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Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

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 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

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris
A photo of a Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
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 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 Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta
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 Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)

Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca
A photo of a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis
A photo of a Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii)

Dwarf Bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii
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 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 Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae)

Malagasy Pond Heron

Ardeola idae
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
A photo of a Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

Western Reef Heron

Egretta gularis
A photo of a White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)

White-backed Night Heron

Gorsachius leuconotus
A photo of a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) , male

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

Brown-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus regulus

Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Green-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus zambesiae

Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Indicator variegatus
A photo of a African Hoopoe (Upupa africana)

African Hoopoe

Upupa africana
A photo of a Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Hoopoe

Upupa epops
A photo of a African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) , male

African Grey Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus
A photo of a Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) , male

Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris

Hemprich's Hornbill

Lophoceros hemprichii

Jackson's Hornbill

Tockus jacksoni

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus
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