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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 Acacia Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas)

Acacia Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Anchieta's Barbet

Stactolaema anchietae

Bearded Barbet

Lybius dubius

Black-backed Barbet

Lybius minor

Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Black-breasted Barbet

Lybius rolleti
A photo of a Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus)

Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Bristle-nosed Barbet

Gymnobucco peli
A photo of a Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)

Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Double-toothed Barbet

Lybius bidentatus

Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Hairy-breasted Barbet

Tricholaema hirsuta

Miombo Pied Barbet

Tricholaema frontata

Naked-faced Barbet

Gymnobucco calvus

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

Sladen's Barbet

Gymnobucco sladeni

Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Western Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

White-headed Barbet

Lybius leucocephalus

Whyte's Barbet

Stactolaema whytii

Yellow-billed Barbet

Trachyphonus purpuratus

Yellow-breasted Barbet

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

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus
A photo of a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Grey-headed Broadbill

Smithornis sharpei

Rufous-sided Broadbill

Smithornis rufolateralis
A photo of a Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) , male

Cape Parrot

Poicephalus robustus
A photo of a Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus
A photo of a Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)

Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Niam-niam Parrot

Poicephalus crassus

Red-fronted Parrot

Poicephalus gulielmi
A photo of a Rüppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) , male

Rüppell's Parrot

Poicephalus rueppellii
A photo of a Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

Timneh Parrot

Psittacus timneh
A photo of a Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos
A photo of a Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris
A photo of a Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)

Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma
A photo of a Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini)

Salvin's Albatross

Thalassarche salvini
A photo of a Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta
A photo of a Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora
A photo of a Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans
A photo of a African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

African Darter

Anhinga rufa
A photo of a Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle
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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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