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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 Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola)

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica
A photo of a Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)

Greater Striped Swallow

Cecropis cucullata

Grey-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga
A photo of a House Martin (Delichon urbicum)

House Martin

Delichon urbicum
A photo of a Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)

Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica
A photo of a Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica)

Mascarene Martin

Phedina borbonica

Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis
A photo of a Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata)

Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata
A photo of a Red-breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)

Red-breasted Swallow

Cecropis semirufa
A photo of a Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Red-throated Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon rufigula
A photo of a Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)

Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula
A photo of a Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)

Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula
A photo of a Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

South African Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon spilodera
A photo of a Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

West African Swallow

Cecropis domicella

White-bibbed Swallow

Hirundo nigrita

White-headed Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne albiceps
A photo of a White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis)

White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis
A photo of a Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

African Black Swift

Apus barbatus
A photo of a African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus
A photo of a Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Böhm's Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Cassin's Spinetail

Neafrapus cassini

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Apus berliozi

Horus Swift

Apus horus
A photo of a Little Swift (Apus affinis)

Little Swift

Apus affinis
A photo of a Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)

Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Mottled Swift

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Nyanza Swift

Apus niansae
A photo of a Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini

Scarce Swift

Schoutedenapus myoptilus
A photo of a Swift (Apus apus)

Swift

Apus apus
A photo of a White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer)

White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

African Hill Babbler

Sylvia abyssinica

Banded Parisoma

Curruca boehmi
A photo of a Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria)

Barred Warbler

Curruca nisoria
A photo of a Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) , male

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Brown Parisoma

Curruca lugens
A photo of a Chestnut-vented Warbler (Curruca subcoerulea)

Chestnut-vented Warbler

Curruca subcoerulea
A photo of a Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Rwenzori Hill Babbler

Sylvia atriceps
A photo of a Whitethroat (Curruca communis) , male

Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Abyssinian Ground Thrush

Geokichla piaggiae
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Species Categories

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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