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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

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis
A photo of a Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus)

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus
A photo of a Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) , male

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus
A photo of a Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Red-chested Goshawk

Accipiter toussenelii
A photo of a Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Red-necked Buzzard

Buteo auguralis

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk

Accipiter erythropus

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris
A photo of a Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli)

Rüppell's Vulture

Gyps rueppelli

Scissor-tailed Kite

Chelictinia riocourii
A photo of a Shikra (Accipiter badius)

Shikra

Accipiter badius
A photo of a Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus
A photo of a Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) , male

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus
A photo of a Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)

Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga
A photo of a Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis
A photo of a Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax
A photo of a Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii)

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii
A photo of a Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi)

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens
A photo of a White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus
A photo of a White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) , male

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis
A photo of a Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius)

Yellow-billed Kite

Milvus aegyptius

Angolan Lark

Mirafra angolensis

Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomanes cinctura

Benguela Long-billed Lark

Certhilauda benguelensis
A photo of a Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)

Bimaculated Lark

Melanocorypha bimaculata

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix nigriceps
A photo of a Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) , male

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis
A photo of a Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata
A photo of a Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti)

Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti
A photo of a Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans)

Dusky Lark

Pinarocorys nigricans
A photo of a Fawn-colored Lark (Calendulauda africanoides)

Fawn-colored Lark

Calendulauda africanoides

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucopareia

Flappet Lark

Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Gray's Lark

Ammomanopsis grayi
A photo of a Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes)

Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes
A photo of a Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix verticalis) , female

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix verticalis

Kordofan Lark

Mirafra cordofanica

Maghreb Lark

Galerida macrorhyncha

Mediterranean Short-toed Lark

Alaudala rufescens
A photo of a Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina)

Monotonous Lark

Mirafra passerina
A photo of a Pink-billed Lark (Spizocorys conirostris)

Pink-billed Lark

Spizocorys conirostris
A photo of a Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea)

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea
A photo of a Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana)

Rufous-naped Lark

Mirafra africana

Rufous-rumped Lark

Pinarocorys erythropygia

Rusty Bush Lark

Mirafra rufa
A photo of a Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota)

Sabota Lark

Calendulauda sabota
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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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