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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
A photo of a African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus)

African Green Pigeon

Treron calvus
A photo of a African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)

African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Black-billed Wood Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

Blue-headed Wood Dove

Turtur brehmeri
A photo of a Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur afer)

Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur afer

Bruce's Green Pigeon

Treron waalia

Cameroon Olive Pigeon

Columba sjostedti
A photo of a Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens
A photo of a Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Island Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba malherbii
A photo of a Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis
A photo of a Lemon Dove (Columba larvata)

Lemon Dove

Columba larvata
A photo of a Mourning Collared Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)

Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens
A photo of a Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) , male

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis
A photo of a Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata
A photo of a Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola)

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola
A photo of a Rock Dove (Columba livia)

Rock Dove

Columba livia

Sao Tome Green Pigeon

Treron sanctithomae

Sao Tome Olive Pigeon

Columba thomensis
A photo of a Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea
A photo of a Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria) , male

Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria
A photo of a Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba iriditorques

White-naped Pigeon

Columba albinucha
A photo of a Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

African Pitta

Pitta angolensis

Green-breasted Pitta

Pitta reichenowi
A photo of a African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)

African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus
A photo of a American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica
A photo of a Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus)

Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus
A photo of a Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Brown-chested Lapwing

Vanellus superciliosus
A photo of a Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) , male

Caspian Plover

Charadrius asiaticus
A photo of a Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) , male

Chestnut-banded Plover

Charadrius pallidus
A photo of a Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus
A photo of a Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) , male

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Forbes's Plover

Charadrius forbesi
A photo of a Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) , male

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria
A photo of a Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) , male

Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii
A photo of a Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola
A photo of a Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) , male

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus
A photo of a Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius)

Kittlitz's Plover

Charadrius pecuarius
A photo of a Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus
A photo of a Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) , male

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus
A photo of a Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius
A photo of a Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris)

Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris
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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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