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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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A photo of a Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica
A photo of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus
A photo of a Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides
A photo of a Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus
A photo of a Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla
A photo of a Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla
A photo of a Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus
A photo of a Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis
A photo of a Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus
A photo of a Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
A photo of a Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
A photo of a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis
A photo of a Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii
A photo of a Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini
A photo of a Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis
A photo of a Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi)

Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi
A photo of a Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei
A photo of a Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii)

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii
A photo of a Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus
A photo of a West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis)

West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis
A photo of a Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida
A photo of a White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa)

White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa

White-eyed Gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
A photo of a White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

White-winged Black Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus
A photo of a Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis
A photo of a American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus
A photo of a Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Bittern

Botaurus stellaris
A photo of a Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala
A photo of a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis
A photo of a Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath
A photo of a Great White Egret (Ardea alba)

Great White Egret

Ardea alba
A photo of a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea
A photo of a Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia
A photo of a Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) , male

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis
A photo of a Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) , male

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus
A photo of a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta
A photo of a Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
A photo of a Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea
A photo of a Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides
A photo of a Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Von Schrenck's Bittern

Ixobrychus eurhythmus
A photo of a Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

Western Reef Heron

Egretta gularis
A photo of a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) , male

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis
A photo of a Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Hoopoe

Upupa epops
A photo of a Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) , male

Grey Hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus
A photo of a African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus
A photo of a Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus
A photo of a Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita
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