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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
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
Crab-plover
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
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers, Snipes
Secretarybird
Shoebill
Shrikes
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Sugarbirds
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

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis

Sahel Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris dentata

Shelley's Sparrow

Passer shelleyi

Somali Sparrow

Passer castanopterus
A photo of a Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus)

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus
A photo of a Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) , male

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Swahili Sparrow

Passer suahelicus

Swainson's Sparrow

Passer swainsonii

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris pyrgita
A photo of a Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris)

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris
A photo of a Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
A photo of a Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) , male

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Somali Ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes

Abyssinian Owl

Asio abyssinicus
A photo of a African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense
A photo of a African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense
A photo of a African Scops Owl (Otus senegalensis)

African Scops Owl

Otus senegalensis
A photo of a African Wood Owl (Strix woodfordii)

African Wood Owl

Strix woodfordii

Albertine Owlet

Glaucidium albertinum
A photo of a Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis)

Cape Eagle-Owl

Bubo capensis

Fraser's Eagle-Owl

Bubo poensis

Greyish Eagle-Owl

Bubo cinerascens
A photo of a Marsh Owl (Asio capensis)

Marsh Owl

Asio capensis

Northern White-faced Owl

Ptilopsis leucotis
A photo of a Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)

Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Pel's Fishing Owl

Scotopelia peli

Pemba Scops Owl

Otus pembaensis

Red-chested Owlet

Glaucidium tephronotum
A photo of a Scops Owl (Otus scops)

Scops Owl

Otus scops

Shelley's Eagle-Owl

Bubo shelleyi
A photo of a Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Sokoke Scops Owl

Otus ireneae
A photo of a Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)

Southern White-faced Owl

Ptilopsis granti
A photo of a Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Usambara Eagle-Owl

Bubo vosseleri
A photo of a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Bubo lacteus)

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Bubo lacteus
A photo of a Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus)

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus
A photo of a Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus
A photo of a African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini
A photo of a Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus
A photo of a Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) , male

Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis
A photo of a Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus
A photo of a Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens
A photo of a Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus)

Cape Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus minutus

Grey Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Grey Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Grey Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus caroli
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African & Green BroadbillsAfrican & New World ParrotsAfrican BarbetsAlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAustral Storm PetrelsBarn OwlsBee-eatersBulbulsBuntingsBushshrikesBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCrab-ploverCranesCrombecs, 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 & AlliesRollersSandgrouseSandpipers, SnipesSecretarybirdShoebillShrikesSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSugarbirdsSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTrogonsTropicbirdsTuracosTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesWagtails, PipitsWattle-eyes, BatisesWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWeavers, WidowbirdsWhite-eyesWood HoopoesWoodpeckersYellow Flycatchers

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