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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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Black Coucal

Centropus grillii

Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus
A photo of a Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii)

Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchellii

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus
A photo of a Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus
A photo of a Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) , male

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius
A photo of a Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Green Malkoha

Ceuthmochares australis
A photo of a Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

Jacobin Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus
A photo of a Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) , male

Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus
A photo of a Levaillant's Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Madagascar Cuckoo

Cuculus rochii
A photo of a Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius)

Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius
A photo of a Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)

Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Pachycoccyx audeberti
A photo of a White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus)

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Grey Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris caesius

White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Common Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii
A photo of a Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis
A photo of a African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)

African Black Duck

Anas sparsa
A photo of a African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) , male

African Pygmy Goose

Nettapus auritus
A photo of a Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)

Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota
A photo of a Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) , male

Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii
A photo of a Cape Teal (Anas capensis)

Cape Teal

Anas capensis
A photo of a Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca
A photo of a Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor
A photo of a Garganey (Spatula querquedula) , male

Garganey

Spatula querquedula
A photo of a Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) , male

Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa
A photo of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) , male

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
A photo of a Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor
A photo of a Pintail (Anas acuta) , male

Pintail

Anas acuta
A photo of a Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)

Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha
A photo of a Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) , male

Shoveler

Spatula clypeata
A photo of a South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana) , male

South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana
A photo of a Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) , male

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma
A photo of a Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis
A photo of a White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus
A photo of a White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata
A photo of a Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)

Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata
A photo of a Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)

Fairy Flycatcher

Stenostira scita

White-tailed Crested Flycatcher

Elminia albonotata

African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus
A photo of a Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus)

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus
A photo of a Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) , male

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus
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