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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

Wilson's Indigobird

Vidua wilsoni

Zambezi Indigobird

Vidua codringtoni
A photo of a African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus
A photo of a Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis)

Lesser Jacana

Microparra capensis

African Dwarf Kingfisher

Ispidina lecontei
A photo of a African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica
A photo of a Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Halcyon badia
A photo of a Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris
A photo of a Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) , male

Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima
A photo of a Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala
A photo of a Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)

Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata
A photo of a Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)

Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus
A photo of a Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)

Mangrove Kingfisher

Halcyon senegaloides
A photo of a Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) , male

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Shining-blue Kingfisher

Alcedo quadribrachys
A photo of a Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)

Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

White-bellied Kingfisher

Corythornis leucogaster
A photo of a Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)

Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides
A photo of a African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)

African Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

African Goshawk

Accipiter tachiro
A photo of a African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus
A photo of a African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus
A photo of a Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur)

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur
A photo of a Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii
A photo of a Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) , male

Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Bat Hawk

Macheiramphus alcinus
A photo of a Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Beaudouin's Snake Eagle

Circaetus beaudouini
A photo of a Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)

Black-chested Snake Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis
A photo of a Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Black Kite

Milvus migrans
A photo of a Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus)

Black Sparrowhawk

Accipiter melanoleucus
A photo of a Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus
A photo of a Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus
A photo of a Brown Snake Eagle (Circaetus cinereus)

Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus
A photo of a Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Buzzard

Buteo buteo
A photo of a Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres)

Cape Vulture

Gyps coprotheres

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Accipiter castanilius

Congo Serpent Eagle

Circaetus spectabilis
A photo of a Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus
A photo of a Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus
A photo of a Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates)

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Eastern Chanting Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus
A photo of a Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca
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Species Categories

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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