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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Hummingbird in flight (Costa Rica) Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) Green macaw Male cock-of-the rock Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) (Kenya) Hatchling parrot at rehabilitation center Blue-crowned pigeon (Goura cristata) Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) (Brazil) Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala) (Suriname) Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) pair (Belize) Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) (Malaysia) Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Harpy eagle, the world's largest eagle Horned screamer Gulls in flight (Alaska) Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Adult wattled jacana Horned screamer Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) (Brazil) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Gulls on the shore of Glacier Bay (Alaska) Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius) Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf (Costa Rica) Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) Yellow-rumped cacique Male Indian blue peacock (Pavo cristatus) making its cat-call orange-billed sparrow (Belize) Neotropical cormorants in a line (Costa Rica) Red lorri Blue-and-gold Macaw Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) Horned screamer Flock of egrets Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) Oriole Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Parrot Hornbill Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) Male Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) nest building (Uganda) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) (Costa Rica) Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Harpy eagle; profile head shot Red fody in flight Hooded mountain-tanager (Buthraupis montana) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) (Costa Rica) Captive harpy eagle Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Chestnut Eared AraÁari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) Blue crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) (pan02-1912) Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaw in flight (Costa Rica) Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) (Belize) Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) landing on water (Alaska) American Black Vulture Blue-and-yellow macaw Lamplugh Glacier (Alaska) Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis) Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) in flight (Gabon) Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) (Tanzania) Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) (Kenya) Swainsonís Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) (Costa Rica) Black skimmer in flight Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) (Costa Rica) Lilac-breasted Roller; Coracias caudata (Tanzania) American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) (Belize) Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri) (Brazil) Close-up of malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) (Brazil) Hoatzins Neotropical cormorants, large and small-billed terns (Brazil) Duck American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Brown Pelicans in flight (Costa Rica) Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight (Brazil) Harpy eagle, the world's largest eagle Orinoco Geese (Neochen jubata) 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