Photo gallery: birds



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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on a branch
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on a branch

(Gabon)


Augur buzzard

(Tanzania)


Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

Pelican in flight over Big Sur
Pelican in flight over Big Sur


Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)
Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)


Wreathed Hornbill

(Indonesia)

African fish eagle perched in a thorny bush
African fish eagle perched in a thorny bush

(Uganda)

Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)

Entire clay lick
Entire clay lick
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons)



Lorikeet



Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus)

(Costa Rica)


Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) wading in duckweed

(Uganda)


Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)



Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava)



Bald eagle

(Alaska)


Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)



Merops superciliosus (Manambolo)



Purple-bellied Lory (Lorius hypoinochrous)



Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)


Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight

(Costa Rica)

Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick
Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Greater bird of paradise (Paradisaea apoda)



Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) perched on a spiny tree

(Costa Rica)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)

(Costa Rica)


Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis)


Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Four Neotropic cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) on tree branch
Four Neotropic cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) on tree branch
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Madagascar paradise flycatcher

(Madagascar)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)

(Belize)

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)

(Brazil)


Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)

(Kenya)

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Blue-eared Kingfisher

(Indonesia)
(Indonesia)


Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)


Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) eating a catfish on the Mpivie river in Gabon
Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) eating a catfish on the Mpivie river in Gabon

(Gabon)

Spix's Guan; Penelope jacquacu
Spix's Guan; Penelope jacquacu
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa)


Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)

(Costa Rica)

Heron in flight (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Heron in flight

(Indonesia)


Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides)


Flock of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Flock of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight

(Costa Rica)

Hundreds of herons nesting in trees at Petulu village (Ubud; Bali)
Hundreds of herons nesting in trees at Petulu village

(Indonesia)


Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) atop a tree

(Kenya)

Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

(Thailand)

Pair of nuzzling Red-fan Parrots (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Pair of nuzzling Red-fan Parrots (Deroptyus accipitrinus)


Troupial (Icterus icterus)
Troupial (Icterus icterus)



Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)



Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)

(Kenya)


Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

(Alaska)

Unknown bird
Unknown bird
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Variable sunbird (Cinnyris venusta) or Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)

(Uganda)

Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)

Ground bird
Ground bird


Wooly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus) taking flight
Wooly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus) taking flight

(Gabon)


Gulls

(Alaska)



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