Species Guide

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!
A photo of a Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) , male

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Somali Bunting

Emberiza poliopleura

Striolated Bunting

Emberiza striolata
A photo of a Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) , male

Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Black Boubou

Laniarius nigerrimus
A photo of a Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)

Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster
A photo of a Brubru (Nilaus afer) , male

Brubru

Nilaus afer

East Coast Boubou

Laniarius sublacteus

Ethiopian Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

Gorgeous Bushshrike

Telophorus viridis
A photo of a Grey-headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)

Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Marsh Tchagra

Bocagia minuta

Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Orange-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Pringle's Puffback

Dryoscopus pringlii

Red-naped Bushshrike

Laniarius ruficeps

Rosy-patched Bushshrike

Telophorus cruentus

Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Three-streaked Tchagra

Tchagra jamesi

Arabian Bustard

Ardeotis arabs
A photo of a Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster) , male

Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

Buff-crested Bustard

Lophotis gindiana
A photo of a Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) , male

Denham's Bustard

Neotis denhami

Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Heuglin's Bustard

Neotis heuglinii
A photo of a Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

Little Brown Bustard

Eupodotis humilis
A photo of a White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) , male

White-bellied Bustard

Eupodotis senegalensis

Common Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Quail-plover

Ortyxelos meiffrenii
A photo of a African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)

African Hobby

Falco cuvierii
A photo of a Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) , male

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis
A photo of a Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Fox Kestrel

Falco alopex
A photo of a Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides
A photo of a Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)

Grey Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus
A photo of a Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Hobby

Falco subbuteo
A photo of a Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) , male

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus
A photo of a Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus
A photo of a Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) , male

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni
A photo of a Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)

Peregrine

Falco peregrinus
A photo of a Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) , male

Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus
A photo of a Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) , male

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus
A photo of a Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera
A photo of a Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera
A photo of a Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor
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