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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
A photo of a Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus
A photo of a Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)

Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar
A photo of a Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)

Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis
A photo of a Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus
A photo of a Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) , male

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus
A photo of a Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus
A photo of a Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

Jackal Buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus
A photo of a Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos
A photo of a Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina
A photo of a Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)

Levant Sparrowhawk

Accipiter brevipes
A photo of a Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus)

Little Sparrowhawk

Accipiter minullus
A photo of a Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)

Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus
A photo of a Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) , male

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis
A photo of a Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Long-tailed Hawk

Urotriorchis macrourus
A photo of a Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) , male

Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus
A photo of a Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus
A photo of a Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) , male

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis
A photo of a Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus)

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus
A photo of a Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) , male

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus
A photo of a Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Red-chested Goshawk

Accipiter toussenelii

Red-necked Buzzard

Buteo auguralis

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk

Accipiter erythropus

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris
A photo of a Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli)

Rüppell's Vulture

Gyps rueppelli

Scissor-tailed Kite

Chelictinia riocourii
A photo of a Shikra (Accipiter badius)

Shikra

Accipiter badius
A photo of a Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus
A photo of a Southern Banded Snake Eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus)

Southern Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus fasciolatus
A photo of a Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) , male

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus
A photo of a Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)

Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga
A photo of a Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis
A photo of a Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax
A photo of a Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii)

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii
A photo of a Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi)

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens
A photo of a White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus
A photo of a White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) , male

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis
A photo of a Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius)

Yellow-billed Kite

Milvus aegyptius

Angolan Lark

Mirafra angolensis

Athi Short-toed Lark

Alaudala athensis

Beesley's Lark

Chersomanes beesleyi
A photo of a Cape Clapper Lark (Mirafra apiata)

Cape Clapper Lark

Mirafra apiata
A photo of a Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) , male

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix signatus
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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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