Pictures of birds [last update 2011-12-25]

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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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Yellow-eye raptor (Laos) King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Boatbill Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) (Costa Rica) Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja; in Colombia ochre-bellied flycatcher; Myiagra cervinicauda (Costa Rica) Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus} (Tanzania) Jabiru stork taking flight (Brazil) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Great egret (Casmendius albus) (Local name in Belize - Gallin garza] (Belize) Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Pheasant Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) (Alaska) Purple heron in flight (Gabon) Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) (Belize) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) (Guatemala) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) (Uganda) Red lorrikeet Red-footed Booby - Sula sula (Belize) bird (Costa Rica) Pair of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) (Brazil) Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Jabiru stork taking flight (Brazil) White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) (Tanzania) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet Macaw; Honduras Gulls in flight (Alaska) Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Yellow weavers at breakfast (Uganda) Green Parrot; Honduras Toucan; Brazil Harpy eagle (Belize) Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) (Guatemala) Victoria Crowned Pigeon Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) (Tanzania) Hoatzins Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) (Belize) Male Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) calling for females Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (Monterey Bay Aquarium) African fish eagle; Haliaeetus vocifer (Uganda) Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) with tiny fish in its mouth in Chobe National Park Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Costa Rica) Hundreds of cormorants and pelicans gathered on a sanbar (Uganda) Scarlet ibis Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Red-and-green macaw in flight Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Group of Little Grebe; Tachybaptus ruficollis (Kenya) Guira cuckoo feeding Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings in the sun (Uganda) Mountain bamboo-partridge Stork Bower built by a male Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) using blue colored objects to attract a female Blue-and-yellow macaw Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) (Kenya) Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight (Costa Rica) Flock of egrets Amber Mountain Rock-thrush (Monticola erythronotus) [male] juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Montezuma Oropendula (Guatemala) Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius) Hoatzins Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Costa Rica) Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) Male ostrich defending chicks (Tanzania) Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) Bald eagle (Alaska) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in flight (Alaska) Pair of Orinoco geese Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii) (Kenya) Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) African fish eagle in flight (Uganda) Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) with fish in Chobe National Park White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Hornbill Parrot Mohawk bird Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) (Tanzania) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) 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 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71