Pictures of birds [last update 2013-05-01]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Scarlet ibis Yellow weavers at breakfast Amazonian Motmot Andean Vulture Black-and-red bird Fish Eagle; Botswana Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Great egret (Casmendius albus) (Local name in Belize - Gallin garza] Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) eating a caterpillar Rhea Toucan; Brazil Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica Stork Helmeted guineafowl Manu Cloud Forest Lodge Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Harpy eagle Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) Yellow-eye raptor Male ostrich defending chicks Jabiru stork taking flight Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) Red-footed Booby - Sula sula Rhea Long-crested Eagle; Lophaetus occipitalis; perched on a tree stump Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza; being assessed by researchers Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) Bald eagle Rhea Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) Stork Scarlet macaw Great cormorants; Pink-backed pelicans; Great white pelicans on a Lake Edward/Kazinga Channel beach Pair of Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) following a column of army ants Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched on a branch Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) Green macaw Pair of Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Gulls in flight Bird Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in a treetop Male Madagascar paradise flycatcher jungle fowl; Cambodia Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Jabiru stork taking flight Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) Nightjar or Pauraque Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) ochre-bellied flycatcher; Myiagra cervinicauda Jabiru stork Chestnut-eared Aracari Rail Pheasant Sunbird Rhea King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Blue-and-yellow macaw Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja; in Colombia Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) in flight Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Boatbill Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight African Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus) Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) Egyptian Goose; Alopochen aegyptiacus Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Mohawk bird Red lorrikeet Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) collecting grass Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight Crested coua Festive Amazon Parrot (Amazona festiva) Short-legged Ground Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Pair of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus Ruppell's Vultures (Gyps rueppelli) Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) Hornbill Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Green Parrot; Honduras Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica Pair of Grey crowned cranes kissing Female Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) Andean Cock-of-the-rock African fish eagle African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) Oriental Pied Hornbill eating fruit Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Male heron of Petulu Madagascar kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides) birds: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47