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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

Quail-plover

Ortyxelos meiffrenii
A photo of a African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)

African Hobby

Falco cuvierii
A photo of a Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) , male

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis
A photo of a Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)

Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni
A photo of a Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Fox Kestrel

Falco alopex
A photo of a Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides
A photo of a Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)

Grey Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus
A photo of a Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Hobby

Falco subbuteo
A photo of a Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) , male

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus
A photo of a Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus
A photo of a Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) , male

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni
A photo of a Merlin (Falco columbarius) , male

Merlin

Falco columbarius
A photo of a Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)

Peregrine

Falco peregrinus
A photo of a Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) , male

Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus
A photo of a Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) , male

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus
A photo of a Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera
A photo of a Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera
A photo of a Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus) , male

Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus
A photo of a Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

Neumann's Warbler

Urosphena neumanni

Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher

Melaenornis chocolatinus
A photo of a African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta
A photo of a African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) , male

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus
A photo of a Angolan Cave Chat (Xenocopsychus ansorgei)

Angolan Cave Chat

Xenocopsychus ansorgei

Angolan Slaty Flycatcher

Melaenornis brunneus

Anteater Chat

Myrmecocichla aethiops
A photo of a Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)

Ant-eating Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Archer's Ground Robin

Cossypha archeri
A photo of a Arnot's Chat (Myrmecocichla arnotti) , male

Arnot's Chat

Myrmecocichla arnotti
A photo of a Ashy Flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens)

Ashy Flycatcher

Muscicapa caerulescens

Atlas Wheatear

Oenanthe seebohmi
A photo of a Bearded Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas quadrivirgata)

Bearded Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
A photo of a Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) , male

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas podobe

Blackstart

Oenanthe melanura
A photo of a Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) , male

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura
A photo of a Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) , male

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat

Cossypha cyanocampter
A photo of a Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) , male

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Bocage's Akalat

Sheppardia bocagei

Böhm's Flycatcher

Muscicapa boehmi

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Brown-chested Alethe

Chamaetylas poliocephala

Brown-tailed Rock Chat

Oenanthe scotocerca
A photo of a Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra)

Cape Robin-Chat

Cossypha caffra
A photo of a Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata)

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata
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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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