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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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Accentors
Alcippe Fulvettas
Anhingas, Darters
Asian Barbets
Austral Storm Petrels
Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
Barn Owls
Bearded Reedling
Bee-eaters
Bulbuls
Buntings
Bushtits
Bustards
Buttonquail
Caracaras, Falcons
Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cisticolas & Allies
Cormorants, Shags
Coursers, Pratincoles
Crab-plover
Cranes
Crows, Jays
Cuckoos
Cuckooshrikes
Cupwings
Dippers
Drongos
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Elachura
Fairy Flycatchers
Fairy-bluebirds
Fantails
Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Finches, Euphonias
Finfoots
Flamingos
Flowerpeckers
Frigatebirds
Frogmouths
Gannets, Boobies
Goldcrests, Kinglets
Grassbirds & Allies
Grebes
Ground Babblers
Guineafowl
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Herons, Bitterns
Honeyguides
Hoopoes
Hornbills
Hypocolius
Ibisbill
Ibises, Spoonbills
Ioras
Jacanas
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Laughingthrushes & Allies
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Leafbirds
Loons
Megapodes
Monarchs
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Nuthatches
Old World Parrots
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Ospreys
Owls
Oystercatchers
Painted-snipes
Parrotbills & Allies
Pelicans
Penduline Tits
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Pheasants & Allies
Pigeons, Doves
Pittas
Plovers
Rails, Crakes & Coots
Reed Warblers & Allies
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers, Snipes
Shrikes
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Streaked Scrub Warbler
Sunbirds
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Sylviid Babblers
Thrushes
Tits, Chickadees
Treecreepers
Treeswifts
Trogons
Tropicbirds
Typical Broadbills
Vangas & Allies
Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Wagtails, Pipits
Wallcreeper
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Waxwings
Weavers, Widowbirds
Whistlers & Allies
White-eyes
Woodpeckers
Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
Wrens
A photo of a Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
A photo of a Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)

Pacific Reef Heron

Egretta sacra
A photo of a Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea
A photo of a Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides
A photo of a Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

Striated Heron

Butorides striata
A photo of a Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

Western Reef Heron

Egretta gularis

White-bellied Heron

Ardea insignis
A photo of a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) , male

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis
A photo of a Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

Indicator xanthonotus
A photo of a Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Hoopoe

Upupa epops
A photo of a Austen's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) , male

Austen's Brown Hornbill

Anorrhinus austeni
A photo of a Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) , male

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis
A photo of a Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris
A photo of a Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) , male

Malabar Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros griseus
A photo of a Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) , male

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros coronatus

Narcondam Hornbill

Rhyticeros narcondami
A photo of a Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) , male

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Plain-pouched Hornbill

Rhyticeros subruficollis
A photo of a Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) , male

Rufous-necked Hornbill

Aceros nipalensis
A photo of a Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis)

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros gingalensis
A photo of a Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) , male

Wreathed Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus
A photo of a Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) , male

Grey Hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus
A photo of a Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)

Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii
A photo of a Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

Black-headed Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus
A photo of a Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus
A photo of a Red-naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)

Red-naped Ibis

Pseudibis papillosa
A photo of a Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia
A photo of a Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) , male

Common Iora

Aegithina tiphia
A photo of a Marshall's Iora (Aegithina nigrolutea) , male

Marshall's Iora

Aegithina nigrolutea
A photo of a Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)

Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus
A photo of a Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus
A photo of a Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata
A photo of a Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) , male

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Alcedo meninting
A photo of a Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)

Blyth's Kingfisher

Alcedo hercules
A photo of a Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)

Brown-winged Kingfisher

Pelargopsis amauroptera
A photo of a Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris
A photo of a Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) , male

Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris
A photo of a Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) , male

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis
A photo of a Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca
A photo of a Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) , male

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis
A photo of a Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)

Ruddy Kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda
A photo of a Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis
A photo of a White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Andaman Serpent Eagle

Spilornis elgini
A photo of a Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus
A photo of a Besra (Accipiter virgatus)

Besra

Accipiter virgatus
A photo of a Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

Black Baza

Aviceda leuphotes
A photo of a Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)

Black Eagle

Ictinaetus malaiensis
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Species Categories

AccentorsAlcippe FulvettasAnhingas, DartersAsian BarbetsAustral Storm PetrelsBabblers, Scimitar BabblersBarn OwlsBearded ReedlingBee-eatersBulbulsBuntingsBushtitsBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCrab-ploverCranesCrows, JaysCuckoosCuckooshrikesCupwingsDippersDrongosDucks, Geese, SwansElachuraFairy FlycatchersFairy-bluebirdsFantailsFigbirds, Orioles, TurnagraFinches, EuphoniasFinfootsFlamingosFlowerpeckersFrigatebirdsFrogmouthsGannets, BoobiesGoldcrests, KingletsGrassbirds & AlliesGrebesGround BabblersGuineafowlGulls, Terns, SkimmersHerons, BitternsHoneyguidesHoopoesHornbillsHypocoliusIbisbillIbises, SpoonbillsIorasJacanasKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLaughingthrushes & AlliesLeaf Warblers & AlliesLeafbirdsLoonsMegapodesMonarchsNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsNuthatchesOld World ParrotsOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOspreysOwlsOystercatchersPainted-snipesParrotbills & AlliesPelicansPenduline TitsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPittasPloversRails, Crakes & CootsReed Warblers & AlliesRollersSandgrouseSandpipers, SnipesShrikesSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksStreaked Scrub WarblerSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTreeswiftsTrogonsTropicbirdsTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesVireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblersWagtails, PipitsWallcreeperWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWaxwingsWeavers, WidowbirdsWhistlers & AlliesWhite-eyesWoodpeckersWoodswallows, Butcherbirds & AlliesWrens

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