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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 & New World Parrots
Albatrosses
Anhingas, Darters
Antbirds
Antpittas
Antthrushes
Auks
Austral Storm Petrels
Barn Owls
Black-capped Donacobius
Bushtits
Caracaras, Falcons
Cardinals & Allies
Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cormorants, Shags
Cotingas
Cranes
Crows, Jays
Cuckoos
Dippers
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Finches, Euphonias
Finfoots
Flamingos
Frigatebirds
Gannets, Boobies
Gnatcatchers
Gnateaters
Goldcrests, Kinglets
Grebes
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Herons, Bitterns
Hummingbirds
Ibises, Spoonbills
Jacamars
Jacanas
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Limpkin
Longspurs, Snow Buntings
Loons
Manakins
Mitrospingid Tanagers
Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Motmots
New World Barbets
New World Quail
New World Sparrows
New World Vultures
New World Warblers
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Nuthatches
Oilbird
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Olive Warbler
Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds
Ospreys
Ovenbirds
Owls
Oystercatchers
Parrotbills & Allies
Pelicans
Penduline Tits
Penguins
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Pheasants & Allies
Pigeons, Doves
Plovers
Potoos
Puffbirds
Rails, Crakes & Coots
Sandpipers, Snipes
Sapayoa
Shrikes
Silky-flycatchers
Skuas
Spindalises
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Sunbittern
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Tanagers & Allies
Tapaculos
Thrushes
Thrush-tanager
Tinamous
Tits, Chickadees
Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill
Toucan Barbets
Toucans
Treecreepers
Trogons
Tropicbirds
Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Wagtails, Pipits
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
Wrens
Wrenthrush
Yellow-breasted Chat
A photo of a Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos
A photo of a Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima
A photo of a Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus
A photo of a Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis
A photo of a Ruff (Calidris pugnax) , male

Ruff

Calidris pugnax
A photo of a Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Sanderling

Calidris alba
A photo of a Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla
A photo of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata
A photo of a Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus
A photo of a Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria
A photo of a Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius
A photo of a Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus
A photo of a Surfbird (Calidris virgata)

Surfbird

Calidris virgata
A photo of a Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus
A photo of a Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres
A photo of a Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda
A photo of a Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)

Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana
A photo of a Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Western Sandpiper

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

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis
A photo of a Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Willet

Tringa semipalmata
A photo of a Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor
A photo of a Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata
A photo of a Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Sapayoa

Sapayoa aenigma
A photo of a Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus
A photo of a Black-and-yellow Phainoptila (Phainoptila melanoxantha) , male

Black-and-yellow Phainoptila

Phainoptila melanoxantha

Grey Silky-flycatcher

Ptiliogonys cinereus
A photo of a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus) , male

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher

Ptiliogonys caudatus
A photo of a Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) , male

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens
A photo of a Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Arctic Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus
A photo of a Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua
A photo of a Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Long-tailed Skua

Stercorarius longicaudus
A photo of a Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Pomarine Skua

Stercorarius pomarinus
A photo of a South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki
A photo of a Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena) , male

Western Spindalis

Spindalis zena
A photo of a Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris
A photo of a American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana
A photo of a Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) , male

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus
A photo of a Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus)

Double-striped Thick-knee

Burhinus bistriatus
A photo of a Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria
A photo of a Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari
A photo of a Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana
A photo of a Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias
A photo of a American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

American Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Black-capped Swallow

Atticora pileata

Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
A photo of a Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)

Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera

Caribbean Martin

Progne dominicensis
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Species Categories

African & New World ParrotsAlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAntbirdsAntpittasAntthrushesAuksAustral Storm PetrelsBarn OwlsBlack-capped DonacobiusBushtitsCaracaras, FalconsCardinals & AlliesChachalacas, Curassows, GuansChats, Old World FlycatchersCormorants, ShagsCotingasCranesCrows, JaysCuckoosDippersDucks, Geese, SwansFinches, EuphoniasFinfootsFlamingosFrigatebirdsGannets, BoobiesGnatcatchersGnateatersGoldcrests, KingletsGrebesGulls, Terns, SkimmersHerons, BitternsHummingbirdsIbises, SpoonbillsJacamarsJacanasKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLeaf Warblers & AlliesLimpkinLongspurs, Snow BuntingsLoonsManakinsMitrospingid TanagersMockingbirds, ThrashersMotmotsNew World BarbetsNew World QuailNew World SparrowsNew World VulturesNew World WarblersNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsNuthatchesOilbirdOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOlive WarblerOropendolas, Orioles, BlackbirdsOspreysOvenbirdsOwlsOystercatchersParrotbills & AlliesPelicansPenduline TitsPenguinsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPloversPotoosPuffbirdsRails, Crakes & CootsSandpipers, SnipesSapayoaShrikesSilky-flycatchersSkuasSpindalisesStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSunbitternSwallows, MartinsSwiftsTanagers & AlliesTapaculosThrushesThrush-tanagerTinamousTits, ChickadeesTityras, Becards, SharpbillToucan BarbetsToucansTreecreepersTrogonsTropicbirdsTyrant Flycatchers, CalypturaVireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblersWagtails, PipitsWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensWrenthrushYellow-breasted Chat

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