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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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Banded Barbet

Lybius undatus

Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Black-throated Barbet

Tricholaema melanocephala

Brown-breasted Barbet

Lybius melanopterus

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Double-toothed Barbet

Lybius bidentatus

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Red-fronted Barbet

Tricholaema diademata
A photo of a Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus)

Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Yellow-breasted Barbet

Trachyphonus margaritatus
A photo of a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus
A photo of a Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)

Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Red-bellied Parrot

Poicephalus rufiventris

Yellow-fronted Parrot

Poicephalus flavifrons
A photo of a Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta
A photo of a African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

African Darter

Anhinga rufa
A photo of a Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica)

Black-bellied Storm Petrel

Fregetta tropica
A photo of a White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)

White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina
A photo of a Wilson's Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Wilson's Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

African Grass Owl

Tyto capensis
A photo of a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) , male

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

African Green Bee-eater

Merops viridissimus
A photo of a Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster
A photo of a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Ethiopian Bee-eater

Merops lafresnayii
A photo of a Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)

Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus
A photo of a Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus
A photo of a Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)

Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki

Somali Bee-eater

Merops revoilii
A photo of a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus)

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus
A photo of a White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis)

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis
A photo of a Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus
A photo of a Dark-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)

Dark-capped Bulbul

Pycnonotus tricolor

Dodson's Bulbul

Pycnonotus dodsoni

Fischer's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus fischeri

Northern Brownbul

Phyllastrephus strepitans

Somali Bulbul

Pycnonotus somaliensis
A photo of a Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus)

Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus
A photo of a Terrestrial Brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris)

Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris
A photo of a Yellow-bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris)

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Yellow-throated Leaflove

Atimastillas flavicollis

Brown-rumped Bunting

Emberiza affinis

Cinereous Bunting

Emberiza cineracea
A photo of a Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) , male

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi
A photo of a Cretzschmar's Bunting (Emberiza caesia) , male

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Emberiza caesia
A photo of a Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris)

Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris
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