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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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Albatrosses
Anhingas, Darters
Asian Barbets
Austral Storm Petrels
Australasian Babblers
Australasian Robins
Australasian Treecreepers
Australasian Warblers
Australasian Wrens
Australian Mudnesters
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
Barn Owls
Bee-eaters
Berrypeckers, Longbills
Birds-of-paradise
Boatbills
Bowerbirds
Bristlebirds
Bulbuls
Buntings
Bustards
Buttonquail
Caracaras, Falcons
Cassowaries, Emu
Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cisticolas & Allies
Cockatoos
Cormorants, Shags
Coursers, Pratincoles
Cranes
Crows, Jays
Cuckoos
Cuckooshrikes
Drongos
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Fairy Flycatchers
Fairy-bluebirds
Fantails
Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Finches, Euphonias
Flamingos
Flowerpeckers
Flufftails
Frigatebirds
Frogmouths
Gannets, Boobies
Grassbirds & Allies
Grebes
Guineafowl
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Herons, Bitterns
Honeyeaters
Hoopoes
Hornbills
Ibises, Spoonbills
Ifrit
Jacanas
Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Logrunners
Lyrebirds
Magpie Goose
Megapodes
Melampittas
Monarchs
Mottled Berryhunter
New World Quail
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Old World Parrots
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Ospreys
Ostriches
Owlet-nightjars
Owls
Oystercatchers
Painted Berrypeckers
Painted-snipes
Pardalotes
Pelicans
Penguins
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Pheasants & Allies
Pigeons, Doves
Pittas
Plains-wanderer
Ploughbill
Plovers
Rails, Crakes & Coots
Reed Warblers & Allies
Rollers
Sandpipers, Snipes
Satinbirds
Scrubbirds
Shrikes
Shriketit
Sittellas
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Sunbirds
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Thrushes
Tits, Chickadees
Treeswifts
Tropicbirds
Typical Broadbills
Vangas & Allies
Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Wagtails, Pipits
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Whipbirds
Whistlers & Allies
White-eyes
Woodpeckers
Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
A photo of a African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus
A photo of a Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

Australian White Ibis

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

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus
A photo of a Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia
A photo of a Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis
A photo of a Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Platalea flavipes

Blue-capped Ifrit

Ifrita kowaldi
A photo of a Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)

Comb-crested Jacana

Irediparra gallinacea
A photo of a Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Blue Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa caerulescens

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa geislerorum

Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa castanonota

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma castaneothorax

Chestnut Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma castanotum

Cinnamon Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma cinnamomeum

Copperback Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma clarum

Nullarbor Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma alisteri

Painted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma ajax

Spotted Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa leucosticta

Spotted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum

Western Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma marginatum
A photo of a Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)

Azure Kingfisher

Ceyx azureus

Beach Kingfisher

Todiramphus saurophagus

Biak Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera riedelii

Bismarck Kingfisher

Ceyx websteri
A photo of a Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera nigriceps

Blue-and-white Kingfisher

Todiramphus diops

Blue-black Kingfisher

Todiramphus nigrocyaneus
A photo of a Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) , male

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Alcedo meninting
A photo of a Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii

Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera danae
A photo of a Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia)

Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera sylvia

Buru Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx cajeli

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher

Todiramphus australasia
A photo of a Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris
A photo of a Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea)

Common Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera galatea
A photo of a Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)

Forest Kingfisher

Todiramphus macleayii

Great-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

Hook-billed Kingfisher

Melidora macrorrhina

Islet Kingfisher

Todiramphus colonus
A photo of a Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) , male

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera ellioti
A photo of a Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Lazuli Kingfisher

Todiramphus lazuli
A photo of a Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)

Little Kingfisher

Ceyx pusillus

Little Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera hydrocharis

Manus Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx dispar
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Species Categories

AlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAsian BarbetsAustral Storm PetrelsAustralasian BabblersAustralasian RobinsAustralasian TreecreepersAustralasian WarblersAustralasian WrensAustralian MudnestersAustralo-Papuan BellbirdsBarn OwlsBee-eatersBerrypeckers, LongbillsBirds-of-paradiseBoatbillsBowerbirdsBristlebirdsBulbulsBuntingsBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCassowaries, EmuCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCockatoosCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCranesCrows, JaysCuckoosCuckooshrikesDrongosDucks, Geese, SwansFairy FlycatchersFairy-bluebirdsFantailsFigbirds, Orioles, TurnagraFinches, EuphoniasFlamingosFlowerpeckersFlufftailsFrigatebirdsFrogmouthsGannets, BoobiesGrassbirds & AlliesGrebesGuineafowlGulls, Terns, SkimmersHerons, BitternsHoneyeatersHoopoesHornbillsIbises, SpoonbillsIfritJacanasJewel-babblers, Quail-thrushesKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLeaf Warblers & AlliesLogrunnersLyrebirdsMagpie GooseMegapodesMelampittasMonarchsMottled BerryhunterNew World QuailNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsOld World ParrotsOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOspreysOstrichesOwlet-nightjarsOwlsOystercatchersPainted BerrypeckersPainted-snipesPardalotesPelicansPenguinsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPittasPlains-wandererPloughbillPloversRails, Crakes & CootsReed Warblers & AlliesRollersSandpipers, SnipesSatinbirdsScrubbirdsShrikesShriketitSittellasSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreeswiftsTropicbirdsTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesVireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblersWagtails, PipitsWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWhipbirdsWhistlers & AlliesWhite-eyesWoodpeckersWoodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies

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