Birds

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

Subcategories

🦅 Birds of Prey (6)🪶 Flightless Birds (1)🪿 Wading Birds (10)🦆 Waterfowl (4)🐦 Hornbills (2)🦜 Parrots (6)🐓 Ground Birds (3)🐦 Turacos (1)🐦 Rollers (1)🐦 Songbirds (1)🐦 Kingfishers (1)

36 entries

An Abyssinian ground hornbill with black feathers, a curved bill and a red throat patch standing in tall grass.

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.

A pink American flamingo standing in dark blue water.

American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberThe brightest-colored flamingo, also called the Caribbean flamingo, that filter-feeds with its bill upside down.

An Andean condor with black and white wings and a white neck ruff perched on a rock.

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

A bald eagle with its wings raised, about to take off from a tree stump in Alaska.

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusThe national bird of the United States, a fish-eating eagle that came back from the edge of extinction.

A white Bali mynah with black wing tips and blue skin around its eye perched on a branch.

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.

A blue-gray blue crane with long trailing wing feathers walking on rocky ground.

Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusThe national bird of South Africa, a blue-gray crane of grasslands famous for courtship dances that can last for hours.

A blue-and-yellow macaw flying with its wings spread wide over green trees.

Blue-and-Yellow MacawAra araraunaA big blue-and-gold parrot of South American rainforests that mates for life and eats clay from riverbanks.

Two blue-bellied rollers with cream-colored heads and dark blue wings perched in a tree.

Blue-Bellied RollerCoracias cyanogasterA cream-and-blue West and Central African bird named for the tumbling, rolling flights males perform in courtship.

A blue-throated macaw with a blue back and yellow chest perched in a tree.

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.

Two green-and-yellow budgerigars close together against a dark background.

BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusA small green-and-yellow parrot of Australia's dry interior, and the most widely known pet bird in the world.

A white cattle egret with buff-orange breeding feathers on its head perched on a branch.

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.

A pink Chilean flamingo wading and feeding in shallow water.

Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisA pink flamingo of the high, cold salt flats of the southern Andes that feeds with its head upside down.

An Egyptian goose with a dark brown eye patch and pink legs walking on grass.

Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaA brown African waterbird with dark eye patches that grazes near rivers and lakes and has spread to parts of Europe.

A black male great curassow with a curly crest and a yellow knob on its bill walking on the forest floor.

Great CurassowCrax rubraA vulnerable fruit-eating forest bird of Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.

A red green-winged macaw with blue and green wing feathers perched on a branch.

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.

A grey crowned crane with a golden crown of feathers walking in grass.

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.

A brown hamerkop with a hammer-shaped head perched on a dead tree stump.

HamerkopScopus umbrettaA brown African wading bird with a hammer-shaped head that builds the biggest nest of any bird in Africa.

A dark brown Harris's hawk with rusty shoulders perched on a branch.

Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusA dark brown hawk of the Americas' dry lands, nicknamed the "wolf of the sky" because family groups hunt together.

A helmeted guineafowl with white-spotted gray feathers and a blue head walking on grass.

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.

Two bright blue hyacinth macaws perched together on a branch among pink flowers.

Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusThe largest macaw, a bright blue parrot of central South America with yellow rings around its eyes.

A king vulture with black and white wings and a colorful head soaring against a blue sky.

King VultureSarcoramphus papaA large black-and-white vulture of tropical forests from Mexico to Argentina with a brightly colored head.

A kori bustard with gray and brown feathers walking on sandy ground.

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.

A lappet-faced vulture with a bare pink head and dark brown feathers standing in grass.

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

A laughing kookaburra with a large bill and brown wings perched on a branch.

Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeThe largest kingfisher, an Australian bird famous for a loud call that sounds like laughter.

A marabou stork with a bald pinkish head, a hanging throat pouch and dark wings standing on grass.

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.

A green military macaw with a red forehead and blue wing feathers perched on a branch.

Military MacawAra militarisA green macaw with a red forehead that lives in scattered mountain and forest populations from Mexico to Argentina.

A brown milky eagle owl perched on rocks above water.

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.

Four ostriches, one black-and-white male and three brown females, walking on a sandy road.

OstrichStruthio camelusThe world's largest bird, a fast-running flightless bird of African savannas that lays the largest egg on Earth.

A pair of ringed teals standing on a log above the water.

Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrysOne of the world's smallest ducks, a tree-perching duck of South American wetlands that nests in tree holes.

A Ross's turaco with violet-blue feathers, a yellow bill and a red crest.

Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeA fruit-eating African forest bird, also called Lady Ross's turaco, whose red feathers get their color from a copper-containing pigment.

A bright red scarlet ibis with a long curved bill standing on a log.

Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruberA bright red wading bird of northern South America that feeds mostly on crayfish and small crabs.

A black southern ground hornbill with red facial skin walking on a dirt path.

Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriA big black African hornbill that walks the grasslands hunting small animals and booms to announce its territory.

A gray southern screamer with a black ring around its neck standing in tall dry grass.

Southern ScreamerChauna torquataA South American wetland bird, also called the crested screamer, whose call carries up to 3 km and whose wings have sharp spurs.

A swan goose with a long two-toned neck and a black bill walking near water.

Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesAn endangered long-necked goose of eastern Asia that migrates thousands of kilometers and is the ancestor of the Chinese domestic goose.

A tall wattled crane with a white neck and gray wings standing on grass.

Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusA tall African wetland crane with flaps of skin hanging from its chin that shrink when it's nervous and lengthen when it's excited.

A white stork with black wing feathers and a red bill walking in grass.

White StorkCiconia ciconiaA big white-and-black bird with a red bill that breeds in Europe, winters in Africa and inspired the story of storks delivering babies.