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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
Auks
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
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
Rockfowl
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers, Snipes
Secretarybird
Shoebill
Shrikes
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Streaked Scrub Warbler
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

Nahan's Partridge

Ptilopachus nahani

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus
A photo of a Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis)

Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Yellow-throated Nicator

Nicator vireo

Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi

Black-shouldered Nightjar

Caprimulgus nigriscapularis

Brown Nightjar

Veles binotatus
A photo of a Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius
A photo of a Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma

Golden Nightjar

Caprimulgus eximius

Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Montane Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus
A photo of a Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus
A photo of a Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) , male

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus vexillarius

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Prigogine's Nightjar

Caprimulgus prigoginei
A photo of a Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis)

Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis

Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis
A photo of a Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates castro)

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro
A photo of a Leach's Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)

Leach's Petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous
A photo of a Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Black-collared Lovebird

Agapornis swindernianus

Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius
A photo of a Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) , male

Ring-necked Parakeet

Psittacula krameri
A photo of a Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis
A photo of a Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) , male

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey

Desert Sparrow

Passer simplex

Great Sparrow

Passer motitensis
A photo of a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) , male

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Kordofan Sparrow

Passer cordofanicus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Sahel Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris dentata
A photo of a Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus)

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus
A photo of a Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) , male

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Sudan Golden Sparrow

Passer luteus
A photo of a Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris pyrgita
A photo of a Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris)

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris
A photo of a Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
A photo of a Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) , male

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus
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Species Categories

African & Green BroadbillsAfrican & New World ParrotsAfrican BarbetsAlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAuksAustral Storm PetrelsBarn OwlsBee-eatersBulbulsBuntingsBushshrikesBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCranesCrombecs, 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 & AlliesRockfowlRollersSandgrouseSandpipers, SnipesSecretarybirdShoebillShrikesSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksStreaked Scrub WarblerSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTrogonsTropicbirdsTuracosTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesWagtails, PipitsWattle-eyes, BatisesWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWeavers, WidowbirdsWhite-eyesWood HoopoesWoodpeckersYellow Flycatchers

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