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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
A photo of a Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)

Blue-bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

Blue-throated Roller

Eurystomus gularis
A photo of a Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus
A photo of a Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus
A photo of a Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Oriental Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis
A photo of a Purple Roller (Coracias naevius)

Purple Roller

Coracias naevius
A photo of a Racket-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus)

Racket-tailed Roller

Coracias spatulatus
A photo of a Roller (Coracias garrulus)

Roller

Coracias garrulus
A photo of a Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) , male

Burchell's Sandgrouse

Pterocles burchelli
A photo of a Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) , male

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus
A photo of a Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) , male

Crowned Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus
A photo of a Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) , male

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles bicinctus

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles quadricinctus

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii
A photo of a Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) , male

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Pterocles namaqua
A photo of a Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) , female

Spotted Sandgrouse

Pterocles senegallus
A photo of a Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) , male

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Pterocles gutturalis

African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis
A photo of a Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii
A photo of a Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) , male

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica
A photo of a Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa
A photo of a Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus
A photo of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis
A photo of a Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos
A photo of a Curlew (Numenius arquata) , male

Curlew

Numenius arquata
A photo of a Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea
A photo of a Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Dunlin

Calidris alpina
A photo of a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca
A photo of a Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe

Gallinago media
A photo of a Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus
A photo of a Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia
A photo of a Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius
A photo of a Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus
A photo of a Knot (Calidris canutus)

Knot

Calidris canutus
A photo of a Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes
A photo of a Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

Little Stint

Calidris minuta
A photo of a Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus
A photo of a Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta
A photo of a Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis
A photo of a Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos
A photo of a Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima
A photo of a Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus
A photo of a Redshank (Tringa totanus)

Redshank

Tringa totanus
A photo of a Ruff (Calidris pugnax) , male

Ruff

Calidris pugnax
A photo of a Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Sanderling

Calidris alba
A photo of a Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla
A photo of a Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris
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Species Categories

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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