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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 Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)

Light-mantled Albatross

Phoebetria palpebrata
A photo of a Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta
A photo of a Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca)

Sooty Albatross

Phoebetria fusca
A photo of a Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans
A photo of a African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

African Darter

Anhinga rufa
A photo of a Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica)

Black-bellied Storm Petrel

Fregetta tropica
A photo of a White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria)

White-bellied Storm Petrel

Fregetta grallaria
A photo of a White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)

White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina
A photo of a Wilson's Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Wilson's Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

African Grass Owl

Tyto capensis
A photo of a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) , male

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Congo Bay Owl

Phodilus prigoginei

African Green Bee-eater

Merops viridissimus
A photo of a Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis

Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Merops variegatus
A photo of a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Blue-headed Bee-eater

Merops muelleri

Böhm's Bee-eater

Merops boehmi

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Ethiopian Bee-eater

Merops lafresnayii
A photo of a Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)

Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus
A photo of a Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus
A photo of a Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)

Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki

Somali Bee-eater

Merops revoilii
A photo of a Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides)

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides
A photo of a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus)

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus
A photo of a White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides
A photo of a White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis)

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis
A photo of a African Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans)

African Red-eyed Bulbul

Pycnonotus nigricans

Ansorge's Greenbul

Eurillas ansorgei

Baumann's Olive Greenbul

Phyllastrephus baumanni

Black-browed Greenbul

Arizelocichla fusciceps

Black-collared Bulbul

Neolestes torquatus

Cabanis's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi
A photo of a Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus
A photo of a Dark-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)

Dark-capped Bulbul

Pycnonotus tricolor

Dodson's Bulbul

Pycnonotus dodsoni

Eastern Bearded Greenbul

Criniger chloronotus

Fischer's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus fischeri

Grey-olive Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

Honeyguide Greenbul

Baeopogon indicator

Icterine Greenbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus

Joyful Greenbul

Chlorocichla laetissima

Kakamega Greenbul

Arizelocichla kakamegae

Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Little Grey Greenbul

Eurillas gracilis
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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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