Birds

Warm-blooded animals with feathers, beaks and wings that lay hard-shelled eggs.

Subcategories

🦅 Birds of Prey (13)🪶 Flightless Birds (4)🪿 Wading Birds (23)🦆 Waterfowl (10)🐦 Hornbills (2)🦜 Parrots (12)🐓 Ground Birds (6)🐦 Turacos (1)🐦 Rollers (1)🐦 Songbirds (6)🐦 Kingfishers (1)🐦 Pelicans (2)🐦 Toucans (2)🐦 Seabirds (1)

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Abyssinian Blue-Winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraA brown goose with powder-blue wing patches that lives only in the highlands of Ethiopia and whistles instead of honking.

Abyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusA big black hornbill of African savannas that walks the ground hunting snakes, lizards and small mammals. Also called the northern ground hornbill.African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusA white ibis with a black head and neck that ancient Egyptians honored as a symbol of the god Thoth.African SpoonbillPlatalea albaA pure white African wading bird with a red face and legs and a long, spoon-shaped bill for sweeping up fish.American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberThe brightest-colored flamingo, also called the Caribbean flamingo, that filter-feeds with its bill upside down.American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosA huge white North American pelican with a nine-foot wingspan that scoops up fish with its pouched bill, often while fishing in teams.

Andean CondorVultur gryphusA huge vulture of the Andes Mountains with a wingspan of about 3.2 meters, the longest of any land bird.

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusThe national bird of the United States, a fish-eating eagle that came back from the edge of extinction.Bali MynahLeucopsar rothschildiA critically endangered white songbird with a bright blue face mask, found in the wild only on part of the Indonesian island of Bali.Barn OwlTyto albaA pale owl with a white heart-shaped face, found on every continent except Antarctica, that hunts mice and voles by sound alone.Black Crowned CraneBalearica pavoninaA dark West African crane with a golden crown of stiff feathers that roosts in trees and dances when it breeds.Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusThe national bird of South Africa, a blue-gray crane of grasslands famous for courtship dances that can last for hours.Blue-and-Yellow MacawAra araraunaA big blue-and-gold parrot of South American rainforests that mates for life and eats clay from riverbanks.Blue-Bellied RollerCoracias cyanogasterA cream-and-blue West and Central African bird named for the tumbling, rolling flights males perform in courtship.

Blue-Fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaA green South American parrot with a blue forehead and yellow face, also called the turquoise-fronted amazon.Blue-Headed MacawPrimolius couloniA small "mini-macaw" of the western Amazon with a blue head and green body.

Blue-Throated MacawAra glaucogularisThe rarest macaw in the world, a blue-and-gold parrot of Bolivia's flooded Beni savanna with only about 400 left in the wild.Blue-Winged TealSpatula discorsA small dabbling duck that flies from North America as far as South America each fall, flashing a powder-blue wing patch.BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusA small green-and-yellow parrot of Australia's dry interior, and the most widely known pet bird in the world.California CondorGymnogyps californianusNorth America's biggest bird, a critically endangered bald-headed scavenger with a wingspan up to 9 feet.Cape TealAnas capensisA small, speckled gray African duck with a pink bill that can dive and swim underwater with its wings folded.

Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA small white heron that follows grazing animals to catch the insects they stir up, and has spread from Africa around the world.Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisA pink flamingo of the high, cold salt flats of the southern Andes that feeds with its head upside down.Cochin ChickenGallus gallus domesticusA big, fluffy, calm chicken breed with feathers all the way down its feet.Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusA black-and-yellow South American bird that weaves long hanging nests, with males that bow upside down to court females.Curl-Crested AraçariPteroglossus beauharnaesiiA small, colorful toucan of the western Amazon with shiny, curled black feathers on its head that look like plastic.Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaA brown African waterbird with dark eye patches that grazes near rivers and lakes and has spread to parts of Europe.EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeAustralia's largest bird, a shaggy flightless runner whose fathers hatch the eggs and raise the chicks.

Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buboOne of the world's largest owls, with orange eyes, tall ear tufts and a wingspan up to six feet.Golden ConureGuaruba guaroubaA bright yellow-and-green Brazilian parrot whose flock members help raise each other's chicks.Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosNorth America's largest bird of prey, a brown eagle with golden feathers on its neck that can dive at 200 miles per hour.Great CurassowCrax rubraA vulnerable fruit-eating forest bird of Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.Green JayCyanocorax yncasA bright green, yellow, blue and black jay from southern Texas to South America that uses sticks as tools to dig out insects.

Green-Winged MacawAra chloropterusA big red South American macaw, also called the red-and-green macaw, with green and blue wings and lines of tiny red feathers on its face.Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum (East African crowned crane: B. r. gibbericeps)An endangered African crane with a crown of stiff golden feathers, shown on the flag of Uganda. Also called the East African crowned crane.Guira CuckooGuira guiraA scruffy, spiky-crested South American cuckoo that lives in social flocks that huddle and sunbathe together.Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashA gray-brown African ibis with shiny green-purple wings, named for its loud "haa-haa-haa-de-dah" call.HamerkopScopus umbrettaA brown African wading bird with a hammer-shaped head that builds the biggest nest of any bird in Africa.Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusA dark brown hawk of the Americas' dry lands, nicknamed the "wolf of the sky" because family groups hunt together.Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisA spotted African ground bird with a bony helmet on its head that eats insects and ticks and would rather run than fly.Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusA small African vulture with a bare pink face and a downy "hood" that cleans up carrion and is now critically endangered.

Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusThe largest macaw, a bright blue parrot of central South America with yellow rings around its eyes.Inca TernLarosterna incaA dark gray seabird of Peru and Chile with a red bill and curly white "mustache" feathers.Kenya Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniA chicken-sized East African bird with white-spotted dark feathers and a curly black crest on its head.King VultureSarcoramphus papaA large black-and-white vulture of tropical forests from Mexico to Argentina with a brightly colored head.Kori BustardArdeotis koriOne of the world's heaviest flying birds, a ground-walking hunter of African grasslands that puffs up its neck to show off.

Lappet-Faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosAfrica's largest vulture, an endangered scavenger whose strong beak opens carcasses for other vultures.

Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeThe largest kingfisher, an Australian bird famous for a loud call that sounds like laughter.Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorThe world's smallest flamingo, which filters tiny algae from salty lakes and gathers in flocks of tens of thousands.Madagascar Crested IbisLophotibis cristataA forest ibis found only on Madagascar, with a brown body, white wings and a shiny greenish-blue crest.

Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusA burrow-nesting penguin of the coasts of Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands, named for the Strait of Magellan.Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriAn endangered white ibis with a black head and pale blue eyes that lives along the coasts of western Madagascar and Aldabra.

Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferA huge, bald-headed African stork that feeds mostly on dead animals and often gathers near lakes, rivers, garbage dumps and fishing villages.

Military MacawAra militarisA green macaw with a red forehead that lives in scattered mountain and forest populations from Mexico to Argentina.Milky Eagle OwlBubo lacteusOne of the world's larger owls, also called Verreaux's eagle-owl, with bare pink eyelids that show when it blinks.Northern Bald IbisGeronticus eremitaA glossy black ibis with a bald red head, also called the waldrapp, that was once common in Europe and is now one of the world's rarest birds.OstrichStruthio camelusThe world's largest bird, a fast-running flightless bird of African savannas that lays the largest egg on Earth.Pink-Backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensOne of the smallest pelicans, a gray African pelican with a pinkish back that nests in trees.Red-Fronted MacawAra rubrogenysA critically endangered green macaw with a red forehead that lives only in dry mountain valleys of central Bolivia.Red-Lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis (Salvin's amazon is the subspecies A. a. salvini)A green Central and South American parrot with red feathers above its beak. The Salvin's amazon is one of its subspecies.