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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Horned screamer Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Belize) Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) (Kenya) Red-footed Booby - Sula sula (Belize) Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), cattle, and terminte mounds in the Pantanal (Brazil) Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) Butterfly in the rainforest canopy (Peru) Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive (Costa Rica) Bald eagle (Alaska) Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) (Brazil) Hoatzin Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Red-throated guan in flight Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Horned screamer chick Magellanic Penguin (Speniscus magellanicus) Male ostrich (Tanzania) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Black hawk (Belize) Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) headshot (Tanzania) Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) (Belize) Laughing Kookaburra (Dacela novaeguineae) Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) Blue-breasted bee-eater (Merops variegates variegatus) (Gabon) Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu; Uraeginthus bengalus (Kenya) Toucan African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris) in flight (Gabon) Green heron (Butorides striatus) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Bird of prey Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda (Brazil) Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) (Costa Rica) Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) Black vulture Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) Brown; black; and white butterfly (Peru) Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) (Costa Rica) African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris) (Gabon) Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) (Kenya) Pair of scarlet macaws Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers Ara ararauna. Local name: Guacamayo boliviano Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Harpia harpyja at Summit Park (pan02-1929) Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) Blue-and-yellow macaw Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree (Costa Rica) Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) (Costa Rica) Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) (Tanzania) Sharp-tailed Ibis (Cercibis oxycerca) Large-billed Terns (Phaetusa simplex) (Brazil) Scarlet ibis Blue-gray tanager Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Belize) Bird in Kauai (ID?) Male cock-of-the rock Horned screamer African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) (Belize) Reddish-orange fungi on log Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaw Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined (Costa Rica) Lilac-breasted Roller; Coracias caudata (Tanzania) Black bird yellow markings Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) (Costa Rica) Brown pelican taking flight near Half Moon Caye (Belize) Black skimmers Ground pheasant Social flycatcher bathing Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) (Costa Rica) Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) Melanerpes Woodpecker Jabiru stork taking flight (Brazil) Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight (Brazil) Cattle and birds (Brazil) Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) Green bird with a lavender face; a red chest; and a yellow and black tail (Malaysia) Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) (Costa Rica) Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona farinosa) (pan02-1898) Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius) Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight (Brazil) Horned screamer Augur buzzard (Tanzania) 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