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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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A photo of a Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger
A photo of a Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus
A photo of a Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus
A photo of a Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
A photo of a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
A photo of a Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum)

Damara Tern

Sternula balaenarum
A photo of a Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans
A photo of a Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan
A photo of a Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
A photo of a Grey-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
A photo of a Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica
A photo of a Hartlaub's Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)

Hartlaub's Gull

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
A photo of a Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus
A photo of a Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla
A photo of a Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus
A photo of a Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris
A photo of a Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
A photo of a Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii
A photo of a Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus
A photo of a Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini
A photo of a Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis
A photo of a Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi)

Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi
A photo of a Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei
A photo of a Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii)

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii
A photo of a Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus
A photo of a West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis)

West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis
A photo of a Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida
A photo of a White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa)

White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa
A photo of a White Tern (Gygis alba)

White Tern

Gygis alba
A photo of a White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

White-winged Black Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus
A photo of a Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta
A photo of a Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Bittern

Botaurus stellaris
A photo of a Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala
A photo of a Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)

Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca
A photo of a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis
A photo of a Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii)

Dwarf Bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii
A photo of a Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath
A photo of a Great White Egret (Ardea alba)

Great White Egret

Ardea alba
A photo of a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea
A photo of a Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia
A photo of a Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) , male

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus
A photo of a Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea
A photo of a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta
A photo of a Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae)

Malagasy Pond Heron

Ardeola idae
A photo of a Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
A photo of a Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris
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African & Green BroadbillsAfrican & New World ParrotsAfrican BarbetsAlbatrossesAnhingas, DartersAustral Storm PetrelsBarn OwlsBee-eatersBulbulsBuntingsBushshrikesBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCrab-ploverCranesCrombecs, African WarblersCrows, JaysCuckoosCuckooshrikesDrongosDucks, Geese, SwansFairy FlycatchersFigbirds, Orioles, TurnagraFinches, EuphoniasFinfootsFlamingosFlufftailsFrigatebirdsGannets, BoobiesGrassbirds & AlliesGrebesGround HornbillsGuineafowlGulls, Terns, SkimmersHamerkopHerons, BitternsHoneyguidesHoopoesHornbillsHyliotasIbises, SpoonbillsIndigobirds, WhydahsJacanasKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLaughingthrushes & AlliesLeaf Warblers & AlliesMonarchsMousebirdsNicatorsNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsOld World ParrotsOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOspreysOstrichesOwlsOxpeckersOystercatchersPainted-snipesPelicansPenduline TitsPenguinsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPittasPloversRails, Crakes & CootsReed Warblers & AlliesRockjumpersRollersSandgrouseSandpipers, SnipesSecretarybirdSheathbillsShrikesSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSugarbirdsSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTrogonsTropicbirdsTuracosVangas & AlliesWagtails, PipitsWattle-eyes, BatisesWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWeavers, WidowbirdsWhite-eyesWood HoopoesWoodpeckersYellow Flycatchers

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