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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!
A photo of a Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus
A photo of a Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli
A photo of a Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome
A photo of a Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)

Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica
A photo of a Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)

Antarctic Prion

Pachyptila desolata
A photo of a Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)

Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma incerta

Barau's Petrel

Pterodroma baraui

Blue Petrel

Halobaena caerulea

Broad-billed Prion

Pachyptila vittata
A photo of a Cape Petrel (Daption capense)

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

Common Diving Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix
A photo of a Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)

Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur

Fulmar Prion

Pachyptila crassirostris
A photo of a Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)

Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis
A photo of a Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)

Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera
A photo of a Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)

Grey Petrel

Procellaria cinerea

Kerguelen Petrel

Aphrodroma brevirostris

Little Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis
A photo of a Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata
A photo of a Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)

Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli

Salvin's Prion

Pachyptila salvini

Salvin's Prion

Pachyptila salvini
A photo of a Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris

Slender-billed Prion

Pachyptila belcheri

Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea
A photo of a Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Pterodroma mollis
A photo of a Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna grisea
A photo of a Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)

Southern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialoides
A photo of a Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

South Georgia Diving Petrel

Pelecanoides georgicus
A photo of a White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis
A photo of a White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)

White-headed Petrel

Pterodroma lessonii
A photo of a Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata
A photo of a Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)

Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni
A photo of a American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

American Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica
A photo of a Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii
A photo of a Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia
A photo of a Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

Little Stint

Calidris minuta
A photo of a Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos
A photo of a Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria
A photo of a Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda
A photo of a White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis
A photo of a Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minor
A photo of a Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus)

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus
A photo of a Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Arctic Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus
A photo of a Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

Brown Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus
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