photo of a Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger
A photo of a Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus
A photo of a Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus
A photo of a Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans
A photo of a Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
A photo of a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
A photo of a Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan
A photo of a Great Black-headed Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)

Great Black-headed Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
A photo of a Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
A photo of a Grey-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
A photo of a Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica
A photo of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus
A photo of a Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus
A photo of a Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus
A photo of a Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris
A photo of a Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
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African & Green BroadbillsAfrican & New World ParrotsAfrican BarbetsAlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAustral Storm PetrelsBarn OwlsBee-eatersBulbulsBuntingsBushshrikesBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCrab-ploverCranesCrombecs, African WarblersCrows, JaysCuckoosCuckooshrikesDapple-throat & AlliesDrongosDucks, Geese, SwansEgyptian PloverFairy FlycatchersFigbirds, Orioles, TurnagraFinches, EuphoniasFinfootsFlamingosFlufftailsFrigatebirdsGannets, BoobiesGrassbirds & AlliesGrebesGround BabblersGround HornbillsGuineafowlGulls, Terns, SkimmersHamerkopHerons, BitternsHoneyguidesHoopoesHornbillsHyliasHyliotasIbises, SpoonbillsIndigobirds, WhydahsJacanasKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLaughingthrushes & AlliesLeaf Warblers & AlliesMonarchsMousebirdsNew World QuailNicatorsNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsOld World ParrotsOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOspreysOstrichesOwlsOxpeckersOystercatchersPainted-snipesPelicansPenduline TitsPenguinsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPittasPloversRails, Crakes & CootsReed Warblers & AlliesRollersSandgrouseSandpipers, SnipesSecretarybirdShoebillShrikesSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSugarbirdsSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTrogonsTropicbirdsTuracosTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesWagtails, PipitsWattle-eyes, BatisesWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWeavers, WidowbirdsWhite-eyesWood HoopoesWoodpeckersYellow Flycatchers

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