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Sandpipers and Allies

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
A photo of a Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)

Java Sparrow

Padda oryzivora

Kandt's Waxbill

Estrilda kandti

Lesser Seedcracker

Pyrenestes minor

Locust Finch

Paludipasser locustella

Magpie Mannikin

Spermestes fringilloides
A photo of a Orange-breasted Waxbill (Amandava subflava) , male

Orange-breasted Waxbill

Amandava subflava
A photo of a Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Orange-winged Pytilia

Pytilia afra

Pale-fronted Nigrita

Nigrita luteifrons
A photo of a Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) , male

Pink-throated Twinspot

Hypargos margaritatus

Purple Grenadier

Granatina ianthinogaster
A photo of a Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) , male

Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Red-backed Mannikin

Spermestes nigriceps
A photo of a Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) , male

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala
A photo of a Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) , male

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Red-faced Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza reichenovii

Red-headed Bluebill

Spermophaga ruficapilla
A photo of a Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) , male

Red-headed Finch

Amadina erythrocephala

Red-throated Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Red-winged Pytilia

Pytilia phoenicoptera

Shelley's Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza shelleyi
A photo of a Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) , male

Swee Waxbill

Coccopygia melanotis
A photo of a Violet-eared Waxbill (Granatina granatina) , male

Violet-eared Waxbill

Granatina granatina

White-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita fusconotus

White-collared Oliveback

Nesocharis ansorgei

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Bar-winged Weaver

Ploceus angolensis

Bertram's Weaver

Ploceus bertrandi

Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii

Black-capped Social Weaver

Pseudonigrita cabanisi
A photo of a Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) , male

Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis
A photo of a Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) , male

Black-winged Red Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Blue-billed Malimbe

Malimbus nitens

Bocage's Weaver

Ploceus temporalis

Brown-capped Weaver

Ploceus insignis

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser rufoscapulatus

Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser superciliosus

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus

Cinnamon Weaver

Ploceus badius

Clarke's Weaver

Ploceus golandi

Compact Weaver

Ploceus superciliosus

Crested Malimbe

Malimbus malimbicus

Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser donaldsoni
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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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