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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
A photo of a Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus
A photo of a Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler

Phylloscopus ruficapilla
A photo of a African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) , male

African Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus
A photo of a Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)

Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus
A photo of a Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus

Nahan's Partridge

Ptilopachus nahani

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus
A photo of a Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis)

Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Yellow-throated Nicator

Nicator vireo

Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi

Black-shouldered Nightjar

Caprimulgus nigriscapularis

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

Caprimulgus donaldsoni
A photo of a Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma

Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Montane Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus
A photo of a Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Nubian Nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus
A photo of a Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) , male

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus vexillarius

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis

Star-spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus

Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis
A photo of a Leach's Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)

Leach's Petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous

Matsudaira's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates matsudairae
A photo of a Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus
A photo of a Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis)

Black-cheeked Lovebird

Agapornis nigrigenis

Black-collared Lovebird

Agapornis swindernianus
A photo of a Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)

Fischer's Lovebird

Agapornis fischeri
A photo of a Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae)

Lilian's Lovebird

Agapornis lilianae

Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius
A photo of a Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) , male

Ring-necked Parakeet

Psittacula krameri
A photo of a Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus)

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus
A photo of a Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) , male

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey
A photo of a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) , male

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Kenya Sparrow

Passer rufocinctus
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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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