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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 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva
A photo of a Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula
A photo of a Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris)

Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Sociable Plover

Vanellus gregarius
A photo of a Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus
A photo of a Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)

Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris
A photo of a White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps)

White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps
A photo of a White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus) , male

White-fronted Plover

Charadrius marginatus
A photo of a White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus)

White-tailed Plover

Vanellus leucurus
A photo of a African Crake (Crecopsis egregia)

African Crake

Crecopsis egregia
A photo of a African Rail (Rallus caerulescens)

African Rail

Rallus caerulescens
A photo of a African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)

African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis
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 Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla)

Baillon's Crake

Zapornia pusilla
A photo of a Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)

Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra
A photo of a Coot (Fulica atra)

Coot

Fulica atra
A photo of a Corncrake (Crex crex)

Corncrake

Crex crex

Grey-throated Rail

Canirallus oculeus
A photo of a Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata)

Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata
A photo of a Little Crake (Zapornia parva) , male

Little Crake

Zapornia parva
A photo of a Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Nkulengu Rail

Himantornis haematopus
A photo of a Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata
A photo of a Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

Striped Crake

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
A photo of a African Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus)

African Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus baeticatus
A photo of a African Yellow Warbler (Iduna natalensis)

African Yellow Warbler

Iduna natalensis
A photo of a Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)

Aquatic Warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola
A photo of a Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna pallida

Grauer's Warbler

Graueria vittata

Greater Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus rufescens
A photo of a Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
A photo of a Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina
A photo of a Lesser Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris)

Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris
A photo of a Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris
A photo of a Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Mountain Yellow Warbler

Iduna similis
A photo of a Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon
A photo of a Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum)

Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum

Papyrus Yellow Warbler

Calamonastides gracilirostris
A photo of a Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus
A photo of a Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
A photo of a Sykes's Warbler (Iduna rama)

Sykes's Warbler

Iduna rama
A photo of a Western Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna opaca)

Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca

Grey-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes oreas

White-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes gymnocephalus
A photo of a Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)

Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus
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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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